Funding and Opportunities in the age of COVID19

Hi there! How are you? I hope you’re feeling good despite what is happening in the world.

I don’t know about you, but since I have been at home due to the COVID-19 crisis, I have been worrying about health, health of my community, sustaining a creative life, money, lack of opportunities and the future unknown on a daily basis. But some resources and projects have given me some hope. I thought I would share of few of them with you here. Thanks for reading and supporting one another during this time of uncertainty:

NYFA.org: Emergency Grants
Creative Capital: COVID-19 resources, April & May Opportunities
National Endowment of the Arts: COVID-19 Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations
H/T: Samantha Fields: Biomythart, 4TH WALL AR APP, Play Music on the Porch Day
H/T: Jillian Steinhauer: COVID-19 & Freelance Artists

The Common Field convening starts on April 23! This is an opportunity to connect, learn from and be a part of a community of artist community leaders from all over the country. Registration is open now! Click here for more information. The convening is FREE.

I recently led this workshop, which I hope will happen again in the fall. Each time I conduct this workshop, I share information passed along by others. Who knows what our communities will look like then, but I’m happy to listen, receive and share. If you have anything to pass along, I’m happy to receive it and share with others.

For both artists and administrators, you may want to check out this webinar I was happy to conduct with artist Julia Bloom on mentorship for the Americans for the Arts. I learned a lot from Julia and grateful for the opportunity to work with her as well as the generous people at the Americans for the Arts.

Finally, thank you to all of the health-care workers, the volunteers, and the leaders in our own communities for all of the amazing efforts on our behalf right now. It’s such a strange and fragile time, and I am very grateful for those who are lifting up others.

Wishing you the very best,

Sharon