Upcoming at NYFA



Celebrating Carolee Schneemann (1939-2019)

We honor the legacy of an artist who pushed boundaries and influenced future generations. The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is saddened by the passing of Carolee Schneemann (Fellow in Performance/Multidisciplinary ’87, Hall of Fame ’18), whose pioneering investigations into subjectivity, the social construction of the female body, and the cultural biases of…

Featuring | NYFA Hall of Fame Honoree Sanford Biggers

On April 11, 2019, Biggers (Fellow in Performance/Multidisciplinary ’05) will be inducted into NYFA’s Hall of Fame alongside Karl Kellner and Min Jin Lee The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) will celebrate the induction of three arts luminaries into its Hall of Fame during its annual benefit on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Capitale, 130…

Event | Sanford Biggers, Karl Kellner, and Min Jin Lee to be Honored at 2019 Hall of Fame Benefit

The event recognizes the sustained achievements of artists who received early career support from NYFA, and the vision and commitment of enlightened arts patrons. The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) will celebrate the induction of three arts luminaries into the NYFA Hall of Fame during its annual benefit on Thursday, April 11, 2019…

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…

Featuring | NYFA Hall of Fame Honoree Carolee Schneemann

Schneemann (Fellow in Performing/Multidisciplinary ‘87) will be inducted into the NYFA Hall of Fame on April 12, 2018 alongside Paul Beatty (Fellow in Poetry ‘93) and Phil Gilbert – Patron of the Arts and General Manager of Design, IBM. Carolee Schneemann is one of the most influential artists of the second part of the 20th…