Upcoming at NYFA



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…

Apply Now | Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program for Visual and Multidisciplinary Artists

Program offered free of charge to selected participants; deadline to apply is Sunday, November 4, 2018, 11:59 PM EST. Are you an immigrant artist working in the Visual or Multidisciplinary Arts? Are you within commuting distance of the Tri-State Metropolitan area? If yes, consider joining The New York Foundation for the Arts’ (NYFA) growing immigrant…

Apply Now | Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: Newark

Deadline to apply is Monday, December 10, 11:59 PM EST. Through the support of the Ford Foundation, The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is pleased to announce the second-year of the Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: Newark, presented in collaboration with Newark local partners. The program’s goal is to foster a local community of artists…

Event | The Profitable Artist Lecture Series: Fundraising Basics for Artists

Free workshop will take place at NYFA’s Brooklyn office on Wednesday, October 10. The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is pleased to invite you to a free workshop based on NYFA’s newly-revised second edition of The Profitable Artist (Allworth Press, 2018). In our “Fundraising Basics for Artists” presentation, you will have the opportunity to meet…

Business of Art | Elevate the Art of Storytelling: a Filmmakers Guide to POV

Filmmakers, explore new possibilities for showcasing powerful stories. POV, produced by American Documentary Inc., celebrates the creative and boundary-pushing non-fiction work of independent filmmakers throughout the world. Now in its 31st year, POV has expanded its programming to diversify its storytelling, showcasing a breadth of both feature films and short-form nonfiction films that transport audiences…