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Image: Madjeen Isaac (Fellow in Painting '24), "What it Took to Feed the Village," 2023, oil on canvas, 37 x 52 inches, Courtesy of the Artist Meet the 2024 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellows, Finalists, and Panelists NYFA has announced the recipients and finalists of the NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship program, which it has administered for the past 39 years with leadership support from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). NYFA has awarded a total of $696,000 to 87 artists (including 3 collaborations) throughout New York State, whose ages range from 25-79 years, in the following disciplines: Fiction, Folk/Traditional Arts, Interdisciplinary Work, Painting, and Video/Film. This year, for the first time, finalists were also recognized with unrestricted cash grants of $1,000.  Congratulations to this year's Fellows and Finalists, and thank you to our wonderful 2024 Panelists! Full Details NYFA Top Stories Anonymous Was A Woman and NYFA Announce 2024 Environmental Art Grants Recipients | In the 2024 cycle, the third year of the program, a total of $308,000 in grant funding was awarded to 19 projects that will focus on environmental issues and advocacy in locations including Ghana, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Louisiana, New Mexico, Michigan, and Oklahoma. Please join us in congratulating the recipients! Build Your Own Table: Writers on Self-Publishing | NYFA invites you to join us remotely on Tuesday, September 10 for “Build Your Own Table: Writers on Self-Publishing.” Writer Kyle Carrero Lopez will moderate a conversation with writers Marlowe Granados and Bud Smith, followed by a Q&A. Rauschenberg Emergency Grants | NYFA, in partnership with the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, offers two grant programs for artists in emergency situations: the Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants and Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants program. These grants will be offered on a regular basis through at least June 2025. More News NYFA Calendar APPLY By 5:00 PM ET August 27 | (Cycle 14) Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants This national program provides one-time grants of up to $3,000 to professional dancers in need, who are in a dire financial emergency due to the loss or lack of recent/current live performance work, because of circumstances outside of their control. You must demonstrate an urgent and critical need for emergency support in your application, and live in the United States, the District of Columbia, a Tribal Nation, or a U.S. Territory.  ATTEND September 5, 3:00 PM ET | NYFA Arts Administrator Meet Up in Narrowsburg, NY Are you an arts administrator living or working in or near Sulilvan County, NY? Join NYFA, in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts’ (NYSCA) State & Local Partnerships program and Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, for a social meet-up to develop connections and grow your professional network in the region. September 7, 4:30 PM ET | NYFA Artist Resources and Services Talk in Narrowsburg, NY Whether you’re trying to raise money to finish a particular project, seeking feedback on your work, looking for an artist residency, or trying to find a job, NYFA has resources that you can use to help you sustain and grow your artistic practice. We'll present an overview of our free and low-cost national programs and services, and Delaware Valley Arts Alliance will share an overview of the grants and services it offers to local artists.  September 10, 6:00 PM ET Online | Build Your Own Table: Writers on Self-Publishing This session will offer attendees strategies and best practices for publishing your work independently, from the perspective of writers with experience in both traditional and self-publishing. Topics will include: choosing the right platform(s) for one’s work; building a model of sharing work that keeps an audience engaged; monetizing a subscription service like a Substack; and more. OPENING SOON Opens 10:00 AM ET September 3 | (Cycle 26) Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants This national 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. Grants may be requested for expenses already paid, pending, or for treatment the artist is putting off due to lack of funds. WATCH - INFO SESSIONS Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants Info Session This national 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. Watch for an overview of the guidelines and application form, and get answers to questions that were asked during the live session.  Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants Info Session This national program provides one-time grants of up to $3,000 to professional dancers in need, who are in a dire financial emergency due to the loss or lack of recent/current live performance work, because of circumstances outside of their control. Watch for an overview of the guidelines and application form, and get answers to questions that were asked during the live session.  NYFA Classifieds JOBS Major Gifts Officer | Museum of the City of New York | Hybrid: New York, NY Programming Manager - College of Fine Arts (CFA) | Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA Executive Director | Bruce Museum | Greenwich, CT OPPORTUNITIES Edgar Heap of Birds Family Artist Residency | Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University | Philadelphia, PA Photographer in Residence | WORTHLESS STUDIOS | Brooklyn, NY APPLY NOW: Miami Art Week Fair | SATELLITE ART SHOW | Miami Beach, FL Industry News Judge Says Artists Can Sue AI Companies for Using Their Work | via Hyperallergic Young Artists Rode a $712 Million Boom. Then Came the Bust. | via The New York Times Kayla Hamilton on Disability as Method and Access as Artistry | via Dance Magazine Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Copyright © 2024 New York Foundation for the Arts, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to join a New York Foundation for the Arts mailing list. Our mailing address is: New York Foundation for the Arts 29 W. 38th Street, 9th floor New York, NY 10018 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can unsubscribe from all NYFA emails OR update your preferences.