COVID-19 Resources for Artists & Arts Organizations |
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November 11, 2020
During the COVID-19 crisis, the Arts Council will be compiling resources for artists and organizations who are experiencing personal or business losses due to the economic impact of the pandemic. This list will be updated weekly as news and information become available, with new resources listed towards the top.
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The New Jersey State Council on the Arts
The Actors Fund
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Understanding the Affordable Care Act: Information for New Jersey Freelance Artists & Arts Workers
for a free webinar to help NJ freelance artists and arts workers understand what's available to them through the Affordable Care Act.
Webinar Date: November 12, 2020
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ArtPride New Jersey Foundation
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
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Keep Jersey Arts Alive is a digital public value campaign that highlights the importance of the arts in New Jersey, and why the industry's survival is critical to the state's overall recovery. The Keep Jersey Arts Alive website offers videos and state- and county-wide impact data to illustrate how the arts affect every corner of the state. Check it out to learn what you can do to Keep Jersey Arts Alive!
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Attention, artists and arts organizations! Americans for the Arts has revised their COVID-19 Survey for Organizations, and they need your input. Even if you've already completed the survey, please take five minutes to fill out the new version.
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Performing Arts Readiness |
Free webinars on various topics related to emergency preparedness:
November 11: Crisis Communication and Reputation Management for Performing Arts Organizations
November 17: Managing Legacy Materials for Performing Arts Orgs
November 19: Customizing the New Pocket Response Resource
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The New Jersey State Council on the Arts
The Actors Fund
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Understanding the Affordable Care Act: Information for New Jersey Freelance Artists & Arts Workers
for a free webinar to help NJ freelance artists and arts workers understand what's available to them through the Affordable Care Act.
Webinar Date: November 12, 2020
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Downtown Somerville Alliance |
Downtown Somerville Alliance Small Business Rebound Fund
This program will distribute $50,000 in grant dollars to businesses located within the Special Improvement District who have suffered economic injury due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Application Deadline: November 13, 2020
Applications are open to all downtown Somerville businesses.
Non-profits organizations are not eligible.
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Telling Your Story in the Time of Covid
Join this professional development session with former journalist Allison Davis and Social Impact Strategist Ennis Carter to make your online messaging clearer and more effective.
Webinar Date: November 17, 2020
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New Jersey City University Center for the Arts
Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs
Rising Tide Capital
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Monthly Call for Artists and Arts Organizations
Next Meeting: November 17, 2020
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$5,000 grants to artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19, such as the lack or imminent endangerment of essentials such as housing, medicine, childcare, and food.
Cycle VIII Application Deadline: November 18, 2020
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Tune in for the latest news on state and federal support and to hear how ArtPride is partnering with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts to promote the arts industry, both now and moving into 2021.
Next Meeting: November 20, 2020
Also at this link: ArtPride's regularly updated list of recommendations and resources for the New Jersey arts sector.
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Princeton Area Community Foundation |
New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund
NJACRF was established to ensure the survival and strength of
New Jersey's arts and culture sector during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fund was created with a lead contribution from the Grunin Foundation. Other founding funders include the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the Prudential Foundation. NJACRF has subsequently received generous support from the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Evelyn McGee Colbert and Stephen Colbert, Tracey and Jon Stewart, the Stone Foundation of New Jersey, the E.J. Grassmann Trust, and a growing list of donors.
Rolling Application Deadline: December 1, 2020
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Foundation for Contemporary Arts |
FCA Emergency Grants COVID-19 Fund
One-time grants of $1,500 for experimental artists who have had performances or exhibitions canceled/postponed due to COVID-19.
Application Deadline: December 1, 2020
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Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation |
The Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant
In response to the unprecedented economic circumstances of the year 2020, the Gottlieb Foundation has delayed the application schedule for its annual Individual Support Grant program.
Application Deadline: February 26, 2021
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Performing Arts Readiness |
PAR Network Grants
Ten grants of between $5,000 - $25,000 each will be awarded for projects to support both the development of new or emerging disaster preparedness networks that include performing arts and culture organizations, and the expansion of existing networks to increase participation among performing arts organizations.
Rolling deadline through April 30, 2021.
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The New Jersey State Council on the Arts
The Actors Fund
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Understanding the Affordable Care Act: Information for New Jersey Freelance Artists & Arts Workers
for a free webinar to help NJ freelance artists and arts workers understand what's available to them through the Affordable Care Act.
Webinar Date: November 12, 2020
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Tune in for the latest news on state and federal support and to hear how ArtPride is partnering with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts to promote the arts industry, both now and moving into 2021.
