COVID-19 Artist Emergency Resources

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Dear Arts Community,

As we all deal with closely monitoring the COVID-19(coronavirus) outbreak, MCA is following federal and state efforts that will benefit our communities. We will update everyone when we have information to share from state and national arts partners like the Maryland State Arts Council, Americans for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. MCA staff have also taken the precaution of working remotely and will be accessible via email.

  • If you have tickets to any type of art event that has been canceled or postponed, please consider asking the artists & curators about ways you can support them in lieu of an event ticket refund.
  • If an arts organization, arts business, creative entrepreneur has temporarily closed, please consider donating or sharing resources in support of their team and the community they serve.
  • If you have a current contract with an artist and the project has paused, please remember that many artists work gig-to-gig and consider how to ensure that payments continue in a timely way especially during this time period.

In the next few days we will work to share valuable resources via social media and email. We also hope these links and resources below provide help and guidance during this time:

Resources for Independent Artists

Freelance Artist Resources

https://covid19freelanceartistresource.wordpress.com/

Art Funding

https://www.giarts.org/blog/admin/covid-19-coronavirus-and-arts-funding-update-and-action-items?fbclid=IwAR1B02Zp_-t5wGiWAoRFju8yYoB2ohmtOgqZg1bMW2g9PnoONqdM1jN7AZw

Medical Support

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rauschenberg-foundation-emergency-medical-grants-1800903

Resource and Response Center

https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-topic/disaster-preparedness/coronavirus-covid-19-resource-and-response-center

NEA

https://www.arts.gov/covid-19-resources-artists-and-arts-organizations 

https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/FAQs-for-applicants-and-awardees-in-response-to%20COVID19-3.12.20.pdf

Financial Assistance for Teaching Artists

https://www.yamd.org/financial-assistance-teaching-artists/?fbclid=IwAR1X5qTMfSgSTlHcXB-0szdEczRwPNakEMVGzargvAqRmi0FXRnXmdIh0dg

Resources for Independent Artists

https://www.baltimoretheatres.org/post/resources-for-independent-artists?fbclid=IwAR1aYPq-Dbxb-xlaY61VVJcbKCj5egrMXHCjnuO-nxtmwms5hsQSv4MyLgM

Emergency Funds

https://www.womenarts.org/funding-resources/emergencyfunds/

Writer’s Emergency Fund

https://pen.org/writers-emergency-fund/ (scroll to bottom)

Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfv4AazvLFVUNAgXoxqBqfZ7jJVkrMroa-CET6Vt6XygR-CaQ/formResponse

Artists COVID-19 Protection

https://www.ceocreative.org/post/artists-protection-from-co-vid19?utm_campaign=ab6cc7ca-a695-4bc4-b3aa-e7cbefe6f0d0&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=78c2065b-ca16-4ecc-a3c7-28aee9532ae2

Americans for the Arts

https://www.artistrelief.org/

Artist Grants

http://www.baltimorearts.org/covid-19-and-the-arts-resources-for-artists/?fbclid=IwAR1HbtzYWFdFvy7U7lV3rXK8Ruh0UIcRYITtL8TJ4P1h4i3sH_6aGaIxDrI

https://covid19freelanceartistresource.wordpress.com/?fbclid=IwAR3_USgiUw1K03czT9X4KrQOA62IakpiVYEJa5buzZB-C3bZQjLDJHCQwKA

Music COVID-19 Relief

https://musiccovidrelief.com/?fbclid=IwAR24WSrDE-hYmkXWE6BiRSEAVy4ScvIPqOkvCYCuFKdZvaNYHZq0tW-hGjI

List of Artists Relief Funds

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fFyKzxtzSFGzzvpRySJNtsVbjJhwnK7-N9KJxSHrW6w/edit?fbclid=IwAR2rRkibA7id6kTKJAjueFesmWaJYrL67yvze_vaR4jqfq2JhPdbGcz3zvo#gid=0

 Alfield Reeves COVID-19 Grant Links

https://www.alfieldreeves.com/covid19grants

Remote Work

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lMb_k8s3PcnL_5R9eOwobOooLniCGdT2seWlGKFuAps/edit?fbclid=IwAR3xJJ5J5ub7rEsrvhM-bgx8NLsAl9omg3mRLUseRJSzIhTp3vPKlzuNrAw

CrowdSource List

https://docs.google.com/document/d/164JBpixO1pNWj1nwpvyPSjzXY_80srJ4ESakIEQBsO4/edit?fbclid=IwAR1pKln0zy-Mp3HGCtW9HNgErobW9Y3yDYYFrXbdVKIrwleFPIKfxdH87KA

