Episode 17
Professional Development with NYFA's Kelly Olshan
In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Kelly Olshan, to discuss the art service organizations and partnerships. Learn about the way NYFA provides resources to artists when you tune into this lovely episode.
Guest: Kelly Olshan is an arts manager and visual artist passionate about providing fiscal and professional development resources for creative practitioners. At NYFA, she manages a host of programs for artists of all disciplines, including NYFA Coaching and Doctor’s Hours, as well as co-facilitates the Artist as Entrepreneur Program. She graduated Valedictorian from UNC Asheville, where she holds a BFA in Painting, and earned an MA in Arts Administration from Columbia University. Her research on professional development programs for artists has been published in the Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society.
Prior to joining NYFA, she served as the Program Manager for Queens Council on the Arts, where she oversaw the organization’s artist commissioning, portfolio and professional development programs, as well as authored the book How You Can Commission Art. Previously, she has held roles at Americans for the Arts, Art21, Artforum, and Creative Capital. In 2019, she participated in NYFA Learning’s own Emerging Leaders program. She currently serves on the Advisory Committee of the DOT Public Art program and as a frequent panelist for NYC’s Percent for Art Program. As a practicing visual artist, her sculptural oil paintings invite the viewer to navigate towards an unattainable space, and have been exhibited nationally.
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Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander Mitow
Executive Producer/Producer : Joshua Guicherit
Written by: Joshua Guicherit, Alexander Mitow, and James Miille
Audio Edited by: Esteban del Sol
