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March 2023
How I Raised $35,000 in 8 Weeks With a Crowdfunding Campaign—and How You Can, Too!
In this interactive online workshop, Iquo B. Essien will guide you through the same steps she took to launch a successful crowdfunding campaign that raised $35,000 for her creative business. Learn how to tell your story, package it into a pitch video and campaign page, and get the word out to potential backers. Plus, get practical tips to launch quickly and sustain your momentum so you can turn a crowd into an engine funding your dream project or business. Register
Find out more »Apply: The Incubator for Executive Leaders of Color 2023
Through the generous support of the Altman Foundation, New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is pleased to announce the third edition of The Incubator for Executive Leaders of Color, a free program that will provide leadership training and community support for up to 16-18 arts administrators from April to September 2023. Executive leaders of Color from arts and cultural organizations based in the five boroughs of New York City are encouraged to apply by Monday, March 13. By fostering…
Find out more »In/Between 2023: Lush Friction Exhibition
New York Live Arts, in partnership with NYFA, presents exhibition In/Between 2023: Lush Friction on view from March 17-April 30 at the New York Live Arts Ford Foundation Live Gallery in Manhattan. The exhibition, which is curated by Yanira Castro, Martita Abril, and Zahra Banyamerian, will feature 19 immigrant artists from NYFA’s Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program. The Opening Reception on Friday, March 17 at 5:30 PM ET is open to the public and is free with RSVP. The Ford Foundation…
Find out more »Apply: Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants
The Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need who are creating in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography and live in the United States, the District of Columbia, a Tribal Nation, or a U.S. Territory. In Cycle 17, funds may be requested for emergencies occurring July 1, 2022 and later. Grants may be requested for expenses already paid, pending, or…
Find out more »Understanding Your Creative Practice: An Interactive Workshop
When you understand your own creative practice, everything falls into place. We are able to trust our intuition, playfully explore our interests, narrow focus where necessary, communicate our intentions to others, and follow up on complex projects. This interactive workshop with visual artist Gloria Zein will teach you how to use brainstorming and mind mapping to enlarge your fields of thought and action. Participants will also learn to ask questions to create clarity about the determining stimulus behind a project…
Find out more »Writing & Talking About Your Work
NYFA is pleased to present this pay-what-you-wish online workshop in partnership with the Office of the Arts, City of Alexandria, which will cover the key written and verbal elements essential for communicating about your creative practice. Whether you’re working in the visual, literary, or performing arts disciplines, being able to speak and write about your work effectively unlocks opportunities. Yet, it can be a difficult and intimidating process to distill everything you do into a few simple words. Presenter and…
Find out more »Planning Your Future: Budgeting 101
Join us for this free, online workshop on how to create and manage your budget and gain a sense of control of your finances! Led by Tabby Iftikhar from Chase Bank, this workshop is open to artists and creatives of all disciplines and career stages, with content designed to serve immigrant artists who seek to learn skills for managing their money and build a financial future alongside their art career in the United States. Please click the below button to…
Find out more »Apply: NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship
Fiscal Sponsorship is a fundraising and administrative tool that allows your project to use NYFA’s 501c3 nonprofit status to fundraise for your own project. With the support of NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship, you can: -Apply for funding from government, foundation, and corporate grants traditionally restricted to 501c3 organizations. -Offer the incentive of a tax-deduction to attract individual donors. -Receive consultation services with NYFA staff at no cost. -Receive fiduciary oversight and financial record-keeping. -Create a personalized fundraising page on nyfa.org. -Participate…
Find out more »April 2023
Making Your Dream Come True: Building and Improving Credit
Join us for this free, online workshop on how to build and improve your credit. Led by Tabby Iftikhar from Chase Bank, this workshop is open to artists and creatives of all disciplines and career stages, with content designed to serve immigrant artists who seek to learn skills for managing their money and build a financial future alongside their art career in the United States. Please click the below button to register. If you are looking for more finance literacy…
Find out more »2023 NYFA Hall of Fame Benefit Auction
NYFA's 2023 Hall of Fame Benefit Auction is now open (through April 20)! Bid on extraordinary original paintings, photographs, sculptures, and mixed media works by more than 70 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellows and friends of NYFA. Proceeds from the auction will benefit participating artists as well as support NYFA's programs. Bid Now
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