What is fiscal sponsorship, exactly?!
Here's a quick summary that might inspire you to apply!
Our current no-fee application cycle is open now through Sunday, April 26.
Full details via our 🔗 in bio!
**Note** We sponsor projects across the United States, as well as some international projects!
What do artists need?
This video highlights how NYFA’s support uplifts artists of all disciplines.
Created by Mac Premo (@macpremo , Fellow in Film ‘08) and Adrianna Dufay (@nyadrianna ) for NYFA, featuring NYFA-affiliated artists:
-Sarah Hennies (@sarahhennies )
-Ekene Ijeoma (@ekeneijeoma )
-Dena Igusti (@dispatchdena )
-Jennifer Wen Ma (@jenniferwenma )
-Omar Román de Jesús (@omar.roman.dejesus , @boca.tuya )
With music by Sarah Hennies.
Also available to watch via our 🔗 in bio!
NYFA offers free and low-cost programs and services to artists and cultural workers nationwide.
Swipe through to see what we offer and how we can help you in your arts career. Then, visit our 🔗 in bio for full details!
Please tag friends who might benefit, including soon-to-be graduates!
@ferrarashowmangallery is accepting artist submissions for the 30th Annual "NO DEAD ARTISTS" International Juried Exhibition.
"NO DEAD ARTISTS" is a vetted exhibition known for a great diversity in media which showcases a cohesive cross-section of the pulse of Contemporary Art.
The exhibition has been a springboard for numerous artists leading to national press coverage and recognition, art fair presentations, gallery representation, and acquisitions by museums and other prominent collections.
Each year the gallery invites a panel of renowned arts professionals and collectors to select the "NO DEAD ARTISTS" finalists.
👉Details via our 🔗 in bio!
Looking for studio space in Brooklyn?
Grand Morgan Art has beautiful art and creative studios in the famous Grand Morgan building located at 1027 Grand St. in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn (aka 302 Morgan Ave, / 1040 Metropolitan Ave).
The studios are located in a multi-tenanted commercial building that boasts numerous professional artists and other trades, including the renowned International Studio Cultural Program (ISCP).
👉Details via our 🔗 in bio!
⚡Opportunities Alert⚡
We've rounded up just a few of the opportunity listings on NYFA Classifieds, at organizations including:
📍@uncool_artist
📍@thepaintingcenter
📍Homiens
📍@workingassumptions
📍@aaartsalliance
Please share with anyone who may be looking for new opportunities!
Visit our 🔗 in bio or nyfa.org/opportunities to see all current listings and to sign up for our opportunities newsletter!
This self-directed Interdisciplinary residency program through @residenzalagoscuro offers creatives the chance to explore their practice, exchange ideas, and make work while living on, and learning about, a beautiful regenerative farm in Northern Italy.
The Fall 2026 cohort is cost-free, not including personal travel costs.
The program runs September 20-October 1, 2026.
👉Full details via our 🔗 in bio!
.ART Award 2026 is a new global art prize from @artdomains that celebrates how art is made. It's open to artists worldwide, working in any medium or art form.
Instead of an application form, artists submit a digital presence, a website, portfolio, or social profile linked through a .ART domain that documents their identity, process, and work as one continuous record.
It offers $50K+ in total prize value, including a $15,000 grand prize, artist residencies in France and Spain, editorial coverage in leading art media, and a premium .ART domain.
Judged by a 10-member international jury including leading voices in contemporary art and culture. Winners will be revealed during Art Basel Miami on December 3, 2026.
👉Details via our 🔗 in bio!
Last days to apply for a 2026 JGS Fellowship for Photography!
We're accepting applications for this $8,000 cash grant from New York State-based photographers outside of NYC through 5:00 PM ET this Tuesday, May 19.
We're awarding 5 grants this year, tell your photography friends!
The support for this funding is provided by The Joy of Giving Something (JGS).
👉Full details via our 🔗 in bio!
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📸 Detail: Allie Tsubota (@aatsubo , JGS Fellowship 24), "Dead Letter Room," 2022
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Now open through June 17!
The NYSCA/NYFA Community Arts Leaders Program will offer 45 NY state-based nonprofit arts orgs:
--Insights into strategies to optimize
--Individualized support to address an immediate area of growth
The program is administered by NYFA with funding support from the New York State Council on the Arts (@nyscouncilonthearts , NYSCA).
👉Details via our 🔗 in bio!
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📸: Jacquelyn Strycker (@thestrycker , Fellow in Painting '24), "Puddles of Impermanence," 2024, Courtesy of the Artist
⚡Now Hiring⚡
We've rounded up just a few of the current job listings on NYFA Classifieds, at organizations including:
📍@santafeartinstitute
📍@bcmkids
📍@natlacademy
📍@annadeaveresmith /Pipeline Project: Girls
📍@markmorrisdance
Please share with anyone who may be looking for new opportunities!
Visit our 🔗 in bio to see all current job listings! Sign up for our Jobs newsletter at nyfa.org/jobs!
Artists of all disciplines are invited to join us for this FREE event hosted by NYFA and Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA, @artsadk )!
We'll share an overview of the resources and services available to support your practice, and will also provide information on the NYSCA/NYFA Artist as Entrepreneur program, held at locations throughout New York State approximately 3x a year.
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!
This event is part of NYFA’s Artist as Entrepreneur programming, held in partnership and made possible through the New York State Council on the Arts’ (NYSCA) State & Local Partnerships program.
👉Register via our 🔗 in bio!
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📸: Randi Renate (@randiirenate , Fellow in Architecture/Environmental Structures/Design '25); "Are we psychic coral-polyps?;" 2022; Image Credit: Marc Tatti
