Arts and Culture Sector and the Coronavirus: What We Know and How to Move Forward
Arts and Culture Sector and the Coronavirus: What We Know and How to Move Forward

As 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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Emergency Funds for Freelancers, Creatives Losing Income During Coronavirus
Emergency Funds for Freelancers, Creatives Losing Income During Coronavirus

With the passing of AB 5, California moved to extend employee protections to freelancers this year, but many creative professionals still work for themselves and don't have typical salaried-worker safety nets like extended sick leave. Some self-employed people will not qualify for unemployment insurance, particularly artists who rely on informal, direct cash payments or practice without a business license.

With those challenges in mind, KQED has rounded up a list of mutual aid funds that distribute emergency grants to artists, creative professionals and freelancers facing financial hardships.

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SBA Updates Criteria on States for Requesting Disaster Assistance Loans for Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)
SBA Updates Criteria on States for Requesting Disaster Assistance Loans for Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)

WASHINGTON – Today, as part of the Trump Administration’s aggressive, whole-of-government efforts to combat the Coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) and minimize economic disruption to the nation’s 30 million small businesses, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza issued revised criteria for states or territories seeking an economic injury declaration related to Coronavirus (COVID-19).

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The Safety Net Fund
The Safety Net Fund

The Safety Net Fund is a non-profit designed to help support artists in the Bay Area during the COVID-19 crisis. As the world around us descends into bedlam, we turn towards each other to find hope, support, and community. This fund will offer grants to artists, with no expectation of repayment, to help provide direct monetary support through this crisis.

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Rep. Adam Schiff Leading Efforts In Congress To Extend Relief To Entertainment Industry’s Suddenly Unemployed
Rep. Adam Schiff Leading Efforts In Congress To Extend Relief To Entertainment Industry’s Suddenly Unemployed

California Rep. Adam Schiff, who is leading efforts in Congress to secure relief benefits for freelance and contract workers in the entertainment industry who have lost work because of coronavirus shutdown, has joined three dozen other Democratic legislators in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy urging them to champion relief programs for the industry’s suddenly unemployed.

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Americans for the Arts' Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource and Response Center
Americans for the Arts' Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource and Response Center

Americans for the Arts continues to closely monitor recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Federal and D.C. governments as developments evolve concerning the coronavirus. Our organization cares about the health and safety of our members, stakeholders, staff, and board in communities across the country, and we understand that health, work, and travel require personal decisions that individuals must make for themselves.

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California Department of Public Health: Immunization Branch - COVID-19
California Department of Public Health: Immunization Branch - COVID-19

California is responding to the spread of a respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Cases of COVID-19 are also being reported internationally and in the United States. California is actively working with the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local governments, health facilities, and health care providers across the state to prepare and protect Californians from COVID-19.

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Artists and Arts Non-profits Need Access to COVID-19 Relief
Artists and Arts Non-profits Need Access to COVID-19 Relief

SEND A LETTER! Community by community, the impact of COVID-19 is variable and rapidly changing. As California's Legislature and the Newsom Administration and Congress and the Trump Administration consider new forms of federal and state economic assistance that may be targeted or widespread, artists and performing arts groups can join with others in the arts and nonprofit sectors to speak up to ensure that relief will meet all community needs.

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Art Became the Oxygen: A Guide to Artistic Response
Art Became the Oxygen: A Guide to Artistic Response

A Guide for Artists, Emergency Management Agencies, Funders, Policy-Makers, and Communities Responding to Natural and Civil Emergencies, Art Became The Oxygen incorporates first-person experience and guidance from respected voices deeply engaged in artistic response from Katrina to Ferguson, from Sandy to Standing Rock. It includes hundreds of links to powerful arts projects, official emergency resources, and detailed accounts for those who want to go even deeper.

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COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources
COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources

This list is specifically designed to serve freelance artists, and those interested in supporting the independent artist community. This includes, but is not limited to, actors, designers, producers, technicians, stage managers, musicians, composers, choreographers, visual artists, filmmakers, craft artists, teaching artists, dancers, writers & playwrights, photographers, etc.

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California Non-profit Takes Action on Behalf of the Arts During the Coronavirus Outbreak 
California Non-profit Takes Action on Behalf of the Arts During the Coronavirus Outbreak 

In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak that has caused Governor Gavin Newsom to cancel all events larger than 250 people, advocacy group Californians for the Arts has taken a series of steps to support the creative sector. The impact to small businesses, entrepreneurs, artists and arts organizations is already being felt all over the state. To mitigate the economic fallout, Californians for the Arts is amplifying the need for federal and state relief in these vulnerable industries.

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