Upcoming at NYFA



Monday Motivation | Stand Out From the Crowd

Kick off your week with Monday Motivation! Tip of the week When a hiring manager is trying to get through cover letters, making sure your personality shines through is of the utmost importance. Adding in interests or facts about yourself helps the hiring manager flesh out who you are as a person and helps them…

Artist News | Fiscal Sponsorship

Explore questions about life and death through the thought-provoking work of Fiscally Sponsored artists. This fall, take advantage of opportunities to connect with art that helps to navigate our collective sense of humanity.  Highlights New York’s five boroughs are coming together to create more than 250 events exploring death and celebrating life as part of…

Business of Art | Five First Steps for Making Your Events More Accessible

“For me, making work inclusively is a priority because I believe it makes the art better.” – Jess Thom, Touretteshero Many barriers prevent arts lovers from experiencing the work they love, and these barriers aren’t always physical. Visual, performing, and participatory artist Jess Thom is working to change this reality, “one tic at a time.”…

Introducing | New NYFA Board Member: Howard Pyle

“My career has always been a juggle between creative and commercial. This struggle is something that many artists are deeply familiar with, and I’m passionate about helping to make it an easier challenge to navigate.” The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is proud to announce Howard Pyle, Senior Vice President in MetLife’s Global…

Business of Art | Film Festival Strategies and Why You Need One

Harness the momentum of film festivals with these best practices. Before creating a film festival submission strategy, check out these tips and tricks from Kathy Brew, guest curator of MoMA’s Doc Fortnight. Brew distilled her wide-ranging experience for an audience of filmmakers at NYFA in the fall of 2018; we’ve summarized her advice below. First…