Visa Denials Create Hurdles for Artist Residencies

Artists slated to participate in the Art Omi program in Upstate New York must stay back due to closed embassies or denied documents, an ongoing challenge expected to worsen under Trump.

Visa Denials Create Hurdles for Artist Residencies
"Made for Me" by Boluwatife Victoria Lawal, a Nigerian artist and Art Omi resident whose visa was denied by the US (all images courtesy Art Omi)