Artist and Creative Workers Mutual Aid Wildfire Resources

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1	Artists and Cultural Workers Mutual Aid Wildfire Resources
2	Support opportunities for artists and creative workers who have been impacted by the LA wildfires. Creative workers is inclusive of all those working in the creative sector, artists, musicisians, performers, dancers, actors, film workers, writers etc.
3	This list has been compiled with information and resources by Arts for LA and the California Community Foundation.				Are you an artist or cultural worker impacted by the fires? You can share your experience here.
4	Community Supported	Type of Resource	Specific Aid offer	Organization Name	Eligibility	Link to Apply/Register	Contact Email	Contact Name	Contact Number	Notes

5	Music	Financial Assistance	Grant	MusiCares	*Eligibility: "Individuals are eligible for MusiCares disaster relief support after 3 years employment in music in any capacity or credit on 6 commercially-released recordings"	https://musicares.org/get-help	musicaresrelief@musicares.org
6	Music	Financial Assistance	Grant for insturment replacement only	Guitar Center Music Foundation		https://guitarcenterfoundation.org/fires/	guitarcenterfoundation.org/grants
7	Performing Arts and Entertainment	Financial Assistance	Grants for supporting basic needs	Entertainment Community Fund		https://entertainmentcommunity.org/am-i-eligible-help
8	Music	Financial Assistance		Local 802 Emergency Relief Funds		https://erf.local802afm.org/apply				Partner of Entertainment Community Fund
9	Music	Financial Assistance	Offers financial support for specific bills requested	American Guild of Musical Artists Relief Fund	Must be member of Guild	https://entertainmentcommunity.org/am-i-eligible-help	membership@musicalartists.org			Partner of Entertainment Community Fund
10	Casting Professionals	Financial Assistance, Counseling	Grants, counseling services, access to additional resources	Casting Society Cares	Music be member of Casting Society (Casting Directors, Casting Associates, Casting Producers)	https://entertainmentcommunity.org/am-i-eligible-help				Partner of Entertainment Community Fund
11	"Script Supervisors, Production Coordinators, Production Accountants"	Financial Assistance, Counseling	Grants, counseling services, access to additional resources	IATSE Local 161	Must be member of IATSE Local 161	https://entertainmentcommunity.org/services-and-programs/iatse-local-161-member-assistance-program				Partner of Entertainment Community Fund
12	Cinematographers	Financial Assistance	Two grants available: Emergency Industry Slow Down Relief Grant, Hardship Support Grant	IATSE Local 600	Must be a member of IATSE Local 600	https://entertainmentcommunity.org/am-i-eligible-help				https://www.icg600.com/NewsFeed.aspx/NewsID/701, Part of Entertainment COmmunity Relief Fund
13	Editors	Financial Assistance	Unexpected Hardship Support Grant	IATSE Local 700	Must be a member of IATSE Local 700	https://www.editorsguild.com/
14	Makeup and Hair Artists	Financial Assistance	Unexpected Hardship Support Grant	IASTE Local 798	Must be a member of IATSE Local 798	https://entertainmentcommunity.org/am-i-eligible-help
15	Visual Artists	Financial Assistance	One time assistance for painters, printmakers and sculptors	The Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation	"Demonstrate a minimum involvment of 10 years in a mature phase of his or hers work"	https://www.gottliebfoundation.org/emergency-grant
16	Visual Artists	Financial Assistance	$3,000 emergency relief grant for craft artists	Craft Emergency Relief Fund	Craft artists 18 years or older	https://cerfplus.org/grants/emergency-relief/
17	All disclipines and cultural feilds	Medical Assistance	One time assistance up to $5,000 for unexpected medical, dental or mental health emergencies for generative artists (see eligibility)	New York Foundation for the Arts	Only generative artists are eligible—artists creating their own, independent work, with recent and ongoing opportunities for the public to experience that work. *To be eligible to apply, your average adjusted gross income for the last two years you’ve filed tax returns must be no greater than $75,000 ($150,000 for joint filers).	https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/rauschenberg-medical-emergency-grants/#:~:text=The%20Rauschenberg%20Medical%20Emergency%20Grants,%2Fdigital%20arts%2C%20and%20choreography.
