This webinar is geared towards individual artists seeking grant or residency program opportunities or who are looking to pitch projects via written materials. The webinar will cover: how to present your best self and work in written proposals, different types of proposals that artists may encounter, common elements of a proposal and best practices, how to be most efficient with your research and proposal writing, and what happens during the review process. It will be taught by Rebecca Guber, Founder…

This interactive workshop is geared towards individual artists seeking grant or residency program opportunities or who are looking to pitch projects via written materials. In order to provide personalized feedback, interactive workshops will be capped at 25 participants; those registering for an interactive workshop must first take the September 23 webinar on this topic ($75 total). The interactive workshop will provide: in-depth explanations of the different types of project budgets, how to use budgets to tell the story of your…

NYFA will host the next edition of its popular Doctor’s Hours program, which is designed to provide practical and professional advice from industry professionals, online on Monday, October 5. This event will serve Visual and Multidisciplinary artists working in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Video, Film, Photography, New Media, Multidisciplinary, Performance Art, Socially-Engaged Practices, Folk, and Traditional Art. Starting Wednesday, September 16 at 11:00 AM EDT, you can register for 25-minute, remote one-on-one appointments with up to three arts professionals to…

Join the NYFA Grants team as they review the application guidelines and requirements for the Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grant program, which provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 to visual and media artists and choreographers for unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies. They will also answer any questions that you may have. Applications are now open to visual and media artists and choreographers across the U.S and will close on October 26, 2020 at 11:59 PM. This information session…

Thinking about making a movie or show? How are you going to pitch it to the people who will help get it off the ground? Seed&Spark has answers through their Art of the Pitch workshop. This workshop is about connecting what you really want to do with your career - that big, hairy, audacious goal - with the steps it takes to get there, and how you have to be prepared to pitch to different constituents along the way. It…

The Pandemic has disrupted the livelihood of artists. It has also offered artists new opportunities for collaboration and engagement with their communities. Please join The Brooklyn Public Library and NYFA Immigrant Artists Mentoring Program on October 16 at 2:00 PM for this conversation with artists with the aim of exploring different ways of finding resources and new strategies for adapting to the challenges of this unique moment in time. This event will be a dialogue between artists about innovation and…

This webinar is for individual artists and those who run companies/organizations who would like to incorporate individual giving into their fundraising model, and better activate and cultivate their existing networks. The webinar will cover: the fundamentals of individual giving, why people give, cultivation and relationship-building techniques, how to ask for money, and how artists can leverage their networks to increase support for their work. It will be taught by Rebecca Guber, Founder and Director of Asylum Arts, and is offered…

Join NYFA for an online panel discussion led by sociology professor Ginetta Candelario, with artist Lina Puerta, artist and author Elia Alba, and art historian Tatiana Reinoza, presented in partnership with KODA. The Wednesday, October 21 event will commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage and will encourage especially Latinx communities to vote. Speakers will explore the theme of identity at the crossroads of the individual and the collective. They will examine topics including: What rights do we have as…