Christian Wolf reached out to Julie Baker the Executive Director for the Californians for the Arts organization to see if she could help answer some basic concerns regarding the arts during this time.
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Read MoreAmericans for the Arts webinar content about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on the Arts and Culture field.
Read MoreThe Performing Arts Readiness project offers free webinars, on-site training, and presentations at professional conferences on various topics related to emergency preparedness
Read MoreStay at Home Fest harnesses the power of the internet for good, by creating an open source central hub to find all the fantastic decentralized events that are happening online, and aiding music discovery during the global pandemic.
Read MoreAs the Coronavirus (COVD-19) continues to develop, it's important that Local Arts Agencies and arts and culture organizations consider their preparedness, prevention, and response. Join members of Americans for the Arts’ staff, Ruby Lopez Harper, John Rubsamen, and Narric Rome, with Jan Newcomb, Executive Director of the National Coalition for Arts’ Preparedness and Emergency Response, Barbara Davis, Chief Operating Officer of The Actors Fund, Rhonda Schaller, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Visiting Associate Professor at Pratt Institute, and Michael Orlove, Director of State, Regional & Local Partnerships, and International Activities, and Lara Holman Garratano, Local Arts Agencies Specialist, from the National Endowment for the Arts to hear current information about actions to take, including: planning to consider, handling grant funded projects, managing stress during moments of crisis, and continuing to support artists.
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Read MoreIn-person meetings, all virtual meetings and hybrid virtual/in-person meetings are similar, and yet facilitation and participation in each type of meeting is also different and requires some specific skills and planning.
Read MoreWith an order Friday barring all gatherings in San Francisco venues with a capacity of 100 or more, and with social distancing under COVID-19 applying to even the supermarket checkout or waiting for the bus, some live events spaces are figuring out how to share their work even as they struggle to stay open.
Read MoreArtifacts from Facilitators for Covid Response Zoom Gatherings, Useful Online Meeting/Working Practices, Tool Resources/Technology Stewardship, Getting Going with online education, Using Liberating Structures Online Resources, General Credible Data Sources, Suggestions 8 Individual Company Responses and more...
Read MoreUnlike much of what we’re seeing in the media and public discussion, the virtual gathering -- organized in a week’s time -- centered the wisdom and life experiences of people who live with chronic illnesses and disability. A podcast by Irresistible (fka Healing Justice)
Read MoreThe Coronavirus Preparedness Webinar provided a holistic take on preparedness for theatres, including: a deeper understanding of the virus from an epidemiologist's perspective; general preparedness strategies; how to forecast budget shifts should productions be canceled; how to navigate insurance; and how the theatre field might take collective action to weather this potential crisis.
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