18	Visual Artists	Financial Assistance	One time assistance in event of unexpected hardship	The Artists Fellowship Inc.	“Professional” is defined as those visual artists who make their livelihood through sales as reported on a Schedule C with a U.S. Federal tax return. An active exhibition history is also an important part of documenting “professional.” “Fine Artists” are defined as those who create art for sale through galleries, private commission, or reproduction in mass media. Media such as sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, illustration, art photography, fine art ceramics, mixed media, installations, and video art are considered “Fine Art” as defined above.	https://www.artistsfellowship.org/
19	Musuems and Cultural Institutions	Hotline Support	The National Heritage Responders (NHR) respond to the needs of cultural institutions and the public during emergencies and disasters through coordinated efforts with first responders, state agencies, vendors, and the public.	National Heritage Responders	Collecting institutions	https://www.culturalheritage.org/resources/emergencies/national-heritage-responders	NHRpublichelpline@culturalheritage.org		202.661.8068
20	Musuems and Cultural Institutions	Hotline Support	Emergency response for Native American Cultural institutions	Getting Ready in Indian Country	Native American Cultural Institutions	https://www.culturalheritage.org/resources/emergencies/getting-ready-in-indian-country
21	Musuems and Cultural Institutions	Hotline Support	Financial support to museums who have unexpectdly lost collections to natural disadter. "The goal is to help museums affected by a recent disaster receive post-disaster collections care recommendations from conservation and building professionals on an expedited basis."	Collections Assesment for Preservation Program, Emergency CAP	Museums of all sizes	https://www.culturalheritage.org/resources/collections-care/cap/emergency-cap	cap@culturalheritage.org		202.750.3346
22	All disclipines and cultural feilds	General Resources		National Coalition of Arts Preparedness and Emrgency Response		https://www.ncaper.org/
23	Performing Arts and Entertainment	General Resources	Loss of Income Calculator	Performing Arts Readiness		https://performingartsreadiness.org/loss-of-income-calculator/
24	Women in Media	Community Support	Group for members to help other members in Southern California during the January 2025 firestorm. Those who either NEED help (a place to stay, or board your pet, store your equipment, or even a place to charge your cell phone)	Women in Media	Must be a member of the Women in Media Organization	https://womennmedia.com/groups/january-2025-fires-community/
25	Performing Arts and Entertainment	Financial Assistance	natural disaster reimbursement assistance for all IATSE members	IATSE Walsh/Di Tolla/Spivak Foundation	All members of an IATSE union	https://iatse.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WDS-Relief-Application-100324-approved.pdf
26	All disclipines and cultural feilds	Legal Assistance	LA Wildfires Emergency Legal Clinic January 17, 2025	California Lawyers for the Arts	Registration required	https://calawyersforthearts.org/event-6026082	clinics@calawyersforthearts.org
27	Music	Community Support	Community Spreadsheet of music workers in need of assistance	Community spreadsheet		https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jyJ-NM2qP-iRk1LJ8l3dc7e0M3IhHlo3E7Agvo9JOAQ/htmlview?urp=gmail_link
28	Visual Artists	Community Support	Arts Material exchange	Community spreadsheet		https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eBEeJ5ST2B38W-10ahKIXe5mnue38H_uxKIme47Itlk/edit?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaa1wDSCHUZFDbjJfevcuRlscOIW7r0wHh0dQFUFavPgMiWm6PJ-XoA_hK0_aem_7rb6XcmYnsuM_KbkyoPnkA&gid=0#gid=0
29	Visual Artists, Music, Performing Arts and Entertainment	Studio Space, Storage	Studio space and equipment storage	Mohilef Studios		message here: https://www.instagram.com/mohilef_studios/
30	Music, Performing Arts and Entertainment, Visual Artists	Housing	Temporary accomadation in upstate NY for artists in need of temporary housing	Arts and Rec Residency	Email for more information	https://www.instagram.com/p/DEoeumrurgQ/?img_index=1	director@artsrec.org
31	Music	Financial Assistance	Micro grants	We are Moving the Needle	"In alignment with We Are Moving The Needle’s mission to advance equity in the music industry, this specific MicroGrants initiative will provide targeted support for early and mid-career audio professionals affected by the Los Angeles wildfires."	https://www.wearemovingtheneedle.org/firefundapp2025
32	All disclipines and cultural feilds	Financial Assistance	Microgrant	Infinite Flow Dance	Must be currently pursuing creative endeavor (not just a hobby), lost your home, been displaced long term or lost critical equipment for your practice to the wildfires, give permission to infinite dance to share your story and work on social media	https://form.jotform.com/250107007947049
