BRICxHome: Resources for Artists During a Public Health Crisis

As we take heightened precautions to support public health initiatives, including temporarily closing our doors, we want to maintain our unwavering support of the artistic and creative community and ensure that you continue to thrive. To that end, we have compiled a list of shared resources from local and national arts and culture organizations. 

These resources offer assistance, such as financial support and opportunities for artists to continue to express their creative potential during these difficult times. They should not be mistaken for public health information distributed by city and state authorities. 

In the coming days and weeks, finding ways to support one another will become especially crucial. At BRIC, we reaffirm our commitment to support visual artists, performers, and media makers as we unite Brooklyn through art and creativity, together, to build community and make change. We hope you will find the links below to be of use to you and your creative community as we all navigate the impact of the novel Coronavirus/COVID-19.

We'll be continually updating this page as we learn of more resources. Any resources with an asterisk (*) at the end have been added within the last 24 hours.

Funding Sources:

• The Actor's Fund: Emergency Financial Assistance
• The Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation: Emergency Grant
• Alliance of Artists Communities: Emergency Relief Programs
• American Society of Journalists and Authors: Writers Emergency Assistance Fund
• Artist Relief: Grants to artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19
• Artist Relief Project: Emergency Relief and Support
• Artist Relief Tree: Request Funding
• Artists’ Fellowship: Emergency Aid Resources 
• Arts and Culture Leaders of Color: Emergency Fund
• Authors League Fund: Emergency Resources
• Brooklyn Arts Council: Emergency/Disaster Relief
• Center for Craft: Craft Futures Fund
• CERF+: Emergency Assistance Inquiry
• Creative Capital: Artist Relief for COVID-19
• Dance NYC: Coronavirus Dance Relief Fund
• doNYC: Amplification Project
• The Drama League: Directors Emergency Relief Fund
• Erie Arts & Culture: Emergency Financial Assistance Fund
• Format: The Photographer Fund
• Foundation for Contemporary Arts: COVID-19 Relief Fund Application
• Freelancers Union: Freelancers Relief Fund
• Hamptons Arts Network: Artist Relief Fund
• The Haven Foundation: Grants
• ILYSM: #ILYSM4Artists Grant
• Joan Mitchell Foundation: Emergency Grants for Artists
• The Max's Kansas City Project: Emergency Grants
• Mayer Foundation: Grants to Individuals and Private Foundations
• National Association of Latino Arts & Culture (NALAC): Actos de Confianza Micro-Grant Initiative
• National Restaurant Association: Restaurant Employee Relief Fund
• New Music USA: New Music Solidarity Fund
• New York City Community Trust: NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund for Non-Profits
• New York State: How to Get Unemployment Assistance
• New York State Council on the Arts: Resources for New York State Arts and Cultural Organizations re: Novel Coronavirus
• New York State Dept of Labor: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) provides payment to workers not traditionally eligible for unemployment benefits (self-employed, independent contractors, workers with limited work history & others) who are unable to work as a direct result of the COVID19 emergency
• NYFA: Emergency Grants Listings
• NYFA: Tri-State Relief Fund to Support Non-Salaried Workers in the Visual Arts
• The Opportunity Agenda: Creative Change COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Stipends for Artists and Cultural Strategists
• Paige West & the West Collection: LIFTS Artist Grant and Acquisition Award
• Pen America: Writer's Emergency Fund
• RestorationART / The Billie Holiday Theatre: COVID-19 Emergency Fund*
• The Soze Foundation, TaskForce, and Invisible Hand: Artist + Activist Relief Fund
• Support New York: Online Exhibition Fundraiser (50% sales to donating artist, 50% sales to N95 to NYC)
• The Surdna Foundation: $13 million commitment to support artists of color working to advance racial justice within their local communities
• Sweet Relief Musicians Fund: COVID-19 Fund
• Twenty Summers: Emergency Arts Fund

COVID-19 Resources and Webinars:

• The Actors Fund: Entertainment Assistance Program
• Americans for the Arts: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource and Response Center
• Americans for the Arts: How the Arts and Culture Sector Can Prepare for the Coronavirus in the United States
• Arab American Association of New York: English Application Form, Arabic Application Form*
• Artists at Risk Connection: COVID-19 Resources for Artists
• ArtsReady: Preparing for the Potential Impact of the Coronavirus
• Brad Lander for NYC: COVID Relief and Advocacy for NYC Freelancers and Gig Workers
• Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce: COVID-19 Assistance & Resources for Businesses
• CERF+: Responds to Coronavirus
• Council on Foundations: External Resources for Responding to COVID-19
• COVID-19 & Freelance Artists: COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources
• Creative Capital: Artist Resources During the COVID-19 Outbreak
• The Drama League: COVID-19 Resource List
• Freelancers Union: What Freelancers Need to Know About Coronavirus
• Hire Artists: A digital marketplace connecting buyers and supporters with artists
• Kickstarter: Resources for Artists in the COVID-19 Crisis
• LMHQ: COVID-19 Resources
• Make the Road New York: Our COVID-19 Response
• Mutial Aid Network: Mutual Aid NYC
• NARS: 2020 NARS Studio Project
• National Coalition for Arts' Preparedness & Emergency Response: Preparedness for Arts Sector
• NYC Well: Free Counseling Services
• Playwrights Horizons: Resources for Artists
• POWRPLNT: COVID-19 Resources
• Teaching Artist Guild: COVID-19 Resources for Teaching Artists
• Vera List Center for Art and Politics: COVID-19 Resource Toolkit For Artists and Our Extended Communities

Streaming Resources and Platforms:

• From Facebook: Facebook Watch Parties
• From PBS: Ovee Live Streaming Platform 
• From Vimeo: How to Plan a Virtual Event

Event Cancellations: 
Has Your Project Been Impacted by SXSW or Another Fest’s Cancellation? W&H Wants to Help
 

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