ART OFYES

We give
artists a yes.

Art of Yes builds communities of forward-thinking creatives and creates opportunities for the forms the art world still won't take seriously. Drag, circus, electronic, immersive work: valid, vital, and overdue for support.

Join a programOur mission
FOR THE RECORD
DRAG IS ART.
ELECTRONIC IS ART.
AERIAL IS ART.
CIRCUS IS ART.
IMMERSIVE IS ART.
MULTIDISCIPLINARY IS ART.
and so is your thing.
TONIGHT'S LINEUP

Every art form nobody had a box for.

Every night in this city, artists hold communities together: the drag host raising rent money for a neighbor, the aerialist teaching kids to fly, the DJ keeping a room full of strangers moving until sunrise. We back them like the essential workers they are.
Drag & PerformanceTips and bookings most grant rules refuse to count.
Circus & AerialPaid show by show. No union, no off-season.
ImmersiveSpans design, tech and stage. No category claims it.
ElectronicFiled as "entertainment," locked out of arts grants.
MultidisciplinaryGreatest need, least access.
Your thingThe form that doesn't have a name yet.
Drag performer singing on stage under pink light
DRAG
A circle of artists painting one giant shared canvas at a YES JAM
YES JAMS
DJ at the decks in front of a dancing crowd under red light
ELECTRONIC
fig. 1 · the facts, unedited
57.3%of New York artists surveyed earn under $25K a year.CRNY ARTIST SURVEY (NY STATE), 2022
42.7%of NYC artists surveyed report stable housing.REGIONAL PLAN ASSOCIATION, 2025
1 in 3NYC creative workers are self-employed, triple the rate of the overall workforce: no employer health insurance, no paid leave.
NYC COMPTROLLER, 2024
PROGRAMS IN DEVELOPMENT

We've got a few ideas in development, so stay tuned! Follow us on IG and sign up to our newsletter below.

What we make together.

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FREE · OPEN DOOR

YES JAMS

Free, open-door creative jams where anyone can show up and make something with strangers.

SALON

YES TALKS

Salon evenings where artists share their work and sharpen their civic voice.

NETWORK

Speed Dating for Artists

Rapid-fire matching that puts artists across disciplines in a room to find collaborators, gigs and their next idea.

DINNER

EAT ASS (Art Salon Series) Salon

An intimate dinner salon where artists meet patrons and commissions happen over food, in real life.

MENTORSHIP

Office Hours

One-on-one mentorship and workshopping to pressure-test ideas, plus help finding grants that are open now.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Fiscal Sponsorship

Unincorporated artists can apply for grants and accept tax-deductible gifts under our 501(c)(3) status.

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SAY YES TODAY. 
To yourself. To artists.

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