33	Music	Financial Assistance	immediate grant of $1,000	California Jazz Foundation	California based Jazz Musicians impacted by the fires	https://www.californiajazzfoundation.org/how-to-apply-qualify	Help@CaliforniaJazzFoundation.org
34	Music	Studio Space	Free use of studio space for all music professionals whose space was lost due to the fires	Good Boy Records		https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ3kqV_O3mPMZmnKZVNNsDZPZ7nUqbXoeitgyMz8nK8s0DRd9GA22lnYeuSY6Ako2QOl3jMX3Fx2				https://www.instagram.com/p/DEoTWLTJX6J/?hl=en
35	Music	Financial Assistance	Immediate financial assistance	Sweet Relief Musicians Fund	At least 3 years where more than 50% of your income came from employment in the music industry or as a musician, and currently negatively impacted by a natural disaster.	https://www.sweetrelief.org/naturaldisasterfund.html
36	Writers, Filmmakers	Financial Assistance	Finacial assistance for disabled writers and filmmakers	Inevitable Foundation	The Emergency Relief Fund is intended for writers and filmmakers who identify as disabled, including those with physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, chronic health conditions, mental illnesses, blindness, low vision, deafness, neurodivergence, etc.	https://www.inevitable.foundation/erf
37	Music	Storage	Storage space for equipment	Seahorse Sound Studios		https://seahorsesoundstudios.com/contact
38	Writers	Financial Assistance	Emergency crisis grants	Dramatists Guild Foundation	• You hold less than $15,000 in your combined bank accounts. • You are a professional dramatist meeting at least two of the following requirements: – You have written two or more completed works for the American theater within the past 10 years and I was at least 18 years old at the time the work was written. – You are currently enrolled in or have graduated from a degree program in dramatic writing or musical theater (creative or nonfiction writing programs are not eligible). – You are a member or have participated in one or more writer’s associations (e.g. Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights, the Dramatists Guild, the Playwright’s Center). – Your work has been professionally developed, workshopped, or produced. – Your work has been presented for paying audience – You have been commissioned or paid to write a play.	https://dgf.org/grants/
39	Performing Arts and Entertainment	Financial Assistance	Emergency Crisis Grants, prioritizing those who have lost their residences or vehicles	SAG AFTRA	• Must have lost their residence, and/or vehicle due to destruction caused by the Los Angeles wildfires and are experiencing financial hardship • Must be current with SAG-AFTRA dues • Are not eligible if they have any of the following SAG AFTRA membership statuses: Non-Member, Suspended Payment, Terminated, Resigned, or Fee Paying Non-Member (Fi-Core) • Must be below the following liquid asset limits: – For individuals, less than $10,000 – For applicants with spouses or dependents, less than $15,000 – Assets will be verified using recent bank statements	https://sagaftra.foundation/disaster-relief-fund/
40	All disclipines and cultural feilds	Family Support		Immersive Arts Collective		https://www.immersiveartcollective.org/
41	Filmmakers, Cinematographers	Financial Assistance	A one-time emergency stipend is available for individuals who work in theatrical exhibition and distribution who have been displaced by the fires in Southern California.	Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation	Your primary source of income must come from one of the following: Exhibition (i.e. a movie theater) Theatrical Distribution (i.e. a movie studio) A Vendor exclusive to either Distribution or Exhibition	https://wrpioneers.org/naturaldisaster/
42	Dance	Equipment	Dance Clothing	LA Dance Together		https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeH7sMEtFTou8ZDyLnjpzUMYdwtst17PQqnAd51MP9LLJG7fg/viewform
43	Creative Professional, Visual Artists	Studio Space	We operate Rediscover Centers in Mar Vista and Mid City fitted out as woodshops and art studios for assemblage and crafting. We are able to support displaced artists or art educators with use of our facilities, tools, and materials.	Rediscover Center		rediscovercenter.org/locations	jonathan@rediscovercenter.org	Jonathan Bijur	310-393-3636
44	Music	Financial Assistance	Crew Nation will provide grants of up to $5,000 to individuals who are currently employed as live music professionals OR as live performance musicians and have experienced one of the below as a result of the Los Angeles Fires: Loss of income due to the cancellation of live music concerts or the damage/destruction of a venue Displacement expenses due to mandatory evacuation orders Damage or destruction to primary home, vehicle, instruments, or music equipment	Crew Nation	To be eligible for this relief grant, applicant must: - Be employed in the live music industry and earn 50% or more of their income as either: --Live Music Professionals: Working in roles critical to live music at venues, music festivals, or on concert tours --Live Performance Musicians AND -Have at least three years of employment in the live music industry - Provide proof of loss, damage, or displacement. - Provide a copy of state identification or a valid passport	https://crewnation.submittable.com/submit
