Upcoming at NYFA



Interview | Laura Naylor, Director of Fiscally-Sponsored Project“Bartleby”

The stop-motion film she created with co-director Kristen Kee is sweeping the festival circuit. The meticulously made stop-motion film that took two years to complete, Laura Naylor’s and Kristen Kee’s reimagination of Herman Melville’s Bartleby, has finally hit the film festival circuit. Having already made appearances at the Aspen Film Shortsfest and the Seattle International Film…

Learning | Grant Writing Workshop Part II on Wednesday, August 2

Sharpen your grant writing skills this summer by learning how to craft a proposal. New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is presenting a two-part workshop series that builds fundamental skills for grant proposal writing, such as identifying alignment with a funder, crafting a narrative, and writing for an audience. Through case study examples of…

Apply Now | Expand Your Fundraising Reach with NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship: Deadline June 30

We want our projects to succeed! Summer might be for lazy sun-bathing and picnicking in the park. But, it’s also the perfect time to take your creative inspirations and make them a reality. With many fall grant deadlines just around the corner, get a head-start on brainstorming potential funding sources and consider whether fiscal sponsorship…

‘Writing On It All’ Returns to Governors Island: An Interview with its Makers

“We have seen again and again that participants experience a kind of taboo-busting delight, a liberating disinhibition. This unmeasurable little thrill, a kind of micro-rebellion, provides an energy boost that affects how people approach these walls. People of all ages feel it.” With successful programming in past summers, Alexandra Chasin’s liberating and beloved fiscal sponsorship…

Erin Joyce’s “My Country Tis of Thy People, You’re Dying”

“I very much view the work that I do as a curator as activism. With a background in contemporary Indigenous North American art, I tackle political and social issues that face Native America.”  Independent curator Erin Joyce’s new exhibition and NYFA fiscally sponsored project My Country Tis of Thy People, You’re Dying features thought-provoking works…