Baruch College Master of Arts in Arts Administration

Author: Emily Caffery

APAP: Making Sense of COVID-19 Relief

From the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP): As you may be trying to make sense of the COVID-19 relief programs, we want to highlight these important, upcoming webinars.

Join us for “Putting the Puzzle Together: COVID-19 Relief for Performing Artists, Arts Workers, and Arts Organizations ” on Tuesday, April 14 at 1 p.m. (EDT) . In this joint webinar with the Alliance of Performing Arts Conferences, our expert panel will explain the complex web of programs available to performing artists, arts workers, and arts organizations. Register now .

Secondly, back by popular demand from the APAP|NYC conference, performance coach, management consultant, financial advisor and therapist Dana Fonteneau offers her insight and support in this special webinar, ” Pause, Pivot, Adapt: Finding Emotional Resilience in Times of Crisis ” on Wednesday, April 15 at 1 p.m. (EDT). This webinar will help you cultivate emotional resilience and provide guidance on how to thrive in times of uncertainty. Register now . More…

Podcast: Revolutionizing the Way You Hear Theatre with Iyvon Edebiri of The Parsnip Ship and Playwright Andrew Rincón

From HowlRound’s Adventures in Audio Fiction Podcast: The first half of this episode features Iyvon Edebiri (Baruch MA Arts Administration ’17), the Artistic Director and host of The Parsnip Ship, a series of new plays and new music performed live each month in Brooklyn and then released as a free podcast. The second half of this episode features Andrew Rincón, a playwright who was featured on The Parsnip Ship and whose play, I Wanna F**k like Romeo and Juliet is one of their most downloaded episodes. I Wanna F**k Like Romeo and Juliet will be produced on stage at New Light Theatre Project in New York City this May. More…

Forbes: How The CARES Act Increases The Charitable Deduction Without Helping Non-Profits Very Much

By Howard Gleckman | April 8, 2020

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act creates two new tax benefits for donors to non-profits. One will mostly benefit low- and middle-income households, but do little for the charities it is intended to support. The other mostly will benefit a relative handful of high-income givers and may accelerate their donations to non-profits. But it isn’t likely to increase overall giving in the long term. More…

Make more of screentime: Hire accomplished, dedicated practitioners from across the arts to share their knowledge or to help with both your creative and everyday needs

hireartists is a marketplace designed to facilitate creative exchange during an unprecedented economic crisis for the already-precarious arts and creative sector at large. Built by artists and for artists, hireartists connects buyers and supporters with experienced practitioners possessing decades of experience, for the purposes of online instruction or to help with creative and non-creative tasks. More…

American Theatre Wing Establishes COVID-19 Response Effort For Off Broadway & Regional Theater; Obie Awards Go Virtual

The American Theatre Wing has announced the first phase of its National COVID-19 Response Effort, including rapid funding mechanisms to support Off and Off Off Broadway as well as the nation’s regional theater community. More…

Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants COVID-19 Fund

In light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the artist community, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts is creating a temporary fund to meet the needs of experimental artists who have been impacted by the economic fallout from postponed or canceled performances and exhibitions. For as long as our Board of Directors determines it is necessary and prudent to do so, the Foundation will disburse one-time $1,500 grants to artists who have had performances or exhibitions canceled or postponed because of the pandemic. More…

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival: Open Air Flexpass

In this time of uncertainty, for both our schedule and yours, the Hudson Valley Shakespare Festival has developed a new way to dream about summer — we’re rolling out an OPEN AIR FLEXPASS. These passes are like gift certificates, but instead of cash value, they are directly redeemable for one ticket. When our calendar is confirmed, log into your account and your OPEN AIR FLEXPASS will be automatically applied to the tickets in your cart. In the circumstance that the pandemic prevents HVSF from producing a season this summer, patrons will be able to use their OPEN AIR FLEXPASS for any performance in June of the 2021 Season. More…