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Highlights from the January IAP Newsletter #89

Are you currently receiving our free Con Edison Immigrant Artist Program Newsletter? In light of President Trump’s executive order on immigration, we used our January newsletter to highlight organizations that offer help to our immigrant artist community during these uncertain times. It is our mission to serve artists of all races, religions, and sexual orientations,…

#FellowsFriday Takeover: Ricardo Alberto Maldonado

Follow along for a day in the life of a poet! Poets, here’s your to-do list for this Friday, January 13: Follow NYFA on Instagram for a #FellowsFriday takeover with Ricardo Alberto Maldonado (Fellow in Poetry ‘11). Maldonado is the translator of Dinapiera Di Donato’s Collateral. He is managing director at the 92Y Unterberg Poetry Center…

Highlights from the December IAP Newsletter #88

Are you currently receiving our free Con Edison Immigrant Artist Program Newsletter? Here are this month’s highlights:  A featured interview conducted by Alicia Ehni with Monika Wührer, artist and director of Open Source Gallery. The Open Source Soup Kitchen, a free featured event that brings together artists, cooks, friends, and neighbors for a month of…

IAP Interview: Monika Wührer, Artist and Director of Open Source Gallery

“All my projects are long term. I do not believe in quick fixes.” Monika Wührer has built an extraordinary community in Brooklyn around Open Source Gallery, from her signature Soup Kitchen taking place every evening in December to poetry readings, international exhibitions, children’s workshops outdoors and in schools, and the Soap Box Derby. Known for her resourcefulness,…

IAP Interview: Alicia Ehni, Artist and New Editor of the Immigrant Artist Newsletter

“I’m grateful to have this opportunity to connect with so many immigrant artists and to share practical resources and inspiring stories.” Alicia Ehni previously worked as Gallery Director of Frederico Seve/Latincollector in New York. Her work is represented by Galeria Lucia de la Puente in Lima, and she is currently participating in Modernity: Latin America…