COVID-19 ARTIST & COMMUNITY RESOURCES
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COVID-19 Artist & Community Resources
The CAC is steadfast in its commitment to supporting performing and visual artists in our community, and invites artists and art-lovers to browse our listing of resources to find assistance and hope during this extremely trying time. This page is updated daily with new resources and opportunities as we learn of them. Newly-added entries will be displayed at the top of each section. If you know of a helpful resource or opportunity that is missing from this list, please send it to us at info@cacno.org.
New Orleans / Gulf South Resources
New Orleans and Louisiana Emergency Funding and Assistance
- Jazz Road Quick Assist Fund for jazz artists
- New Orleans Creative Response - COVID-19 Support for NOLA Artists
- US Small Business Association Paycheck Protection Program: Info Here - Borrowers Apply Here
- New Orleans Musicians' Clinic COVID-19 Resources and Information
- Emergency Grants for Gig Workers: New Orleans Business Alliance Relief Fund for Gig Economy Workers -- information and online application
- United Way of Southeast LA Crisis Grants for Hospitality Workers, Hospitality Cares Pandemic Response Fund
- Snap Benefits (Food Stamps), Get SNAP,
- Emergency Food Donations: COVID-19 - Second Harvest Food Bank
- Unemployment Benefits in LA
- Child Nutrition for Children in NO Public Schools
- Catholic Charities New Orleans (Food, Unemployment, Medicaid applications)
- Diaper Bank for Babies/Junior League
- SBA Loans for organizations/businesses/non-profits
- Southeast Louisiana Legal Assistance
- Legal Assistance Probono New Orleans
- Eviction Assistance in New Orleans
New Orleans Utilities
- Sewerage and Water Board/Restore Water Service/Prevent Disconnection
- Cox Cable Service Interruption
- Cellular Service: Verizon
- Cellular Service AT&T
List of Open Businesses and Food Options
National Artist Resources & Opportunities
Artist Emergency Funding:
- Freelance Audio Fund, providing relief to the professional audio community impacted by COVID-19
- The Women's Center for Creative Work COVID-19 Grants
- Queer Writers of Color Relief Fund
- PEN America's Writers' Emergency Fund Grants
- For filmmakers of color: Firelight's William Greaves Fund
- Dramatists Guild Foundation Emergency Grants
- For playwrights, composers, lyracists, and librettists: Bret Adams & Paul Reisch Foundation COVID-19 Response Grant Lottery
- Author's League Fund - Apply for Assistance
- Arts Leaders of Color Emergency Fund
- Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund
- Artists Relief Tree Fund for COVID-19
- Warhol Foundation Offers Emergency Relief Grants for Artists
- New Music USA Solidarity Fund for Freelance Artists - Apply Here
- Emergency Grants for Women Artists Over 40
- Small Business Association COVID-19 Disaster Loan Assistance
- Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants
- New Music USA Announces Solidarity Fund for New/Creative/Improvised Music Artists
- Advice for theater professionals
- American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) Relief Fund
- Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+)
- Equal Sound Corona Relief Fund Application (for musicians dealing with cancelled gigs)
- MusiCares Relief Fund for musicians in need
- Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS – What we do together, makes a difference
- Am I eligible for help?, Actors Fund
- Musicians Foundation / CV19 Emergency Aid Grant Program
- Rauschenberg Emergency Grants for artists with unexpected medical bills
- Sweet Relief COVID-19 Fund for music industry workers
- Shade Literary Arts Queer Writers of Color Relief Fund
- US BlackChambers Micro Loan/Grant Program
- The National Endowment for the Arts
- Writers' Emergency Fund
- New York Foundation for the Arts
- Authors League Fund: Home
- Entertainment Assistance Program
- Blues Musician Emergency Fund
- Jazz Musician Emergency Fund
- Gospel Music Emergency Fund
- Emergency Grant, Gottleib Foundation
- City of Boston Arts and Culture - Boston Artist Relief Fund
- North Carolina Artists Relief Fund
- Arts & Cultural Leaders of Color Fund
- COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources
- 3Arts in Chicago is compiling a list of emergency funding for artists
- “Emergency Funds—All Art Forms,” from WomenArts
- Freelance Artists and Cultural Workers in all Disciplines
- “Freelancers & Community Resources 2020” Google doc
- “Relief + Resources from Arts Organizations,” information from CERF+ on emergency financial relief, emergency residencies, and other emergency resources for artists
- Creative Sonoma list of emergency funds and resources, for both West Coast and national artists
Artist Work Opportunities:
- CAC 2020 Call for Artists: "Make America What America Must Become" - Deadline April 30, 2020
- SculptureCenter's 2021 In Practice Call for Artist Proposals - Deadline June 15, 2020
