Emergency Response Directory

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.

Advocacy for Freelance Artists & Arts Organizers

• Covid 19 Freelance Aritst Resources, a co-created list facilitated by Hannah Fenlon, Ann Marie Lonsdale, Abigail Vega.

• Resources for the Artist Organization Field, a co-created word doc facilitated by Common Field

Social Justice Action

• Additional Resources for Facing Coronavirus by adrienne maree brown

• Art Became the Oxygen: An Artistic Response Guide created by the US Dept. of Arts & Culture (USDAC)

• Coronavirus: Wisdom from a Social Justice Lens via Healing Justice

• Caring Accross Distance: Some Things to Consider Before Movement Gatherings During COVID-19 by Maryse Mitchell-Brody

• Performing Arts Alliance, the national policy advocate, leadership forum, and learning network for America’s nonprofit performing arts organizations, artists, and allies.

• COVID-19 Preparedness for the Arts Sector via the National Coalition for Arts Preparedness & Emergency Response

For Artists who are Caregivers

• Supporting Artists with Families in Our COVID-19 Plans via Parent Artist Advocacy League (PAAL)

• Centering People with Chronic Illness via Chronic Illness Leadership for Emergent Times (CILET)

TRAVEL & VISA INformation FOR ARTISTS

• How the current travel bans will affect artists via Artists From Abroad

• International Artist Visa Processeing via The Performing Arts Alliance

Funding for Artists

• Artist Relief Grants - Grantmaker Coalition

• Hilary Teachout Funds for Artists Affected by COVID-19

• Comprehensive List of Funding Opportunities from 3Arts

• Emergency Grants – Foundation for Contemporary Arts 

• Emergency Grants – New York Foundation for the Arts for visual artists

• Emergency Grants – Rauschenberg Foundation 

• Emergency Grants – Women Arts 

• Emergency Relief Programs – Alliance of Artist Communities

• Emergency Grants for Visual Artists, a comprehensive list with tips

• AGMA Relief Fund, administered by The Actor’s Fund

• Actors Fund Emergency Financial Assistance (not just for actors)

• Shade Literary Arts Queer Writers of Color Relief Fund 

• Local 802 Emergency Relief for musicians

• Artist Relief Tree

• The National Writers Union Freelance Solidarity Project for writers

• I Lost My Gig

• PEN America Writers Emergency Fund for writers

• Emergency Grants – Dramatists Guild Foundation

• Emergency Funding – CERF + The Artists Safety Net

• MusiCares, a fund by The Grammys

• Missed Tour, merch for sale to support musicians

• Musicians Foundation Emergency Fund for musicians

• Sweet Relief Musicians Fund

• CERF+ Artist Safety Net focusing on craft artists

BEST PRACTICES FOR ONLINE TEACHING, LEARNING, and GATHERING

• Accessible Teaching in the Time of COVID-19 via Mapping Access

• Distance Learning Tips via NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study

• Resources for Moving Dance-Based Pedagogy Online via Dance Studies Association

• Remote Teaching Resources a spreadsheet managed by Daniel Stanford, Director of Faculty Development & Technology Innovation, Center for Teaching and Learning, DePaul University

• Teaching Theatre Online: A Shift in Pedagogy Amidst Coronavirus Outbreak by Dr. Daphnie Sicre, Loyola Marymount University

• Teaching Theatre in an Online Format, a 21-min video offering from Michael Rohd, teacher, director, Founding Artistic Director of Sojourn Theatre Company and member of the Center for Performance and Civic Practice.

• “Ways of Gathering In the Age of COVID-19” via HowlRound)

Local Resources & INfo

• BATON ROUGE Arts Council creative relief for artists during COVID-19

• MISSISSIPPI Arts Commission COVID-19 resources for the Arts Sector

• NEW YORK CITY Small Business Services Assistance and Guidance During COVID-19

• NEW YORK CITY CultureAID, a collaborative network committed to strengthening NYC’s cultural community before, during, and after disasters.

• NEW YORK STATE Council on the Arts resouces for Arts & Cultural Organizations

• SEATTLE Artist Relief Fund facilitated by Ijeoma Oluo

• SOUTH CAROLINA Arts COVID-19 Resonse

• WASHINGTON STATE Arts Commission is posting daily updates on COVID-19

• WEST COAST: GoFundMe Supporting Performing Artists