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Emergency Resources

 

The Kentucky Arts Council is committed to assisting artists, arts organizations and other creatives, freelancers and creative industry stakeholders in accessing information to help navigate this time of uncertainty caused by COVID-19. The arts council has compiled these links to resources that offer valuable information and may be of use as the arts community moves forward. Arts council staff will update this page as more information becomes available. If you have a suggestion about links that could be added, email Jessica Taylor at Jessicat@ky.gov.

YouTube budget Webinar Webinar hosted by the Kentucky Arts Council - Budgeting During a Global Pandemic
by Elaine Grogan Luttrull, Minerva Financial Arts
Watch webinar on YouTube: https://youtu.be/52EKiPT5ozs

Transitioning Back-to-work - https://govstatus.egov.com/ky-healthy-at-work

 

INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS

Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation
https://www.gottliebfoundation.org/emergency-grant

American Society of Journalism and Authors
http://asja.org/For-Writers/WEAF

Artist Relief Tree Fund
https://artistrelieftree.com/request-funding/

Artists Economy Loses, LIVE spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CyQBOZy3SDHn_7KG8xuUnZ-bHlfipl9KSBN8KvN3ucY/edit#gid=0

Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfv4AazvLFVUNAgXoxqBqfZ7jJVkrMroa-CET6Vt6XygR-CaQ/viewform?fbzx=3921934041473436626

Artwork Archive
https://artiststhrive.org/covid-19

Authors League Fund
https://authorsleaguefund.org

Carnegie Fund for Authors
https://www.carnegiefundforauthors.org/grant-eligibility

CERF+ The Artists Safety Net
https://cerfplus.org/get-relief/apply-for-help/craft-emergency-relief-fund/

Coping with COVID: Centering Wellness and Self-Care for Creatives
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coping-with-covid-centering-wellness-and-self-care-for-creatives-tickets-102278618100?mc_cid=9a4a374e27&mc_eid=2eef3764f9

Dietl International Art Submission
https://www.dietl.com/art-handlers-assistance

Elevator Arts Artist Relief Trust
http://elevatorarts.org/artist-relief-trust/

Format Photographer Fund
https://www.format.com/photographer-fund

Foundation for Contemporary Arts
https://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grants/emergency-grants

Freelancers Union
https://www.freelancersunion.org/about/

Freelance Relief Fund
https://fieldofvision.org/relief-fund

HowlRound Theatre Commons
https://howlround.com/happenings/panel-artists-time-global-pandemic-asl-captioned

HowlRound Theatre Commons: Recorded Webinar
https://howlround.com/happenings/livestreaming-financial-strategies-freelance-artists-time-crisis-asl-captioned

Patreon Artist Relief Fund
https://patreonforms.typeform.com/to/SptV8y?utm_source=events&utm_medium=typeform&utm_campaign=streamathon&utm_content=grants

Pen America
https://pen.org/writers-emergency-fund

Queer Writers of Color Relief Fund
https://www.gofundme.com/f/queer-writers-of-color-relief-fund?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link-tip&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

Rauschenberg Emergency Grants
https://www.nyfa.org/Content/Show/Rauschenberg-Emergency-Grants

Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America
http://www.sfwa.org/about/benevolent-funds/emergency-medical-fund

The Haven Foundation
http://www.thehavenfdn.org/application/

The Soze Agency: Artist + Activist Relief Fund
https://www.wearesoze.com/relief-fund

Supporting Individual Artists Webinar Series
https://artsu.americansforthearts.org/products/aae-supporting-individual-artists-webinar-series#tab-product_tab_content

Twenty Summers Relief Fund
https://www.20summers.org/eaf

 

PERFORMERS

Actors' Equity
https://www.actorsequity.org

American Federation of Musicians
https://www.afm.org/covid-19/

American Guild of Musical Artists
https://agmarelief.org/eligibility/

Association of Performing Arts Professionals
https://www.apap365.org/Advocacy/Emergency-Response

Audio Assemble
https://audioassemble.com/resources-for-musicians-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/