Baltimore Artist Emergency Relief Fund

http://promotionandarts.org/arts-council/baltimore-artist-emergency-relief-fund-0

Resources for Arts Organizations

Events Updates and Public Announcements

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14GEQJjqdt-MBrZZtIUGiyq7-88wfAlNjz4SsyylIFAU/viewform?ts=5e6a66b8&edit_requested=true

Baltimore Resources

https://www.baltimoreculture.org/COVID19#.XmuZARNKg1L

Performing Arts Readiness

https://performingartsreadiness.org/?fbclid=IwAR0QcXddQQyfMSDm5Z9k914X8l6IKPhnLQ8ZtzhxJUrJQNhYza74y-tfeiY

Resources for the Artist Organization Field

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_GK3wHf5Mt6Lf07j_2ZA0NuAAEd30-fPDXCts_MYEzY/edit?fbclid=IwAR2wSjrvXovD8Xy39In-DA2psK60dnawCAUQ7lnV9C4A75qGBNAGXCjZdZY

Resource and Response

https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-topic/disaster-preparedness/coronavirus-covid-19-resource-and-response-center

NEA

https://www.arts.gov/covid-19-resources-artists-and-arts-organizations

https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/FAQs-for-applicants-and-awardees-in-response-to%20COVID19-3.12.20.pdf

Arts Partnership: Arts Organization Emergency Relief Fund

https://www.theartspartnership.net/the-arts-partnership-creates-the-arts-organization-emergency-relief-fund/

Association of Performing Arts Professionals COVID-19 resources 

https://www.apap365.org/Advocacy/Emergency-Response

Government Resources

Maryland Department of Health

https://phpa.health.maryland.gov/Pages/Novel-coronavirus.aspx

Maryland Public School System Guidelines

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/guidance-for-schools.html?

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Information for Small Businesses

https://govstatus.egov.com/md-coronavirus-business

Virtual Programming for the Arts Sector

Baltimore Center Stage

https://www.centerstage.org/plays-and-events/covid19response

Walters Art Museum

https://art.thewalters.org/

Anne Arundel County Public Schools

https://www.aacps.org/elearning

Enoch Pratt Library

https://www.prattlibrary.org/ecard/

The Ultimate E-Resource List

http://mcn.edu/a-guide-to-virtual-museum-resources/

Lunch Doodles

https://www.kennedy-center.org/mowillems

Virtual Museums

https://www.parents.com/syndication/museums-with-virtual-tours/?fbclid=IwAR1UvL6OLPzqpntKBwugzU5jeVdoL5J28wiFEa20AzW7jDaeSjW7g_DW6eY

Free Lunches for Students

By County

https://wjla.com/news/local/meal-site-locations-established-in-maryland-to-feed-students-while-schools-are-closed

https://wtop.com/local/2020/03/d-c-md-and-va-schools-offer-learning-plans-free-meals-for-students-during-coronavirus-closures/

By Zip Code

https://mars.msde.maryland.gov/mars_sitesearch/

Arts Sector Information on Unemployment Insurance

Information on Businesses and COVID-19

https://govstatus.egov.com/md-coronavirus-business

Information on the Maryland COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund Programs for Businesses

https://commerce.maryland.gov/fund/maryland-small-business-covid-19-emergency-relief-fund-programs?fbclid=IwAR3MhSNdtQH2YS9InOYLp56tfzUG4m4gHPfLXgKFmLSCqNBakIy9m_lXV5Q

Information on the COVID-19 Layoff Aversion Fund

http://www.labor.maryland.gov/employment/covidlafund.shtml

Information on how to file for Unemployment

https://www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/uibenefits.shtml

Maryland COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund Programs for Businesses

Maryland Small Business COVID-19 Emergency Relief Loan Fund (For-Profit Businesses)

https://commerce.maryland.gov/fund/maryland-small-business-covid-19-emergency-relief-loan-fund

Maryland Small Business COVID-19 Emergency Relief Grant Fund (Non-Profit Businesses)

https://commerce.maryland.gov/fund/maryland-small-business-covid-19-emergency-relief-grant-fund

Maryland COVID-19 Emergency Relief Manufacturing Fund (Manufacturers Producing PPE)

https://commerce.maryland.gov/fund/maryland-covid-19-emergency-relief-manufacturing-fund

MSAC

Creative Conversations

https://www.msac.org/news/creative-conversations-0

MSAC COVID-19 Resources

https://www.msac.org/news/msac-covid-19-state-emergency-statement-resources

 

Arts Sector Surveys

Independent Artists

https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5532991/6539d78e3593

Arts Organizations

https://surveys.americansforthearts.org/s3/CoronavirusImpactSurvey

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