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…
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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.
BRIC: 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. More…
Digital Tools for Artists to Run a Remote Career During Coronavirus
At least temporarily, the world around us is changing. Especially in stressful times such as these, we need art in our daily lives. We can still come together and use art as healing. Because although we are being asked to do our part and stay in, it’s now easier than ever to stay connected to our communities and still run our art businesses online. To help the artists who feel shocked by these changes, we rounded up our favorite tools that make it easier to run an art business online. More…
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…
Creative Capital: List of Arts Resources During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Creative Capital has always been anchored by a rich spirit of community and mutual generosity, and we believe that continuing communication and exchange are crucial for all of us. As COVID-19 continues to spread across the United States, we have created a list of resources for artists working in all disciplines, as well as arts philanthropists, and arts professionals. More…
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…
Dallas News: As Dallas arts organizations cope with the pandemic fallout, the focus is on survival — and the future
Local arts groups hope to survive until at least April 29, while assessing how to protect themselves once COVID-19 is gone. More…