Behind the Scenes Grant
https://wp.behindthescenescharity.org/who-is-eligible-for-a-grant/

Blues Foundation HART Fund
https://blues.org/hart-fund/

Broadcasters Foundation of America: Emergency & Disaster Grant
https://broadcastersfoundation.org/emergency-grant-form/

Come Together: Music Industry Support Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1380856882273928/

Crew Nation Fund
https://www.livenationentertainment.com/relief-fund/

COVID-19 Music Production Response Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2396222610479031/?ref=share

Equal Sound
https://equalsound.org/musicians-corona-relief-fund-application/

Gospel Music Trust Fund
http://www.gospelmusictrustfund.org

IATSE
https://www.iatse.net

International Bluegrass Music Association's BlueGrass Trust Fund
https://ibma.org/bluegrass-community-resources-during-covid-19/

Jazz Foundation
https://jazzfoundation.org/musicians-emergency-fund/

LightHopeLife, Inc.
https://www.lighthopelife.org/betterhelp-group-form

Missed Tour: Fans helping bands
https://missedtour.org

Music Health Alliance Grant
https://www.musichealthalliance.com/covid-19-resources/

Music Maker Relief Foundation
https://musicmaker.org/covid-19-update-pat-mother-blues-cohen/

Performing Arts Readiness
https://performingartsreadiness.org/sample-emergency-plans/

PLUS1 Covid-19 Relief Fund
http://plus1.org/COVIDRELIEF?fbclid=IwAR2089UWEsU1xLB2sF-s8QGPjSuT4LxSYR427nWA1r0Z6jd--8KMRkkBpKs

Recording Academy
https://www.grammy.com/musicares/get-help

SAG-AFTRA Foundation
https://sagaftra.foundation/assistance/disasterrelief/

Sound Royalties
https://soundroyalties.com/no-cost-funding/

South Arts Jazz Road
https://jazzroad.southarts.org

Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
https://www.sweetrelief.org/request-assistance.html

The Actors Fund
https://actorsfund.org/am-i-eligible-help

The Kennedy Center: Arts & Special Education Webinars
https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/resources-for-educators/professional-development/arts-and-special-education-webinars

The Kennedy Center: Digital Stage
https://www.kennedy-center.org/digitalstage/

The Social Distancing Festival
https://www.socialdistancingfestival.com

Viral MUSIC- Because Kindness is Contagious
https://www.facebook.com/groups/622864291902580/?multi_permalinks=625025531686456¬if_id=1584417344858800¬if_t=group_highlights

Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation
https://wrpioneers.org/covid19/

 

ORGANIZATIONS

Americans for the Arts Impact Survey
https://surveys.americansforthearts.org/s3/CoronavirusImpactSurvey

Book Industry Charitable Foundation
http://www.bincfoundation.org/assistance/

CharityHowTo: Webinars-What you need to know about postponing and cancelling events
https://www.charityhowto.com/nonprofit-webinar/covid-19-and-what-you-need-to-know-about-postponing-and-cancelling-events? fbclid=IwAR1OHCNL8kH-VbeianUva8b0O6a9ykj9o5eP9Dm6ZbWmc3xZap-wFiAX6uM

CharityHowTo: Webinars-Fundraising during a crisis
https://www.charityhowto.com/nonprofit-webinar/fundraising-during-a-crisis?list=Free+Courses

DeVos Institue of Art Management: Pro Bono Consulatations
https://mailchi.mp/devosinstitute/the-devos-institute-of-arts-management-invites-applications-for-pro-bono-consultations-in-wake-of-pandemic?e=00645a19f1

Fund for the Arts Emergency Support Grants
https://fundforthearts.org/covid-19-emergency-support-grants-for-nonprofit-arts-culture-organizations/

Making the Case for the Arts Webinar
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-making-the-case-for-the-arts-tickets-99993647692?aff=efbneb&fbclid=IwAR3F0YyHi9LCj3eDrRtds3K0YgdiKmoKjG7iFekpRmQ5DwP97TedItSJCZ8

Museum Workers Relief Fund
https://sites.google.com/view/museumworkersspeak/home

sgENG
https://npengage.com/arts-cultural/resources-to-guide-arts-and-cultural-organizations-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

