Upcoming at NYFA



Event | How to Locate Creative Opportunities Workshop in Spanish in Two Parts

Strengthen your confidence in accessing the right resources to develop your arts career on May 1 and May 8. Para leer este articulo en Español presione aquí. These two workshops will be presented in Spanish and are designed to help you efficiently find and activate creative opportunities such as artistic residencies, scholarships, incubators, awards, and…

Social | #ArtistHotline is Back on Twitter on April 18

The monthly Artist Professional Development Day returns with a “Community Building” Guest Chat and a “Publishing Poetry” Q&A. Tweet this Wednesday to participate! Looking for answers about the business side of your art? #ArtistHotline is a professional development Twitter chat, where, on the third Wednesday of each month, artists and arts professionals break down the…

Monday Motivation | Creative Cover Letters

Kick off your week with Monday Motivation! Tip of the week Write a Memorable Cover Letter: For many positions in the creative sector, a cover letter doesn’t need to be dry in order to be professional. Write a thoughtful cover letter that is specific to the position to which you are applying, and try to…

NYFA Inducts Paul Beatty, Phil Gilbert, and Carolee Schneemann into its Hall of Fame

Arts leaders celebrated at April 12 Hall of Fame Benefit The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) inducted three arts leaders into its Hall of Fame during its annual benefit on April 12 at Capitale. The evening’s honorees were Paul Beatty, celebrated writer who received the Man Booker Prize for his novel The Sellout…

Conversations | Making Your Way as an Immigrant Performing Artist

Q&A with Aryo Wicaksono, musician and Membership Manager at Grantmakers in the Arts. Aryo Wicaksono joined us on #ArtistHotline last month to discuss community building and creating a career as an immigrant performing artist, and we’re expanding on our Twitter Q&A here with fresh insights. Wicaksono has performed as a featured soloist and chamber musician…