Artist Relief
| Founded | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Type | Financial Relief |
| Focus | Emergency Grant Distribution |
| Method | Direct aid |
| Website | www |
Artist Reliefis an emergency initiative founded in 2020 by a coalition of national arts grantmakers to offer financial and informational resources toartistsacross the United States in response to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]Artist Relief is an emergency initiative organized by theAcademy of American Poets,Artadia,Creative Capital,Foundation for Contemporary Arts,MAP Fund,National YoungArts Foundation,andUnited States Artists—all mid-sized national arts grantmakers—to distribute $5,000grantsto artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19; serve as an ongoing informational resource; and co-launch theCOVID-19 Impact Survey for Artists and Creative Workers,designed byAmericans for the Arts,to better identify and address the needs of artists moving forward.[2][1]As of August 2020, the initiative had distributed $13.5 million through these grants.[4]
In 2020, the annual concert seriesHardly Strictly Bluegrassworked with Artist Relief to administer a $1 million artist relief fund to musicians affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Are You an Artist in Need of Aid? Here Are Dozens of Emergency Grants, Medical Funds, and Other Resources to Help".artnet News.2020-04-14.Retrieved2020-05-22.
- ^ab"Artist Relief Emergency Fund Receives Over 55,000 Applicants in Barely 2 Weeks".Observer.2020-04-24.Retrieved2020-05-22.
- ^Quito, Anne (9 April 2020)."US artists can now get $5,000 emergency grants without a tedious application process".Quartz.Retrieved2020-05-22.
- ^"Artist Relief Raises $2 Million for Individual Artists".American Theatre.2020-09-25.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-10-10.Retrieved2021-03-27.
- ^"Hardly Strictly Bluegrass announces full lineup—and $1 million artist relief".48 hills.2020-09-25.Retrieved2020-10-26.
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