The Surviving Artist in a Changing New York at Brooklyn Historical Society
Three NYFA and Whiting Award winners talk about the effect of New York’s convulsive cultural, financial, and political changes on writers
New York City has long been known as the creative capital of the world, but what exactly has contributed to the city’s magnetism, and are those elements now in flux?
Dael Orlandersmith (Fiction ‘96), José Rivera (Playwriting/Screenwriting ‘88), and Saïd Sayrafiezadeh (Board Member, Playwriting/Screenwriting ‘96, ‘06, Fiction ‘10) will address the struggles and/or pleasures of writing in New York in a conversation moderated by The New Yorker’s Cressida Leyshon on June 15 at Brooklyn Historical Society.
The event is also a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Whiting Foundation Awards.
The Surviving Artist in a Changing New York at Brooklyn Historical Society
Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: Brooklyn Historical Society – 128 Pierrepont St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP on Eventbrite
NYFA’s Artists’ Fellowship program awards $7,000 cash grants to artists living in New York State. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the program and NYFA is celebrating with events and online content. Follow #NYFAFellows30 on social media for updates.
This is a partner program with The Whiting Foundation in celebration of three decades of NYFA and Whiting award-winning writers.
