By Julia Jacobs | March 24, 2020
As museums shutter and theaters go dark, cultural institutions have been calling for federal and local government help. Congress’s aid package will provide some assistance. More…
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The New Yorker: Performing Artists and the Financial Fallout of the Coronavirus
By Emily Witt | March 22, 2020
New York’s cultural scene has taken hits before—after 9/11, during the recession that began in 2007, after Hurricane Sandy—but its elimination for an indefinite period of time is unprecedented. More…
ChatterPack: A list of free, online, boredom-busting resources!
Resource list of virtual tours; online learning; geography, nature, and history; music; arts and culture; literature online; learn a new skill; entertainment and more…
While At Home: I Am A Creative
Artists and freelancers have experienced substantial financial hardship since the COVID-related decrease in public gatherings. This collection of funds and grants aims to only include those that are actively dispersing funds and soliciting applicants. More…
Joe’s Pub Announces JOE’S PUB LIVE!, A Free Series of Live-Streamed and Archived Performances
After last week’s successful launch of Joe’s Pub LIVE!, Joe’s Pub, a program of The Public Theater, will continue itsa??free series of live-streamed and archived performances from their iconic stage in New York City. This initiative serves to facilitate social connection during this time of physical distancing, so Joe’s Pub will share concerts with their audiences each Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8PM Eastern. More…
Music and the Brain @Home
Music and the Brain brings music literacy curriculum, teacher support and whole-class keyboard instruction to K-12 students as part of their school day. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and remote learning needs of our partner schools, you can now access elements of Music and the Brain lessons online! More…
COVID-19 Art Stories
When the first countries began to lock down in response to COVID-19, I was in the midst of researching the aftermath of the Black Death in York in the fourteenth century, and the rise of the documented practice of arts management. The urgency of what was happening in the world almost seven centuries after those events led me to want to capture and amplify the stories of those in the front lines of arts and culture. These are their words, unedited. More…
NAPAMA: COVID-19
NAPAMA is working on targeted resources for agents, managers, and self-represented artists. This information will be updated as more links and information are shared and become available.
A task force created by NAPAMA has developed a list of frequently asked questions and responses regarding the coronavirus/COVID-19 epidemic. The FAQs will be helpful for the entire field with special focus on issues facing agents, managers, and self-represented artists.
Americans for the Arts and the Arts Action Fund are standing up for the arts in America during COVID-19!
Request your members of Congress ensure Congress will include $4 billion—to be distributed though the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)—to help offset the losses of the nonprofit arts industry, and expand eligibility through additional federal programs to ensure artists, entrepreneurs, and small businesses in the creative economy can utilize business interruption relief. More…
Creative Capital: Online Arts Events During the COVID-19 Outbreak
We have created a list of events that have moved online due to the crisis, in an effort to support artists, arts professionals, and cultural organizations, as well as to provide an enriching experience for those isolated at home as COVID-19 continues to spread. More…