NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: Affordable Workspace For Artists And Organizations! NYFA (New York Foundation For The Arts)

QUOTATIONS OF "BLACK"

"Whenever I use BLACK it relates to some history of Africans in that particular place. It’s the idea of the color BLACK as a metaphor, or as a representation of African-Americans. It’s the notion of BLACK- BLACKNESS - and all its other meanings in relation to the history of race..."

- Fred Wilson

"Most of my fortitude to continue doing the work comes from the moral outrage I feel about the injustices that Black people endure disproportionately daily."

- N. Abdul-Wakil

"In the end, what matters is not skin shade but pan-African consciousness. Loving your complexion, your nose, lips, hair length and texture, no matter what the politics or trends decide, and simply be. That's the problem with us (African folks). We're still learning how to love ourselves. So used to glorifying others and putting others first..."

- Dredlocks Tree

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Affordable Workspace For Artists And Organizations!
NYFA (New York Foundation For The Arts)

In response to the current economic downturn, NYFA is opening its Affordable Workspace program to artists and organizations who have been directly affected by the recession—be it through loss of office space, employment, etc. Activity must be arts, literary, or culture-related; artists and organizations working in all genres, graphic designers, creative writers, journalists, and art historians are welcome to apply.
Affordable Workspace Program Benefits:

* A private workstation within the NYFA space dedicated to you
* High-speed wireless Internet access
* Meeting space available by appointment (in NYFA’s small conference room and library)
* Free scanning (black and white)
* Free printing quota of 200 pages per month (discounted printing fee for larger printing projects)
* Discounted rate for copying
* Fully equipped kitchen with hot coffee, tea, and filtered water
* Individual phone service available for additional fee

For more information and an application, click here.
New York Foundation for the Arts
20 Jay Street
Suite 740
Brooklyn, NY 11201
http://www.nyfa.org

Travel Directions: "F" train to York Street