Springboard for the Arts
https://springboardforthearts.org/stories-writing/principles-for-ethical-cancellation

 

STATE/NATIONAL RESOURCES

Americans for the Arts
https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-topic/disaster-preparedness/coronavirus-covid-19-resource-and-response-center

Art Inc. Kentucky
https://www.artinckentucky.org

CARES ACT Guidelines
https://www.arts.gov/grants-organizations/CARES/grant-program-description

Center for Nonprofit Excellence: SBA Loans Survey
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GLZMM6M

CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety.html

Executive Order 2020-246, List of Life-Sustaining Retail
https://governor.ky.gov/attachments/20200322_Executive-Order_2020-246_Retail.pdf

Facebook Small Business Grants Program
https://www.facebook.com/business/boost/grants

Fund for the Arts Resource Page
https://fundforthearts.org/online-resource-center/

IRS Stimulus Check Tracker
https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment

Kentucky Career Center FAQ
https://kcc.ky.gov/career/Pages/What%20You%20Need%20To%20Know.aspx

Kentucky Department for Public Health COVID-19 website
http://kycovid19.ky.gov

Kentucky Nonprofit Network COVID-19 Resource Page
https://www.kynonprofits.org/coronavirus?utm_source=KNN+ALL+emails+of+reps+-+ALL+GrowthZone&utm_campaign=93ec80fe02-EMAIL_ CAMPAIGN_11_4_2019_13_51_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_84caadc067-93ec80fe02-168349549

Kentucky Response to COVID-19
https://governor.ky.gov/covid19

Kentucky Small Business Development Center
https://www.ksbdc.org/coronavirus

Kentucky Unemployment Insurance
http://www.kewes.ky.gov

Lex Arts, Arts Resilience Initiative Fund
https://lexarts.org/arts-resilience-initiative-fund/

National Endowment for the Arts
https://www.arts.gov

National Endowment for the Arts
https://www.arts.gov

One Fair Wage Emergency Fund
https://ofwemergencyfund.org/help

Performing Arts Readiness
https://performingartsreadiness.org

SBA Fact Sheet
https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/Declarations/ViewDisasterDocument/3488

Smithsonian COVID-19 Resource Hub
https://culturalrescue.si.edu/hentf/major-disasters/current-disasters/

The Lee Initiative - Restaurant Workers Relief Program
https://leeinitiative.org/

USDAC, Art Became the Oxygen: An Artistic Response Guide
https://usdac.us/artisticresponse?link_id=0&can_id=ab0532e717bd7864d4f5daa8952db5c3&email_referrer=email_775255&email_subject=resources-for-a-creative-emergency-response

 

GENERAL INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL LINKS

Artists Thrive
https://artiststhrive.org/covid-19

Arts Ed Collaborative
https://mailchi.mp/bdb4acea2471/were-here-for-you

Arts Education Partnership
https://www.aep-arts.org/covid-19-resources

Arts Ready
https://www.artsready.org

Authors League Fund
https://authorsleaguefund.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Crisis-Advice-Guide-2019.pdf

Be Well At Work
https://uhs.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/breathing_exercises_0.pdf

COVID-19 Freelance Artists Resources
https://covid19freelanceartistresource.wordpress.com/?fbclid=IwAR1osSpOzLGl-MTkrmsrKjOfgn6E8odWSBthLs2NDojcqH-6-Bcsbr0c_Mk

Creative Capital
https://creative-capital.org/2020/03/13/list-of-arts-resources-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/?fbclid=IwAR12HTalqbAMBZDW8_ih0jd5DAEDtm6QkqJU3TuGCJQwO-Rh6fZgrO0urZ4

My Modern Met
https://mymodernmet.com/crowdfunding-for-creatives/

National Coalition for Arts' Preparedness Response
https://www.ncaper.org/social-media

National Endowment for the Arts
https://www.arts.gov/COVID-19-FAQs

Online Art & Design Studio Instruction in the Age of "Social Distancing" Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2872732516116624

 

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