Are you affected by the loss of income from the shut-down caused by the COVID-19 pandemic? The following is a list of some resources that may help you in this troubling time. Thank you to those non-profit leaders who have compiled much of this information that I am sharing with you.
Governmental Resources
- Help from New York State for those who work in the “gig” economy, including artists and others who work as independent contractors:https://www.labor.ny.gov/ui/claimantinfo/ui%20and%20independent%20contractors.shtm
- Families First Coronavirus Relief Act:https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-questions
- Resources compiled by the National Endowment for the Arts:https://www.arts.gov/covid-19-resources-for-artists-and-arts-organizations
Other Resources for support and Information from and for the Non-profit Sector:
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The CARES Fund from the National Endowment for the Arts. These are only available as operating support to arts organizations who have received NEA money in the last 4 years. The first part of the application is due April 22. Find out more here: https://www.arts.gov/grants-organizations/CARES/grant-program-description
- Bridgespan: https://www.bridgespan.org/insights/library/strategy-development/covid-19-coronavirus-for-nonprofits-and-funders
- From the National Association of Non-Profits: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/nonprofits-and-coronavirus-covid-19
- The Pomeroy Foundation is providing support for small historical organizations: https://nysmuseums.org/Pomeroy-Fund-for-NYS-History/
- Although primarily from Massachusetts, the list includes National resources: https://www.wbur.org/artery/2020/03/24/grants-funds-resources-artists-nonprofits-covid-19-coronavirus
- Resources compiled by Arts Mid-Hudson in Poughkeepsie: https://artsmidhudson.org/covid19-resources/
- DeVos Institute: http://devosinstitute.umd.edu/What-We-Do/News-and-Announcements/Announcements/Announcements/DeVos%20Institute%20of%20Arts%20Management%20at%20the%20University%20of%20Maryland%20to%20offer%20Pro%20Bono%20Consultations
- Forecast Public Art: https://forecastpublicart.org/pro-bono-consulting-in-response-to-covid-19/
- Independent Sector.org: http://independentsector.org/resource/caresact/
- Arts Ready: http://www.artsready.org/
- Rural Strategies: http://www.ruralstrategies.org/team
- USDAC: https://usdac.us/news-long/2020/3/15/community-care-in-the-time-of-coronavirus?fbclid=IwAR3N8m29h9MS5JorMHHl03TPQ4uUQ1bJWiZrxtVn_kVJ0zqMYNyqZSsdzL0
Resources for Artists who are affected:
- Springboard For the Arts Coronavirus relief: https://springboardforthearts.org/coronavirus/
- Covid-19 and Freelance Artist Resources:https://covid19freelanceartistresource.wordpress.com/
- 303 Magazine: https://303magazine.com/2020/03/resource-grants-money-artists-coronavirus/
- Creative Capital: https://www.artistrelief.org/?mc_cid=5f8243b702&mc_eid=b24c636563
- CERF +: https://cerfplus.org/cerfplus-responds-to-covid-19/
- Creative Capital: https://creative-capital.org/2020/03/13/list-of-arts-resources-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/
- The Creator Fund: https://creatorfund.ck.page/
Especially for Indigenous Artists:
- https://ndncollective.org/ndn-collective-announces-10-million-covid-19-response-project-for-indigenous-people?fbclid=IwAR0UPsbRBgt_xUNAGhKWj4WSY3Nm54ThU51yucwU37vq7YvCcefHDRXtbcY
- Native American Community Response Fund: https://nativephilanthropy.org/coronavirus/
Resources compiled by the New York Foundation for the Arts. This is a comprehensive list that is nationwide and also segments support by discipline:
https://www.nyfa.org/Content/Show/Emergency%20Grants
Resources specific to New York City
- Folk Arts COVID-19 Relief fund for New York CIty: https://ctmd.org/magazine/ctmd-news/folk-arts-covid-19-relief-fund/
- Resources compiled by the Brooklyn Arts Council: http://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/
- Covid-19 Resources especially for the undocumented:https://mydocumentedlife.org/2020/03/30/resources-for-undocumented-immigrants-and-their-families-during-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR1ASIgk-NdUTl1SFk3lKdOUHOLvcy9ajZgVYYjD86UTAzNKgabvgAB8liY
- NYC Covid Response by NY Community Trust: https://www.nycommunitytrust.org/covid19/
A number of Organizations and Agencies are compiling information on how the COVID-19 Pandemic is affecting individuals and non-profits. Let them know how you are affected:
Resources specific to Folk Arts/Folklorists: compiled by the American Folklore Society at www.afsnet.org/page/COVID-19:
Vermont Folklife Center’s Virtual Story Circles: Includes more information on virtual story circles and a reservation form to participate in Virtual Story Circles (if you are from or in Vermont), and as well as a guide on how to host your own virtual story circles:
https://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org/virtual-story-circles
Virginia Folklife Program’s TRAIN: Teachers of Remote Arts Instruction Network: Online resources for teaching traditional arts online developed by the Virginia Folklife Program:
virginiafolklife.org/train
Learning Locally: Creative Responses Across the Nation in a Time of COVID-19: Local Learning is aggregating resources (folk arts organizations and materials) that “make local learning visible and preserving a wide-ranging array of folk artistry,” presented in a regional map:
https://www.locallearningnetwork.org/education-resources/learning-locally/regional-responses-to-learning-locally/
Alliance for California Traditional Arts’ Shelter Together: A live video series that will feature performances by traditional artists from California every Wednesday and Friday at noon:
https://www.afsnet.org/news/497000/Shelter-Together-Streams-Live-Traditional-Artists-during-Quarantine.htm
Vermont Folklife Center’s Listening in Place Project: Listening in Place is a new initiative that will result in the creation of a crowd-sourced sound archive to document the daily experiences during the pandemic and a series of online Virtual Story Circles for Vermonters:
https://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org/listening
American Folklife Center’s Field Surveys (1977–1998): a story map exploring the AFC’s online collections of materials from the large-scale field surveys that AFC facilitated between 1977 and 1998: