COVID 19

Turning Social Distancing into a Creative Retreat

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We believe in the power of re-narrating, re-naming, and re-thinking. While there is much to do in this time to safeguard ourselves and help those around us, we offer that this time might also serve as a creative retreat. We’ve gathered some inspiring resources in hopes of providing a little levity to you and yours!

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Image via Brit + Co

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Image via The Jealous Curator

Creative and Educational Project Ideas:

  • Learn a new language on Duolingo!

  • Take art classes on Creative Bug or Skillshare (first two months are free!)

  • Take a Brit + Co class! Online Classes are FREE through 3/31 with code SELFCARE at checkout.

  • Challenge your kids (and yourself!) by participating in the FREE Stop Motion Kid’s Camp taught by Trisha Zemp

  • Brush up your Shakespeare and send a video to Remote Artist Collective!

  • Take courses from Ivy League schools

  • Take FREE film classes from Sundance Co//ab

  • FREE Tech and Design classes from ETC Learning Stage

  • Take this FREE Beat-the-Plague Playwriting Workshop

  • Check out some of the incredible SWAN Day Artists by browsing artist profiles here, here, here, and here.

  • Find inspiration on The Jealous Curator blog.

  • Browse this list of websites for teaching your kids to craft and DIY at home!

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Image via The Public

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Image via The Met

Things to Stream/Tune In to:

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On the Statera Book Shelf:

  • “The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield

  • “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron

  • “The Creative Habit” by Twyla Tharp

  • “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” by Barbara Kingsolver

  • “Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert

  • “Slouching Towards Bethlehem” by Joan Didion

  • “Silence in the Age of Noise” by Erling Kagge

  • “Bluets” by Maggie Nelson

  • “A Big Important Art Book (Now with Women)” by Danielle Krysa

  • “Steal Like an Artist” by Austin Kleon

  • “Yes Please” by Amy Poehler

  • “Untamed” by Glennon Doyle

  • “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” by Greg McKeown

  • “Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking” by David Bayles

  • “Broad Strokes: 15 Women Who Made Art and Made History (in that order” by Bridget Quinn

Image via Headspace

Image via Headspace

Image via Headspace

Image via Headspace

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Image via Movement for Hope

Self Care and Mental Health:

  • Enjoy free meditations via Headspace.

  • Kick start a yoga practice with My Yoga Works.

  • Tune in to Kate Garfeild’s donation-based pilates classes via Instagram live daily!

  • Join Intimacy Directors & Coordinators for Self Care Thursdays at 3pmPST/5pmCST/6pmEST for the next six weeks.

  • Find meditation practices for kids with the Mindful App!

  • Connect with a personal teacher LIVE with Journey Meditation (7-day free trial).

  • “Only for Now: Managing the Stress of Self-Isolation and Being Green” Webinar with Dr. Andrea Mechanick Braverman

  • Journal Prompts for Anxiety and Depression.

  • Release headache tension with quick massage tutorials from Neela Kohli.

  • Participate in various movement-based classes offer FREE and throughout the day at Movement For Hope.

Are you leading or participating in a class, workshop, live performance or other event you’d like us to share? Email [email protected] to submit it to this list!

Banner artwork by Evangeline Stott used with permission.

Artist Resources: Statera Responds to COVID-19

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March 13, 2020

Dear Statera Community,

As the impact of COVID-19 becomes more wide-reaching, we activate around the specific threat to those whose livelihoods depend on the arts. In addition to the effects on work weeks, dollars, and jobs, we recognize the impact on community for those in containment situations, and out of work. Statera continues to advocate on behalf of artists everywhere. Here are a few specific avenues for proactive support:

  • Immediate support: Statera has compiled an Emergency Response Resource Directory with links to financial support, advocacy channels, and more.

  • Advocacy: Let your voice be heard with those advocating for Congress to keep the arts at the forefront of relief and support decisions.

  • Readiness: ArtsReady is “an online emergency preparedness service by and for arts/cultural nonprofits with customized business continuity plans for post-crisis sustainability.”

  • Community: Disrupting isolation in coming weeks is paramount. We encourage you to connect via Statera’s virtual community like Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. In addition, Statera will offer multiple virtual community opportunities for Mentorship, Membership, and SWAN communities in the coming month.

Above all, we recognize that physical distance does not need to mean loss or distance of community. We continue to innovate around ways to support this community during this time and beyond.

Yours,

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Melinda Pfundstein, Executive Director
& The Statera Team

Artist Resources

Advocacy for Freelance Artists & Arts Organizers

Social Justice Action

For Artists who are Caregivers

TRAVEL & VISA INformation FOR ARTISTS

Funding for Artists

BEST PRACTICES FOR ONLINE TEACHING, LEARNING, and GATHERING

Local Resources & INfo

Creating pathways for Women in The Arts

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