FEATURED ARTIST: MICHEL KOUAKOU NYFA Program Associate Michon Ashmore interviewed dancer and choreographer Michel Kouakou, recipient of the 2012 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in the Arts, for the June newsletter. For Michel Kouakou, becoming a dancer wasn’t a conscious decision, it was more a way of life. He grew up in Ivory Coast, a…
Featured Organization: The International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP) The International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP) is a residency-based arts initiative located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn that has hosted over 1,300 mid-career national and international artists and curators. ISCP’s programming consists of 3 components: the Residency Program, Exhibition Program, and Participatory Projects. Through this approach, residents are…
Featured Artist: Claudia Peña Salinas Claudia Peña Salinas is a mixed media artist from Mexico who practices her art in both Mexico and New York City. Her work has been presented at institutions such as SOMA in Mexico City, El Museo del Barrio and the Queens Museum of Art. Claudia’s recent work with mixed materials involves a…
Featured Organization: Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts (FCCA) Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts (FCCA) is an organization with an increasingly vital role in revitalizing the cultural and artistic identity of the borough of Queens. It achieves this mission in a number of ways and namely through its performing arts space, Flushing Town…
Featured Artist: Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao is a photographer who grew up in Taiwan, attended highschool in Canada, and finally arrived in New York City to complete his undergraduate degree at Pratt and his MFA at the School of Visual Arts. For his MFA thesis entitled “Habitat 7”, Liao photographed communities around the IRT…
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