Next Meeting: November 20, 2020
Also at this link: ArtPride's regularly updated list of recommendations and resources for the New Jersey arts sector.
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Princeton Area Community Foundation |
New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund
NJACRF was established to ensure the survival and strength of
New Jersey's arts and culture sector during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fund was created with a lead contribution from the Grunin Foundation. Other founding funders include the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the Prudential Foundation. NJACRF has subsequently received generous support from the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Evelyn McGee Colbert and Stephen Colbert, Tracey and Jon Stewart, the Stone Foundation of New Jersey, the E.J. Grassmann Trust, and a growing list of donors.
Rolling Application Deadline: December 1, 2020
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The State of New Jersey
Department of Human Services
Division of Family Development
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The New Jersey School-Age Tuition Assistance Program
Financial support for care for school-age children in need of child care as a result of COVID-19 remote learning schools schedules.
This assistance is available until December 30, 2020, and applications will be accepted until funds are exhausted.
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New Coronavirus Dance Impact Survey
In order for Dance/NYC to better understand and advocate for dance organizations and individuals in the metropolitan New York City dance community, Dance/NYC has developed a new, follow-up Coronavirus Dance Impact Survey.
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The New Jersey Small Business Development Center at Ramapo College |
The New Jersey Small Business Development Center at Ramapo College is a federal-state-education partnership, primarily funded by the United States Small Business Administration, that provides no-cost business management counseling and information services to small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs.
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The NJ Small and Micro Business PPE Access Program
The NJ PPE Access Program will help ensure that New Jersey's small and micro businesses and non-profit organizations have access to the PPE they need for their operations, their employees, and their customers.
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Pro Bono Partnership assists qualifying nonprofit organizations in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York (excluding NYC) with their business legal needs.
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Jersey Arts at Home Event Submission
Stay connected with the public during the COVID-19 crisis by getting your virtual events highlighted in the Jersey Arts at Home guide.
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Newark Arts at Home
A platform for Greater Newark artists and arts organizations to share their virtual events and offerings.
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The New Jersey Economic Development Authority |
The NJEDA Board has created new programs designed to support businesses and workers facing economic hardship due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
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The New Jersey Economic Development Authority |
CDFI Emergency Loan Loss Reserve Fund
The CDFI Emergency Loan Loss Reserve Fund is a $10 million capital reserve fund that the NJEDA will use to take a first loss position on CDFI COVID-related loans that provide low-interest working capital to microbusinesses that have been negatively impacted by the outbreak.
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New Jersey Community Capital |
Garden State Relief Fund
The Garden State Relief Fund offers loans to small businesses and nonprofits negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Division of Unemployment Insurance
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Assistance is available to self-employed workers, independent contractors, gig and platform workers who are impacted by COVID-19 through Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and possibly the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
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Have general questions about COVID-19? The NJ Poison Control Center and 211 have partnered with the State to provide information to the public on COVID-19.
Text "NJCOVID" to 898-211
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Survey Report: The COVID-19 Crisis and New Jersey's Non-profit Community
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ArtPride New Jersey Foundation
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
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Keep Jersey Arts Alive is a digital public value campaign that highlights the importance of the arts in New Jersey, and why the industry's survival is critical to the state's overall recovery. The Keep Jersey Arts Alive website offers videos and state- and county-wide impact data to illustrate how the arts affect every corner of the state. Check it out to learn what you can do to Keep Jersey Arts Alive!
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Sweet Relief provides immediate assistance with a limited amount of funds available to be used specifically for musicians and music industry workers affected by the Coronavirus.
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Resource Library for Pocket Response Resource
An annotated library of free emergency-planning resources curated by ArtsReady and dPlan.
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#CaresForMusic
A toolkit to support cities, towns, and counties to utilize existing CARES Act relief to invest in their local music economies.
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ArtsWA
Oregon Arts Commission
Idaho Comission on the Arts
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Free Webinar: "Creative Borrowing for your COVID-19 Comeback"
This webinar provides information about how nonprofit organizations can use fully secured borrowing to help them through a financial crisis. Arts leaders share how their organizations used fully-secured borrowing to manage their financial crises and ultimately become stronger, more resilient organizations.
Recorded June 10, 2020
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American Alliance of Museums |
2020 Special Membership
In recognition of the devastating impacts of COVID-19 on museum professionals, AAM has created a special membership specifically for those who have been furloughed or laid off in 2020.
