UArts Alum Named NYFA Artist Fellow
July 16, 2019
Sun Young Kang MFA ’07 (Book Arts/Printmaking) was named a New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)/New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) artist fellow in 2019. She was recognized for her work in Architecture/Environmental Structures/Design.
This year, NYFA has awarded a total of $661,000 to 98 artists (including three collaborations) throughout New York State in the following disciplines: Architecture/Environmental Structures/Design, Choreography, Music/Sound, Photography and Playwriting/Screenwriting. The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship Program makes unrestricted cash grants of $7,000 to artists working in 15 disciplines, awarding five per year on a triennial basis. This year’s recipients and finalists were selected by discipline-specific peer panels from an applicant pool of 2,542.