Resources Resource Category: Artist and Art Organization Emergency
The Social Distancing Festival
(showcase of performing/visual artists whose shows/gigs/exhibits were cancelled due to COVID-19)
Tools for Artists and Art OrganizationsHowlRound Artists in a Time of Global Pandemic webinar
Focused on shared resources (legal, advocacy, how to take your work virtual, finding emergency funding, and financial best practices in crisis) and building and grounding our national community for US-based freelance artists and cultural workers in all disciplines.
Tools for Artists and Art OrganizationsU.S. Department of Arts and Culture Community Care in the Time of Coronavirus
A diverse resource list for addressing social justice as it pertains to the nation’s reaction to the COVID-19 emergency.
Tools for Artists and Art OrganizationsFreelance Artist Resources
An aggregated list of free resources, opportunities, and financial relief options available to individual artists of all disciplines.
Artist and Art Organization EmergencyArtsReady
An online emergency preparedness service with a number of COVID-19 preparedness resources from across the arts and culture sector.
Artist and Art Organization EmergencyNational Association of Latino Arts and Cultures COVID-19 Resource Directory
A sortable spreadsheet with numerous categories, including emergency funding, statements from the field, and social media groups for arts organizations and individual artists.
Artist and Art Organization EmergencyDeVos Institute of Arts Management Pro Bono Consultation for U.S. Arts Organizations
Rapid response support for American arts and culture non-profits in wake of pandemic.
Tools for Artists and Art OrganizationsCalifornia Lawyers for the Arts Emergency Resources
A list of resources for artists and arts organizations on behalf of the arts community.
Tools for Artists and Art OrganizationsArts Education Partnership COVID-19 Partner Resources
A collection of information from leaders in the arts education field related to shifting operations to online platforms for telework situations, serving their constituents in new ways and caring for their employees.
Tools for Artists and Art OrganizationsNational Endowment for the Arts COVID-19 Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations
A lengthy list of arts service organizations providing frequently updated news and resources for artists and arts organizations.
Tools for Artists and Art OrganizationsCalifornians for the Arts COVID-19 Resources
Tracks in one place the Federal, State and Local news that impacts the entire arts sector.
Tools for Artists and Art OrganizationsAmericans for the Arts Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource and Response Center
Closely monitoring recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Federal and D.C. governments as developments evolve.
Emergency FundingCalArts Artist, Grant, and Info Resource List
Emergency FundingAmericans for the Arts Resources for the Arts and Culture Field
Emergency FundingCARES Act Table of Loan, Grant, and Compensation Opportunities for the Arts
Artist and Art Organization EmergencyCity of Riverside List of Artist and Art Org Resources
Artist and Art Organization EmergencyFinancial Relief Resources for Artists
Artist and Art Organization EmergencyRauschenberg Emergency Grants
One-time cash grants of up to $5,000 to cover expenses caused by one-time, unexpected medical emergencies.
Emergency FundingJazz Road Quick Assist Fund
$1,000 grants available for freelance jazz musicians impacted by COVID-19 to offset lost income due to cancelled events in March, April, and May 2020.
Emergency FundingCritical Minded COVID-19 Relief Grants
Unrestricted relief grants of $500 for cultural critics from underrepresented communities experiencing financial hardship due to the pandemic.
Emergency FundingNational Association of Latino Arts and Cultures Actos de Confianza Micro-Grants
$500 micro-grants to provide Latinx artists and arts administrators with short-term emergency financial assistance to compensate for loss of income due to the cancellation of an event, engagement, project or employment.
Emergency FundingArtist Relief
Unrestricted $5,000 grants for practicing artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19.
Emergency FundingThe Actors Fund
Free and confidential assistance nationally to everyone who works in performing arts and entertainment.
Emergency FundingMusicians Foundation
Financial assistance to professionals in the music industry.
Emergency FundingMusiCares
Short-term financial assistance for musicians’ personal needs that have arisen due to unforeseen circumstances.
Artist and Art Organization EmergencyAuthor’s League Fund
Helps professional authors, journalists, poets, and dramatists who find themselves in financial need because of medical or health-related problems, temporary loss of income, or other misfortune.
Artist and Art Organization EmergencyCERF+ – CERF+ Emergency Assistance
Supporting intensive care, focused on those infected with the COVID-19 that require intensive medical care.
Artist and Art Organization EmergencyPEN America Writer’s Emergency Fund
Small grants for professional writers in acute or unexpected financial crisis.
Emergency FundingQueer Writers of Color Relief Fund
- Emergency relief grants up to $500 for queer writers of color who have experienced a loss of income due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Emergency FundingDesert X Artist Relief Fund
One-time unrestricted emergency relief cash grants up to $1,000 for Southern California artists, including the Coachella Valley and desert environs, who have been directly impacted by the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Emergency FundingLA Arts COVID-19 Relief Fund
Emergency relief grants up to $30,000 for Los Angeles County-based arts nonprofits to maintain essential functions and retain core staff through the COVID-19 crisis.
Emergency FundingEast Bay/Oakland Relief Fund for Individuals in the Arts
Relief grants up to $2,000 to help the various and diverse cultural communities of artists, teaching artists, culture bearers, and nonprofit arts workers who comprise Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, with dedicated support for those in the City of Oakland.
Emergency FundingFoundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants for Visual and Performing Artists
Urgent funding for visual and performing artists who incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates.
Emergency FundingArts Administrators of Color Network Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund
Up to $200 to help those pursuing careers as artists or arts administrators whose income has been directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emergency FundingCoronavirus (COVID-19) Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants
California is providing one-time state-funded disaster relief assistance to undocumented adults who are ineligible for other forms of assistance. The California Department of Social Services has selected twelve nonprofit organizations to help individuals apply for and receive this disaster relief assistance in their region. An undocumented adult who qualifies can receive $500 in direct assistance, with a maximum of $1000 in assistance per household.