In response to Coronavirus and its impacts on various communities, Art Open Calls & Perennial Press have compiled this living document containing resources for artists. Please share widely!
If you know of a resource, please fill out this form or add a comment to this doc. We will also continue to post resources and opportunities on our Instagram and our monthly mailing list.
If you have a stable income right now, please check out the section: “how you can help.” Also consider donating $3 to Art Open Calls to support the folks compiling these resources & keep artists connected to opportunities.
PREPAREDNESS
EMERGENCY FUNDING
ARTISTS
- Fund for Seattle artists struggling in the current situation
- Relief fund for Minnesota artists
- Any artists can apply for funding through ART; only caveat is that you have to share their fund on your social media account.
- New emergency grant program available for U.S. artists who have immediate need, up to $5,000
- Range in amounts from $500 to $5,000
- International opportunity
- You specify how much money you need and what you will use it for
- for US-based BIPOC artists and administrators.
- $250 for artists and activists impacted by COVID-19
- INTERNATIONAL opportunity
- Currently CLOSED due to # of applications but you can join waitlist
- For independent artists in the Portland tri-county area
- $1000 grants available for Denver artists
- $500 grants for photographers impacted by COVID-19
- Grants for craft artists infected with coronavirus
- Grants for painters and sculptors for assistance with COVID-19 related medical bills
- Grants for fine artists with immediate medical need
- Professional women artists over the age of 40 in the U.S. may apply for up to $2,500
- Deadline April 30th, 2020
- $500 grants for artists, $1000 for organizations
- Nominate an artist who needs help in this time (you can also self-nominate)
- Up to $2500 for artists and freelancers in England
- Grants of $200 USD / $280 SGD for creative writers who live in Singapore
- For artists whose income has been impacted by COVID-19
- One-time $200 relief stipend
PERFORMING ARTISTS / MUSICIANS
- Fund for performance artists & entertainment workers in need
- Not just actors, as the name implies
- Austin, TX artists who have lost gigs due to cancellations can apply to this
- Relief fund for musicians
- Financial & addiction recovery help for professional musicians, must have proof of income from music
- Philadelphia artists in the performing arts can fill out this form to request financial help
- NYC-based performing artists who work at independent theaters can apply for emergency funding
- For musicians who have lost gigs
- For Canadian magicians who have lost gigs
- Grants up to $750 for Canadian theater artists to present a work online during quarantine
- Relief for Indiana-based musicians
- Grants for Oklahoma musicians
WRITERS
- Grants for Philly writers and booksellers
LOANS
- for NY residents affected by Coronavirus
GENERAL
Mutual aid is the voluntary exchange of resources, usually financial, for mutual benefit.
- For women, non-binary, and gender expansive folks who need help with rent and other immediate expenses
- Currently CLOSED due to overwhelming applications
- $3000+ grants available for orgs addressing racial bias, worker protection, homelessness and renter protection/housing security, and food security
FINANCIAL EDUCATION
GENERAL INFO
WORKING REMOTELY
- Extensive document with resources for freelancers
- Extensive document for best practices for remote working
JOB OPENINGS
- All jobs posted in March 2020
HOW YOU CAN HELP
DONATE
Donate to any or all of the following to help artists and organizations in need!
- Relief for Bay Area artists
- $500 emergency grants
SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES + INDEPENDENT ARTISTS
Small businesses are especially suffering in this hard time, with decreased foot traffic and spending. If you have $ to spare, consider shopping here first. These are all either artists who have expressed financial need, or stores that have closed in response to the pandemic. Are you an artist or small business and want to be added? Fill out this form with your info.
HIRE INDEPENDENT ARTISTS
SUBSCRIBE TO AN INDEPENDENT MAGAZINE
- Feminist response to pop culture
- Magazine featuring emerging writers
OTHER WAYS TO HELP
COLLECTIVE CARE + HEALING JUSTICE
- “As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps around the world, statist and capitalist structures predictably continue to fail us in many ways. Underlying that failure is the stress on individual responses: stockpile, isolate, and care for yourself.”
- Contains a growing list of mutual aid pandemic disaster care
- “As COVID-19 spreads in the U.S many of us are asking: How do we connect, organize, and deepen community amidst the necessary public health practice of physical distancing? How do we combat the spread of isolation, othering, and fear? How do we learn from BIPOC, queer, and disabled communities on surviving pandemics and caring for each other? How do we stand in solidarity, mutuality, and community care, at this time of social emergency, and use what we learn toward making systemic change?“
ARTICLES
INTERACTIVE
ART OPPORTUNITIES
With lots of opportunities being taken away each day, we want to bring awareness to some of the venues still accepting art submissions. It is important to keep up our artistic practices during hard times. Even if we have to be physically distanced, we can still be artistically connected through online & print mediums.
PUBLICATIONS
- theme: COV-19, deadline ongoing
ONLINE EXHIBITS
- Class of 2020 exhibit, for graduating art students from Canadian colleges
- Showcasing BFA & MFA thesis exhibits that are postponed or canceled because of coronavirus.
- Exhibit: “Ether”, showcasing any artists who have had shows or other opportunities disrupted
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
- Young artists & students can opt into a digital critiquing program to get feedback during this time of social distancing.
- Artists can submit their information to be included in a directory
- Olio Gallery is accepting files to capture the ethos of Coronavirus in the world through sound. Rolling deadline, submissions will be compiled into an online exhibit.
- Write haikus remotely with others
- Show them what you’re working on and they’ll share with their community
EXPERIENCING ART
- Artnet’s Up-to-the-Minute Guide on art-related closures + cancellations
VIRTUAL ART GALLERIES
With museums and venues closing for the foreseeable future, we are looking for alternate ways to experience and interact with art.
- A list of venues and online tours of museums and art spaces
- Online gallery featuring digital art
- McEvoy Center for the Arts
- Virtual experience featuring a bunch of artists
- Online art museum
- current exhibit: UN/FEELING
ONLINE ART EVENTS
- Online music festival & events calendar
- Facebook group to share videos and livestreams of concerts
ONLINE MAGAZINES
SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNITIES
- Instagram poetry community offering poetry book recommendations and reviews
- Instagram page showcasing feminist art
PODCASTS / MEDIA
- Podcast supporting artists, creating community, and sharing resources
- Podcast spotlighting emerging creators
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE LISTS: