Resource Seminar for Artists! 

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) invites you to a Resource Seminar for Artists at Spacetaker. The seminar will cover NYFA's programs and services relevant to Houston-based filmmakers and artists across disciplines. Attendees will also receive helpful tips for applying to grants, residencies and other opportunities.

Members of NYFA’s staff will provide a 90-minute seminar, with a 30-minute Q&A afterward, on Thursday, October 15th, 6:30pm at Spacetaker. Each of New York Foundation for the Arts’ programs and services will be covered with an emphasis on NYFA Source, Fiscal Sponsorship, and the Immigrant Artists Project.

NYFA Source: (nyfa.org/source) NYFA Source is the most extensive national online directory of awards, services, and programs for artists. NYFA has recently increased the number of Houston-based resources listed in the database and looks forward to adding items based on the recommendations of artists and filmmakers attending the seminar.

Fiscal Sponsorship: (http://www.nyfa.org/level2.asp?id=44&fid=1) Fiscal Sponsorship is a critical way for individual artists, artists' collaborative projects, and emerging arts organizations in all disciplines to apply for funding usually available only to organizations with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. The right fiscal sponsor will not only allow you to manage your project efficiently, but can actually help artists to raise more money and realize their artistic visions more fully.

Immigrant Artists Project: (http://www.nyfa.org/level2.asp?id=145&fid=1) Through the Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program, the bi-monthly IAP Newsletter, and other programming, the Immigrant Artist Project seeks to expand the constituency it serves by nurturing and fostering a community of empowered artists with diverse educational, cultural, and creative backgrounds.

More information on NYFA's Programs and Services available at nyfa.org

Questions? Please e-mail Amber Hawk Swanson, Officer, NYFA Source at ahawkswanson@nyfa.org.

Spacetaker is a 501(c)3 professional organization and Artist Resource Center located in Houston’s First Ward whose mission it to provide artists and small non-profits access to economic development, continuing education, and networking opportunities to support their professional growth.

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)'s mission is to empower artists at critical stages in their creative lives.