“Theater will outlive every one of us. You pass it on from one generation to the next generation and so on.” The IAP Mentoring Program is a vital part of NYFA’s Immigrant Artist Program, which pairs immigrant artists working in all disciplines with artist mentors. They provide mentees with one-on-one support and guide them to…
“I feel like I will always have a dialect in my music, a different perspective on it.” As part of our Immigrant Artist Program (IAP), the IAP Mentoring Program pairs immigrant artists working in all disciplines with artist mentors who provide one-on-one support and guide mentees to achieve specific goals, such as composing an artist statement,…
I still can’t forget how I thought, “we are like lonely Martians or something, huh.” Visual Artist Rica Takashima is the recent recipient of a NYFA Opportunity Grant and an alumna of NYFA’s Immigrant Artist Program (IAP). Since moving to the United States from Japan, Takashima has worked tirelessly to share her work with new…
“It’s a simultaneous feeling of having and not having” This month’s IAP Spotlight focuses on Zahra Banyamerian, who has been working and contributing to NYFA Learning and Immigrant Artist Program’s activities for the past year. Natasha Zeta, IAP intern, took the opportunity to interview Zahra about her artwork and recent experience at The League Residency…
“Taking matters into their own hands and working tirelessly to fulfill their vision” NYFA’s Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program, established in 2007, brings together immigrant artists and there is often an interest in collaboration as the artists get to know each other during the program. In 2014, Sophia Chizuko and Liene Bosquê spearheaded and drew upon…
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