With schools, art centers, galleries, theaters, and venues closed, and tours canceled many artists are struggling in this moment with day to day expenses. As a community of veteran artists we work to support one another and share resources. With that in mind we wanted to share a number of resources that are now available to provide relief and resources to artists.
Below is an initial list of resources compiled from a number of sources. Please share, apply, and encourage others to do the same.
If you are aware of other resources please send information and links to the Veteran Movement <veteran.art.movement@gmail.com>.
Organizations with Lists of Resources and Grants DURING COVID-19
Americans for the Arts | Coronavirus COVID-19 Resource and Response Center https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-topic/disaster-preparedness/coronavirus-covid-19-resource-and-response-center
Artwork Archive | Financial Relief Resources for Artists During COVID-19
https://www.artworkarchive.com/blog/financial-relief-resources-for-artists-during-covid-19
City of Chicago | COVID-19 Arts Relief & Resources
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/covid19_artist.html
COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources | Emergency Fundinghttps://covid19freelanceartistresource.wordpress.com/emergency-funding/
Creative Capital | List of Arts Resources During the COVID-19 Outbreak
https://creative-capital.org/2020/03/13/list-of-arts-resources-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/
New York Foundation on the Arts | Relief Fund Resource Pagehttps://www.nyfa.org/Content/Show/Emergency%20Grants
Springboard for the Arts | Resources and Relief Funds
https://springboardforthearts.org/coronavirus/
WomenArts | Fund Rounduphttps://www.womenarts.org/funding-resources/emergencyfunds/
Emergency Grants for Artists
3Arts - Arts for Illinois Relief Fund for Artists
4Culture - Cultural Relief Fund
Actors Fund – Emergency Financial Assistance
American Guild of Musical Artists – Relief Fund
American Society of Journalists and Authors – Writers Emergency Assistance Fund
Anonymous Was A Woman & New York Foundation for the Arts - Emergency relief grant program
Artly World - Artist Relief Project
Artists’ Charitable Fund for Medical Expenses
Artists’ Fellowship – Emergency Aid to Professional Visual Artists
Arts Administrators of Color Network - Relief Fund
Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund
The Blues Foundation – COVID-19 Blues Musician Emergency Relief Fund
Book Industry Charitable Foundation – Assistance to Booksellers and Comic Retailers
Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation – Idea Awards COVID-19 Response Grant
Center for Cultural Innovation- SF Arts and Artists Relief Fund
CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund)
Dramatists Guild Foundation – Emergency Grants
Equal Sound – Corona Relief Fund for Musicians
For the People Artists Collective – Artists of Color Emergency Grants
Foundation for Contemporary Arts – COVID-19 Relief Fund
Freelance Co-op – Freelancer COVID-19 Emergency Fund
Greater Columbus Arts Council (Columbus, OH) - Relief Grant
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council (Pennsylvania) - Relief Fund
Jazz Foundation of America – Musicians’ Emergency Fund
Kickstarter – COVID-19 Artist Resources
Kincade Family Foundation – Emergency Grant for Curators
Max's Kansas City Project - Emergency Grant for New York Artists
Michigan Music Alliance’s Michigan - Artist Relief Fund
Musicians Foundation – COVID-19 Emergency Relief Aid Grant Program
National Coalition for Arts' Preparedness & Emergency Response (NCAPER)
New Music USA – New Music Solidarity Fund
New York Foundation for the Arts – Rauschenberg Emergency Grants
Oolite Arts (Miami, FL) - Relief Fund
Pinetop Perkins Foundation – Pinetop Assistance League (PAL) for Elder Musicians
PEN America – Writers’ Emergency Fund
Portland Area Artist Emergency - Relief Fund
Queer Writers of Color Relief Fund
Rauschenberg - Medical Emergency Grant
The Recording Academy MusiCares – COVID-19 Relief Fund
The Soze Foundation – Artist + Activist Relief Fund
Sweet Relief – COVID-19 Fund for Musicians and Music Workers
Theatre Bay Area - Performing Arts Worker Relief Fund