Upcoming at NYFA



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…

Conversations| IAP Detroit Participants Jasmine Rivera and June Bae

Mentor and Mentee share their experiences from the Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program. Jasmine Rivera is a director, writer, producer, and actor from Detroit. Her films have been screened in film festivals around the country, winning numerous awards. Rivera’s latest narrative short, American Prophet, is set in 1968 Detroit and based on the true story of…

Conversations | Aviva Rahmani’s “Blued Trees Symphony”

“In these perilous times, especially in relation to the ecosystem on which we depend, art that bonds us to the natural world […] could not be more important.” – Aviva Rahmani Ecological artist Aviva Rahmani’s Blued Trees Symphony – Part of the Gulf to Gulf Project is melodic with a visual presence. Composed of a…

Conversations | Alicia Ehni at NALAC Leadership Institute

NALAC Fellows talk to IAP Newsletter Editor about their lives as Latinx artists. In July, IAP Newsletter Editor, Alicia Ehni, participated in the NALAC Leadership Institute (NLI), hosted by the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture, which delivers innovative and practical strategies to artists and arts administrators chosen from all over the country. Over…

Conversations | Andre Joseph’s “The Saxophonist”

“I saw the NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship program as an opportunity to give this film a level of prestige and provide a strong support system to assist me in my fundraising and marketing efforts.” The Saxophonist is a short film written, directed, and produced by Andre Joseph. It follows the story of Lonnie Johnson, a New…