Baruch College Master of Arts in Arts Administration

Author: Emily Caffery

New York Foundations Create $75 M. Fund to Support Arts Nonprofits and Social Services Impacted by Coronavirus

Amid the increasing closures brought on by the coronavirus, a consortium of 18 foundations has created a $75 million fund to support small and midsize nonprofit arts and cultural organizations as well as others offering social services.

The NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund, which will be administered by the New York Community Trust, allows organizations to apply for grants and zero-interest loans to “to help them respond to emerging needs, cover losses associated with the disruption of their operations, and help them continue their critical work,” according to a release announcing the fund.

To qualify, organizations must be New York City–based 501(c)(3) organizations that have previously received funding from the city or the state, with an annual operating budget of less than $20 million and a “track record of robust programming and services for New York residents.” More…

Theatre Without Theater

Theatre Without Theater is an Instagram account started by 3 theater artists to honor the productions that have been cancelled or postponed during this time, with the work shared every evening at “curtain time” of 7:30pm. The platform was created 5 days ago and the response has been beyond exciting – there are already over 4,000 followers and we were featured in the New York Times on March 17.

If you, like so many of us, have had work cancelled during time, and would be interested in sharing it on our platform, please reach out to us at [email protected]. We are committed to sharing work in a wide variety of forms – you can currently see on the account a mix of everything from a midwestern high school production of Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls, to an actor from Broadway’s Harry Potter performing a scene, to a playwright reading a monologue from her cancelled workshop production, to a designer sharing their renderings.  More…

Canada’s National Arts Centre and Facebook will pay musicians for livestreams

The National Arts Centre has teamed up with Facebook to offer artists a paid alternative to the livestreaming they’re already doing. The Facebook-National Arts Centre Fund for Performing Artists will provide $100,000 in artists fees to support online performances.

The first in the #CanadaPerforms series, which will run on NAC’s Facebook page, will take place Thursday, March 19 at 2 pm EST. Blue Rodeo frontman Jim Cuddy and his Jim Cuddy Band will be joined by Devin Cuddy, Sam Polley and Colin Cripps. The artists will perform in a studio and stand 1.5 metres apart from each other.

Other early performances include Serena Ryder, William Prince, Irish Mythen, Erin Costelo and Whitehorse. More…

BOMB Magazine: COVID-19 Artist Resources

At BOMB Magazine, generating dialogue and community between artists across disciplines has been our core mission since we started in 1981. We believe the artist’s voice is necessary, particularly in uncertain times.

We are so grateful to our readers, contributing artists and writers, and supporters. Our commitment to you is unshakeable, and we offer our firm support during a period when many of us are isolated and facing unprecedented challenges. In the coming weeks, BOMB will continue to publish new content daily, as well as resources and virtual outreach for artists in order to amplify and support the voices we hold dear in our community. More…

NYS Arts Go Online: Virtual Events for All Ages

In these unprecedented times, New York’s arts and culture play as valuable a role in our lives as ever.

New York State Council on the Arts is proud to support their grantees as they ensure that all New Yorkers can continue to experience our creative culture while upholding essential public health measures.

From family art projects to theater, independent film, opera, streaming house concerts and centuries of incredible painting and sculpture, as we practice social distancing, we can still connect through the arts. More…

BroadwayHD Is Letting You Watch Your Favorite Musicals For Free — For a Limited Time (Video)

BroadwayHD, a streaming service for theater fans started in 2015, has long been bringing Broadway performances to people’s living rooms. As the company explained in a statement, “BroadwayHD was created with the goal of making high-quality theater accessible to everyone globally.”

The platform is currently offering a free seven-day trial, along with a wildly affordable $8.99 monthly plan. So go ahead and watch as many times as you want. You can even sing along if you please because you’re in your own house, who’s going to complain? More…