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Arts Administrators of Color Network |
Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund
The Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund is intended to help those pursuing careers as artists or arts administrators whose income has been directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 Emergency Relief for the Entertainment Community
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American Guild of Musical Artists |
AGMA Relief Fund
Emergency financial assistance to members in need.
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COVID-19 Blues Musician Emergency Relief Fund
Immediate resources to full-time blues musicians whose revenue streams have been severely diminished by the current coronavirus pandemic.
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U.S. Small Business Administration |
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Relief Fund for Artists Affected by Cancellations Due to COVID-19
At the moment, new requests are not being accepted, but artists can join the waitlist to be informed if and when the opportunity becomes available again.
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts |
The Artist Power Center
The Artist Power Center is a digital platform created to help artists and cultural workers navigate emergency relief and continue to build long-term careers, allowing artists to share knowledge, exchange resources and opportunities, advocate for what matters, and create connections across sectors to strengthen the creative community across the United States.
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Audience Outlook Monitor
An international collaboration between top researchers, funders, service organizations, and hundreds of cultural organizations who want to make informed decisions about how and when to re-start programming based on rigorous research data.
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New Jersey Business Action Center |
Resources for New Jersey businesses as they reopen and recover.
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New Jersey Cultural Alliance for Response |
NJCAR's primary aims are to prevent and mitigate the loss of cultural and historic resources in the event of a disaster and to serve as a statewide resource. Click the link below for resources about navigating the coronavirus pandemic.
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New Jersey Theatre Alliance |
Coronavirus Recommendations and Resources
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Council of New Jersey Grantmakers |
Coronavirus Response
Articles, Resources, and Events for the Philanthropy Field
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Resources for Dancers and Dance Organizations
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South Jersey Cultural Alliance |
Coronavirus Resources and Information
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Noyes Museum of Art
Stockton University
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Coronavirus and Art Resources
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The Arts Ed NJ staff have compiled a list of resources, technologies, and instructional tools to support our arts educators and teaching artists.
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Arts in Education Virtual Learning Portal
A compendium of information to assist teachers, students, and families during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Virtual Teaching Resources for Music Educators
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National Guild for Community Arts Education |
Virtual conversation series, digital resources, and social platforms for arts education providers in their response to COVID-19.
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National Endowment for the Arts |
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National Endowment for the Arts |
Resources to Help Ensure Accessibility of Virtual Events for
People with Disabilities
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Americans for the Arts closely monitors recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and the Federal and D.C. governments as developments evolve concerning the coronavirus. This page is updated daily as news and information becomes available.
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National Assembly of State Arts Agencies |
Resources for state arts agencies and other public arts funders as they develop more policies and practices to address COVID-19.
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Arts Resources During the COVID-19 Outbreak
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Alliance of Artist Communities |
COVID-19 Arts Preparedness and Response Resource List
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COVID-19 Emergency Funds, Resource Lists, and Webinars
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What freelancers need to know about the coronavirus.
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COVID-19 & Freelance Artists |
This list is specifically designed to serve freelance artists, and those interested in supporting the independent artist community.
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Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative |
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COVID-19 Resources for Artists
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Coalition of State Museum Associations |
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North Carolina Arts Council |
COVID-19 Content Resource Guide for Artists
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COVID-19 Resources for Actors, Creators, and Performing Artists
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Association of Performing Arts Professionals |
Guide to Government Relief for Artists and Arts Organizations
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National Council of Nonprofits |
COVID-19 Resources for Nonprofit Organizations
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COVID-19 Resources for Makers
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COVID-19 Tools and Resources for Nonprofits
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To help music professionals and their loved ones navigate the coronavirus crisis, Billboard has compiled a list of resources at both the national and state levels.
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I Care If You Listen has compiled a list of emergency funding and artist resources for artists impacted by the COVID-19 emergency.
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Up-to-date resources and opportunities for artists and arts organizations impacted by COVID-19, including webinars, legal guidance, emergency funding, and more.
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Performing Arts Readiness |
The PAR project is offering resources that will contribute to the sustainability of organizations during the COVID-19 crisis.
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COVID-19 Nonprofit Resources
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A comprehensive list of tips, tools, and examples for event organizers during the coronavirus outbreak.
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The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, created in 1966, is a division of the NJ Department of State. The Council was established to encourage and foster public interest in the arts; enlarge public and private resources devoted to the arts; promote freedom of expression in the arts; and facilitate the inclusion of art in every public building in New Jersey. The Council receives direct appropriations from the State of New Jersey through a dedicated, renewable Hotel/Motel Occupancy fee, as well as competitive grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. To learn more about the Council, please visit www.artscouncil.nj.gov.
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