Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program for Visual and Multidisciplinary Artists 2025

Are you an immigrant artist working in the Visual or Multidisciplinary Arts? Do you live in New York City or within commuting distance of the New York City Metropolitan area?

If yes, consider joining New York Foundation for the Arts’ (NYFA) growing immigrant artist community and apply to be part of the Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program.

This competitive program, made possible by the generous support of Deutsche Bank, is open to visual and multidisciplinary artists from all disciplines (Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Video, Film, Photography, New Media, Multidisciplinary, Socially-Engaged Practices, Folk and Traditional Art) and is provided free of charge to accepted participants. Many of the mentors are immigrant artists themselves and understand the challenges of sustaining one’s art practice while navigating different cultural perspectives in the art world.

The program runs from December 2023 to April 2024. The application will open on this page on Tuesday, August 27 at 8:00 AM ET, with a deadline of Monday, October 21, 11:59 PM ET.

*Program Goals *
* Provide one-on-one support. The program pairs immigrant artists with artist mentors who guide them to achieve specific goals and provide them with broader access to the New York cultural world through an exchange of ideas, resources, and experiences.
* Build a community. The program provides opportunities for participants to connect with other immigrant artists through group meetings, peer learning, and informal gatherings that include alumni from 2007 to the present.
* Through access to other artists, arts professionals, and organizations, the program offers immigrant artists the opportunity to focus on their career goals while navigating the shared experiences and challenges of being an immigrant artist.

Program Benefits
* 1-on-1 Mentorship
* Pair with 1 artist mentor for career support and advice
* Professional Development
* Workshops that provide artists with the fundamental principles of sustainability in the arts (previous topics: cultivating relationships with curators, strategic planning, finance, marketing, and fundraising, etc.)
* Exhibition Opportunity
* Opportunity to be selected to exhibit your work in In/Between, an annual immigrant artist group exhibition scheduled to take place in spring 2024. In partnership with New York Live Arts.
* Networking Opportunities
* With the program cohort, IAP Mentoring Program alumni, arts professionals, and staff members from various arts organizations, including our Cultural Partners in the NYC area and beyond.
* Arts-in-Education Training
* Opportunity to participate in professional development training designed for ProjectArt’s Teaching Artist Residency, observe classes, and receive 1:1 consultation from a Resident Teaching Artist. In partnership with ProjectArt.
* Featured in Immigrant Artist Newsletter
* Opportunity to be highlighted in NYFA’s Immigrant Artist Program Monthly Newsletter.

Requirements

• Visual and multidisciplinary artists working in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Video, Film, Photography, New Media, Multidisciplinary, Socially-Engaged Practices, Folk, and Traditional Art.
• Able to attend mandatory meetings in person in New York City Metropolitan area.
• Artists born outside of the U.S. or in the U.S. territories (Puerto Rico or Guam, The U.S. Virgin Islands) may apply.
• Have been pursuing a career as an artist within the range of 1-10 years in the United States
• Are NOT currently enrolled in an arts graduate or undergraduate degree program.

Application Instructions