45	Music, IATSE members, Performing Arts and Entertainment, "Script Supervisors, Production Coordinators, Production Accountants"	Professional Clothing	Concert Black Clothes	Free Concert Clothing Co-op		Www.freeconcertclothing.org	Freeconcertclothing@gmail.com	Wendy Prober-Cohen		"We created this organization last week for our colleagues affected by the fires who will need concert attire to be able to work. "
46	Music, Performing Arts and Entertainment	Equipment	Sheet music, supplies, other materials for choral organizations	California Choral Directors Association		https://www.calcda.org/southern-california-fire-relief-fund.html	kristina.m.nakagawa@gmail.com	Kristina Nakagawa
47	Performing Arts and Entertainment	General Resources, Self Care	Free tickets for Impacted Residents and First Responders to Feb 1 performance	LA Opera	Residents directly impacted by the fires, first responders, and workers providing extraordinary support can claim up to four free tickets below.	https://laopera.org/hidden-pages/affected-residences-and-first-responders-ticket-form?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Free%20Tickets%20for%20Impacted%20Residents%20%26%20First%20Responders&utm_campaign=O%20Hara%20Free%20Tickets%20Email	customerservice@laopera.org			LA Opera is offering up to four (4) complimentary tickets to Kelli O'Hara in Concert on Saturday, February 1 at 7:30pm as a way to provide respite and comfort for those who have been directly and significantly impacted by recent fires in LA County, whether through personal or business loss, as a first responder, or as a resident who has provided extraordinary support to aid those impacted.
48	All disclipines and cultural feilds	Self Care	Free pottery class	Pot studio LA	If you lost your home or business in the LA fires, or lost work as a result of a home or business lost in the LA fires, POT would like to offer you a free pottery class for self care.	https://www.potstudiola.com/pages/la-fires-recovery-pottery-classes
49	Music	Financial Assistance	Eligible musicians will rapidly receive a $250 grant to pay for essentials	Musicians Foundation	Live and work as a professional musician in the Los Angeles area. Have earned the majority of your income for five or more years as a performer, composer/arranger, and/or music educator. Have been displaced, lost work, or lost property due to the January 2025 LA area fires.	https://musiciansfoundation.submittable.com/submit/4bae79ca-596a-408b-b523-082a4ef16cb6/disaster-aid-program-los-angeles-area-fires
50	Music	Counseling, Medical Assistance, General Resources	In addition to their financial aid offer (see row 5 of this spreadsheet), MusiCares can provide mental health and addiction services, health services and human services	MusiCares		https://musicares.org/get-help
51	Creative Professional, Writers, Visual Artists	Studio Space	Studio space	Angels Gate Cultural Center		Email to apply	amy@angelsgateart.org	Amy Eriksen		www.angelsgateart.org
52	All disclipines and cultural feilds	Studio Space	Specifically offering a meeting and rehearsal space	Ebell of Los Angeles		https://www.ebellofla.org/contact	tabby@ebellofla.org	Tabby Healey
53	Casting Professionals, Cinematographers, Creative Professional, Musuems and Cultural Institutions, Makeup and Hair Artists, Music, Performing Arts and Entertainment, "Producers, Engineers, Creators", Visual Artists, Writers, Filmmakers	Studio Space	Studio space	The Music Center	Nonprofit arts organizations (including those with a fiscal sponsor), arts schools, creative social enterprises and arts groups/collectives based in and/or serving Los Angeles County. Organizations or groups that have been displaced or are unable to safely return to their headquarters due to the recent Los Angeles fires.	https://www.musiccenter.org/visit-explore/free-work-and-rehearsal-spaces-for-fire-displaced-arts-organizations/	civicstrategies@musiccenter.org
54	Creative Professional, Performing Arts and Entertainment, Dance	Financial Assistance	Cash assistance micro grants	Dance Resource Center	The Dance Resource Center is offering an Emergency Relief Micro-Grant to help support LA’s professional Dance Community during the current state of emergency. DRC’s LA Emergency Relief & Recovery Fund provides emergency relief to Greater LA dancers, choreographers, dance companies & organizations facing financial hardship caused by the loss of housing and/or rehearsal space and/or performances and/or teaching dance/movement class cancellations due to the LA County wildfires. Approved applicants may receive monetary support as long as funds are available.	https://airtable.com/appiEMhXm1VeJrIcI/pag1TWjvLXEAE8pr5/form	info@danceresourcecenter.org
55	All disclipines and cultural feilds	Studio Space	Use of office/meeting space	PLUS ME Project
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