- Amplifier's Gloal Open Call for Art - 30 winning artists receive $1,000 each
- Writers: Submit Work to Apogee Journal's Open Reading Period
Legal Resources
- Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
- Contracts, Coronavirus and Crisis, from LinkedIn
- Gig Cancellations due to Coronavirus: Survival Tips for Freelancers
Volunteer Opportunities
- Register to volunteer Medical and Behavioral Health, City of New Orleans
- Second Harvest Foodbank: Register to volunteer
- HandsOn New Orleans, Volunteering Opportunities
Health and Mental Health Resources
- Drugwatch: "What you should know about COVID-19 if you are older or have a chronic condition"
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- Talking to Children about Covid-19
- Disaster Distress Hotline
- “Self-care tips if you become sick with COVID-19 from an activist nurse” Google doc
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, “Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty”
- “How to Prevent Loneliness in a Time of Social Distancing,” from Scientific American
Arts Advocacy Efforts
- Support #CongressSaveCulture, an effort led by The Metropolitan Musem of Art to secure $4 billion for arts and culture institutions across the country
- HR 6201, FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT
- Tell Congress to include displaced entertainment workers in relief package
- Support Economic Assistance for Nonprofit Theatres and Artists Impacted by Coronavirus
- Supporting Artists with Families in Our COVID-19 Plans | PAAL
- Actors’ Equity Calls For Government Relief For Theater Workers In Wake Of Local Bans On Mass Gatherings
- Demands from Grassroots Organizers Concerning COVID-19
- Performing Arts Alliance online campaign to Congress, “Nonprofits Need Access to COVID-19 Relief”
- American Alliance of Museums online campaign “Tell Congress: Include Museums and all Nonprofits in COVID-19 Relief and Economic Stimulus Packages“
- Council of Nonprofits letter to Congress, “Why Nonprofits Must Be Included in a COVID-19 Relief and Economic Stimulus Package”
- Actors’ Equity press releases
How To Guides
- “Teaching Theatre Online: A Shift in Pedagogy Amidst Coronavirus Outbreak,” originally created by Dr. Daphnie Sicre
- Panel: Artists In a Time of Global Pandemic (ASL & Captioned), For US-Based
- “Corona Virus: Resources: Arts, Culture and Cultural Mobility,” from On the Move
- How to plan a virtual event on VIMEO https://vimeo.com/enterprise/live-production-broadcast
- How to Organize a Watch Party on Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odfNE4YQ6L8
- Fresh Arts hosts Facebook Livestreams about how to help artists survive during COVID-19 and other crises
- Howlround offers free online streaming platform for arts organizations to go digital
For Arts Organizations
- The emergency preparedness service ArtsReady has assembled resources related to Coronavirus specific to arts organizations and continues to update them here
- Creative Capital, “List of Arts Resources During the COVID-19 Outbreak“
- The American Alliance of Museums, “COVID-19/Coronavirus Resources & Information for the Museum Field“
- Statement and emergency fund for artists and arts administrators of color from Arts Administrators of Color Network
- Americans for the Arts 5-minute survey: The Economic Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Arts and Cultural Sector
- Alliance of Artists Communities, “COVID-19 Preparedness for Residencies”
- Association of Performing Arts Professionals’ list of resources, including an updated list of webinars
- “Ways of Gathering in the Age of COVID-19: A Guide to Livestreaming on HowlRound TV”
- “COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and Arts Funding: Update and action items” from Grantmakers in the Arts
- Springboard for the Arts, “Principles for Ethical Cancellation“
- Howlround offers free online streaming platform for arts organizations to go digital
- Facebook Small Business Grants
- KickStarter Resources for Artists Guide
On Racial and Social Justice
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice Statement on Discrimination and the Coronavirus Epidemic
- The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies’ National Call to Action
- Design Studio for Social Intervention, “Social Justice in a Time of Social Distancing”
- “Cover the Coronavirus without Being an Ableist Asshole” from Bitch Media
For Arts Patrons and Supporters
- “Things to Do (to support the arts right now)”, Crosscut
- “Funders, this is the rainy day you have been saving up for”, Nonprofit AF
- Seven Things You Can do to support your arts community, Americans for the Arts
- How to Help Arts Workers Hurt by the Pandemic: Give, but Safely
Media and Press
- Vox is seeking stories about how the coronavirus has impacted your life.
- A Daily Report on How COVID-19 Is Impacting the Art World, HyperAllergic
- Art Groups are headed into crisis, a few things might help, Vulture Magazine