What is the IAP Individual Consultation Initiative?
This initiative provides immigrant artists with practical and professional advice from an arts professional who has extensive experience in supporting artists in the areas of visual and/or performing arts. Our professionals can provide you with expert feedback on activities such as how to develop a project, put together a portfolio, find resources, and research spaces in which to exhibit or perform. Each in-person appointment is $30 for a 30-minute session. An artist can meet with one or two of the professionals with a limit of two appointments.
When will the next session take place?
Monday, May 23rd, 6-9pm
Who are the consultants?
Shannon Brunette Shannon Brunette received her Masters of Fine Arts at the School of Visual Arts (New York) in 2006. Currently, she is the Program Manager for Lambent Foundation, which focuses on innovative grantmaking and programs at the intersections of art and social justice. She serves on the advisory board of Artists on the Brink, which raises funds and awareness for various social causes through artistic collaborations. Brunette is also an artist working with Super 8 (her grandma’s canon 310XL) and digital video to create installations and short films, often collaborating with choreographers and musicians. Beyond her own film/video work she has produced several multimedia events featuring performing, visual and media artists. She has lived and worked in Brooklyn, NY since 1998 and her beloved hometown is St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN. With her experience, Brunette can guide artists in the areas of grant writing, budgeting and financial management, strategizing/planning next steps, building relationships with curators or presenters, identifying and obtaining resources, and articulating artistic vision and goals.
Denise Carvalho is a Brazilian-born artist, art critic, independent curator and scholar who lives and works in New York City. Her interests in art include Brazilian contemporary art, the art of collectives, interdisciplinary and new media art, and the blur between art, politics, and economics. As an art critic, she has published numerous articles in magazines such as Art in America, Sculpture, Art Nexus, and The International Journal of Art and Society, as well as in artists’ catalogues. As a curator, her exhibitions include “Minimal Differences” at White Box, NYC (2010), “Intangible Interferences” at Momenta Art (2010), and “A Part of No-Part” at the Chelsea Museum, NYC (2010). She has curated international exhibitions and symposia such as Hybrid Dwellings at Arsenal Gallery in Poland (2001). Since 2008, she has been an Assistant Professor of Visual Arts and Cultural Studies and Director of Independent Studies at the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts. Dr. Carvalho’s expertise encompasses providing artists with a critical and curatorial view of their work; providing them with theoretical background that inform their work; helping them to conceptualize the writing of a strong proposal; and suggesting galleries and residencies according to the work’s conceptual or practical direction.
Andrea Arroyo is a Mexican-born artist based in New York. Her projects include studio work, public art and commissions. Arroyo has an extensive exhibition record and her work is in numerous collections, including The Library of Congress, The Smithsonian Institute, and The New York Public Library. She has received numerous awards including 21 Leaders for the 21st Century, Groundbreaking Latina in the Arts, Official Artist of the Latin Grammys, NY City Council Citation Award for Achievement in Art, Outstanding Latina of the Year, the New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowships, the Manhattan Community Arts Fund of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and the Puffin Foundation grant. With her experience, Arroyo can guide artists in the areas of portfolio presentation, promotion, commissions, exhibitions, grants, and the artist-gallery relationship.
Where will the consultations be held?
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
20 Jay Street, Suite 740
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Map and Directions
212.366.6900 x249
RSVP:
To register for the May 23rd consultation, please visit here.
You will need to register for our online payment system. When you sign up, you will receive a confirmation from both our online payment system and NYFA.
Cancellation Policy:
If for any reason you need to cancel your appointment/s, please give us 48 hours notice so that we can offer your space to our waiting list. For cancellations in advance we offer a reimbursement for your cost minus a $10 processing fee. Any cancellations 48 hours prior, we will not be able to refund.
QUESTIONS:
If you have problems with registration or have any other questions, please email Karen Demavivas, Program Officer, Immigrant Artist Project, at kdemavivas@nyfa.org or call 212-366-6900 x249.
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