A documentary about a musical revolution that changed West Africa opens in New York and Europe during the month of May. Details below.

Join artist Anita Glesta for a viewing of Watershed, part of the LABA festival. Details below.

Melissa Pihos will bring her performance about her Dad's life and struggle with Alzheimer's to the east coast this summer. Details below.

An article in Dance Magazine focuses on Melissa Pihos' efforts to raise awareness about Alzheimer's disease. Read it here.

Artist residency and workshop programs in New Berlin, NY now accepting applications from artists working in paint.

For the eye-opening documentary about rapper "Half-a-Mil," Maggie Hadleigh-West was given unusual access to the artist's life, and the lives of his team and friends in the Crown Heights projects. The the review in the New York Times calls the result "Intimate and never condescending," and "volitile." In Artspire Fiscal Sponsorship.

Artspire and the project Tiny Dancer were featured March 16 in the New York Times. Read the full article here.

“Look, Stranger,” a film by Arielle Javitch, was released on DVD by Vanguard Cinema on March 20. “Look, Strangter,” which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, received the New York Foundation for the Arts Geri Ashur Screenwriting Award while in NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship. It also received support from Cinereach, the Sundance Institute / Annenberg Foundation, The Edit Center, New York State Council for the Arts, and Berlinale Talent Campus.  

The Profitable Artist is the first complete “how-to” guide to being a professional and profitable working artist. This handbook features techniques in the areas of strategic planning, financial management, marketing, fundraising, and legal issues including contract law and intellectual property. Click here to purchase or for more information.

Click here to read weekly news and views from NYFA's Executive Director Michael Royce.