Marya Warshaw

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Marya planned and facilitated a long overdue Board Retreat for Hook Arts Media Board members that explored the Board’s current capacity, renewed and reviewed our knowledge of the organization and looked to what challenges may lie ahead. She led us through a well organized session that renewed our sense of purpose, our excitement about the future and a gave us a more realistic assessment of our roles and responsibilities as Board members.

Hook Arts Media

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As a present and active member in the dance community, Marya deeply understood my work, and with this knowledge, I never had to translate or explain myself. This allowed us to get to the deep work. Her support and counsel completely shifted how I organized the administrative (and sometimes creative) process of my work.

Angie Pittmandancer, writer, multidisciplinary performing artist, and assistant arts professor at NYU

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Working with Marya has been clarifying, motivating, and a pleasure. When you get a plan made with Marya, things move immediately. Working with her has been an invaluable investment in my career and, to my great pleasure and surprise, my growth as a person.

Abigail Levine

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Marya works with me from where I am at, what my current capacity is, with the awareness that we are building support not only for the current project, but for the larger growth, development and sustainability for my work. Crucially, Marya works with the artist as a whole person. By providing accountability, support, practical advice, and critical insights into how I approach my creative practice and place it in a larger cultural context, I have been able to accomplish concrete goals on my own terms, and to consider new models of research and development that are relevant to my particular artistic and personal interests.

Levi Gonzalezchoreographer

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I think of Marya as an artistic coach. We discuss my ideas, my doubts, questions, excitements and challenges. Marya has been a champion of my artwork to others, but even more importantly, she is an encouraging doula to me as I work it all out. She helps me zoom out and see the connections between what I want to make, my values for life and for art and my past work.

Maria BaumanMBDance

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Our work with Marya Warshaw was transformative. We were able to turn raw thoughts and ideas into formidable action plans that would allow us to seek out appropriate networks and partnerships. Marya is a jewel in our world of Contemporary Art and Practice.

Marjani Forté-Saunders7NMS

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As Executive Director, I needed a sounding board, a guide and someone with a broad knowledge of the nonprofit arts sector. Marya has been all of those things and more. She asks important questions no one else has. The results have been concrete and transformative, and I feel better prepared to lead my organization through a time of growth, change and transformation.

Martha Bowersexecutive director, Hook Arts Media

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I wholeheartedly recommend Marya to anyone seeking an insightful and dedicated partner along their artistic journey. Our collaboration is centered on a vision that takes into account not only my artistic endeavors but also my personal, financial and overall well being.

Alethea Pacechoreographer

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Marya has zoomed in on me and my process in the most exacting of ways. She has given me space to dream, re-organize some decaying thought patterns and has ultimately given me much needed relief from being alone with all of the "stuff" of being an artist.

Juliana F. MayArtistic Director MAYDANCE

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Marya offered support, guidance and some UMPH! power at a crucial moment. Together we arrived at a reinvigorated plan to build and establish a strengthened foundation for the organization's future.

Jane Gabriels, Ph.D.Director, Pepatián: Bronx Arts ColLABorative