COVID-19 Artist Emergency Resources
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://
Art Funding
Medical Support
https://news.artnet.com/art-
Resource and Response Center
NEA
https://www.arts.gov/covid-19-resources-artists-and-arts-organizations
Financial Assistance for Teaching Artists
Resources for Independent Artists
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:
Artists COVID-19 Protection
Americans for the Arts
Artist Grants
Music COVID-19 Relief
https://musiccovidrelief.com/?fbclid=IwAR24WSrDE-hYmkXWE6BiRSEAVy4ScvIPqOkvCYCuFKdZvaNYHZq0tW-hGjI
List of Artists Relief Funds
Alfield Reeves COVID-19 Grant Links
https://www.alfieldreeves.com/covid19grants
Remote Work
CrowdSource List
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
Baltimore Resources
https://www.baltimoreculture.
Performing Arts Readiness
Resources for the Artist Organization Field
Resource and Response
NEA
https://www.arts.gov/covid-19-resources-artists-and-arts-organizations
Arts Partnership: Arts Organization Emergency Relief Fund
Association of Performing Arts Professionals COVID-19 resources
Government Resources
Maryland Department of Health
https://phpa.health.maryland.
Maryland Public School System Guidelines
https://www.cdc.gov/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
https://www.cdc.gov/
Information for Small Businesses
https://govstatus.egov.com/md-coronavirus-business
Maryland Nonprofits
Virtual Programming for the Arts Sector
Baltimore Center Stage
https://www.centerstage.org/plays-and-events/covid19response
Walters Art Museum
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
Free Lunches for Students
By County
By Zip Code
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
Information on the COVID-19 Layoff Aversion Fund
http://www.labor.maryland.gov/employment/covidlafund.shtml
Information on how to file for Unemployment
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