On View: September 5 - November 1, 2025
Opening Reception: September 5, 6 - 8 pm
Location: Russell Hill Rogers Galleries
This art exhibition will feature 27 working artists participating in the San Antonio cohort of the
New York Foundation for the Arts Immigrant Artist 2024 - 25 Mentorship Program. The
exhibition title “Courage, Valor, Mужество, Mужність, 勇气” that consists of the word “courage”
in English, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, and Chinese reflects the diverse diasporas of the
members. Coming from all over the world, the immigrant artists and mentors in residence here
brought in their courage and high creative energy and developed their practice in art-making
under each other’s influence.
This exhibition displays the artworks produced by this group of immigrant artists during the span
of the program and demonstrates the importance of immigrant artists to the great diversity in the
arts that makes San Antonio such a vibrant center of the arts nationally.
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) & Immigrant Artist Mentoring
Program (IAP)
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) a 501(c)(3) nonprofit service organization that
offers in-person and virtual arts programs, services, and opportunities, tailored to the
needs of our creative community. NYFA’s mission is to empower artists in all disciplines,
as well as cultural workers, to achieve success on their own terms.
Through the Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program, the only known program of its kind in
the United States, NYFA is building and serving a community of artists with diverse
backgrounds who share the experience of immigration. The program connects artists
with 1-on-1 career support, community, and resources to foster their creative careers,
helping them gain support and exposure for their work and integrate into the cultural
world of the United States while upholding their distinct identities.
Historically, NYFA has brought the program to Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; Newark, NJ;
New York City, NY; Oakland, CA; and San Antonio, TX; serving artists in
Visual/Multidisciplinary Art, Performing and Literary Arts, and Social Practice disciplines.
This program has built a strong network of more than 565 immigrant artists from 76
countries and regions since it was founded in 2007.
This competitive program is provided free of charge to accepted applicants.
Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: San Antonio 2024
Through the support of San Antonio Area Foundation, NYFA was pleased to provide the
mentoring program in partnership with the Cultural Partners: University of Texas, San
Antonio (UTSA), Centro Cultural Aztlan, Contemporary at Blue Star, and Say Sí.
The program accepted 16 mentees whose home countries and regions include China,
Mexico, Ukraine, and Venezuela. Each mentee was paired with one mentor who is
embedded in the San Antonio arts community.
With thanks to our partner University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and Dr. Scott A.
Sherer, Director of Galleries, UTSA, the 2024 cohort organized the exhibition “Courage,
Valor, Mужество, Mужність, 勇气”, showcasing their work in the Russell Hill Rogers
Galleries in Fall 2025.
