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Financial Support

*Previously listed applications that are currently closed have been removed from this list. If they open again, we will repost them.

Actors Fund

Artist Relief

Artists’ Fellowship, Inc.

Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund

Arts Educator Emergency Relief Fund

Austin Creative Alliance’s Artists Emergency Relief Fund

Authors League Fund

Center for Cultural Innovation’s Quick Grant for the San Francisco Bay Area

CERF+ Emergency Assistance

COVID-19 Artist Trust Relief Fund

COVID-19 Financial Solidarity Spreadsheet 

Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants COVID-19 Fund

Glad Day’s Emergency Survival Fund for LGBTQ2S Artists, Performers, and Tip-based Workers

Gottlieb Emergency Grant (not able to assist with funds to replace lost or interrupted income from Covid-19 but still able to assist needs based on other unforeseen, catastrophic incidents)

Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Emergency Fund

Housing COVID-19 Relief Fund

ILYSM Weekly $500 Grant for Artists

Leveler’s Peer to Peer Wealth Distribution

Max’s Kansas City Project Emergency Grants

Mayer Foundation Grant 

Museum Workers Relief Fund

New York Council of Nonprofits COVID-19 Resources for Nonprofits

North Carolina Artist Relief Funds

NYC Dancers Relief Fund

Silent Partners

Springboard for the Arts Emergency Relief Fund

Springboard for the Arts’ Guide to Starting an Emergency Relief Fund

The Velocity Fund (for Philadelphia-based artists)

Words of Mouth’s List of Interdisciplinary Remote & Remote-Friendly Employers

Community Support

Artist Relief’s Conversation and Artist Wellness Series

Arts and Culture Sector and the Coronavirus: What We Know and How to Move Forward

Bed-Stuy Strong

Bluestockings COVID Resource Sharing

Care Collective Los Angeles

Care in Uncertain Times Syllabus

CDC Cloth Mask Guidelines - Sew and No-Sew Instructions

Chronic Illness Leadership For Emergent Times (CIFET): A U.S. Network Launched in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Covid-19 Financial Solidarity Entry Support

COVID-19 Preparation for People Living with Chronic Illnesses in the U.S.

COVID-19 Resources Translated

Creative Capital’s Coping with COVID Online Workshop Videos

Cuir Kitchen Brigade: Bushwick and Bedford Stuyvesant QTBIPOC Mutual Aid

Database of Localized Resources During COVID 19 Outbreak

East Bay Disabled Folks COVID19 Support Request Form

Get Food NYC Map of Emergency Food Distributors

HowlRound Panel: Artists In a Time of Global Pandemic

Hunter College Coronavirus NYC Neighborhood Food Resource Guides

Immigrant Accompaniment Networks and COVID-19

Invisible Hands: Free Delivery for At-Risk Communities

Mutual Aid Hub

Mutual Aid NYC

NY Times How to Sew a Face Mask Tutorial

NYC United Against Coronavirus Resources and Information List

Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies COVID-19 Community-Wide Resources

Performing Artist Network

P0stb1nary’s COVID-19 Mutual Aid Directory: Hire Independent Artists 

Safety Practices for Mutual Aid Food and Supply Distribution

Ways of Gathering in the Age of COVID-19: A Guide to Livestreaming

Teaching and Learning

Art History Teaching Resources

Coronavirus Tech Handbook

Dance Studies Association: Resources for Moving Dance-based Pedagogy Online

Education Companies Offering Free and Discounted Resources

How Art Therapy Can Improve Your Mental and Emotional Health

Learning Curve: Art Resources for Teaching and Learning from Home

NYC Arts in Education COVID-19 Resource Page and Roundtable: Community Conversation on COVID-19

NYPL SimplyE Library E-Reader App

Online Meeting Resources Toolkit for Facilitators

Remote Teaching Resources

Susan Jahoda and Caroline Woolard, Making and Being

Teaching Effectively in Times of Disruption

Training for Change: Public Workshops

Online Accessibility

Access Is Love Reading List

Art Beyond Sight: Handbook for Museums and Educators

Carloyn Lazard, Accessibility in the Arts: A Promise and a Practice

Coyote: MCA Guidelines for Describing Images

Diagram Center: Image Description Guidelines

Mapping Access: Accessible Teaching in the Time of COVID-19

Rooted in Rights: Alt Text in 60 Seconds

Tangled Art + Disability Resources

Visibility Metrics: Visual Accessibility in Web and Print Design

Web Accessibility in Mind: Alternative Text

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1

Additional Resource Lists

Artists at Risk Connection COVID-19 Resources for Artists: A (growing) list of resources for artists and art-related professionals and organizations to find support in these trying times. These are primarily US-based resources.

Arts Covid Big List: An ongoing list for artists of all disciplines and arts workers, educators, and organizations. Lists include emergency funding, temp work, advocacy and legal help, rent and housing, and more.

BRICxHome: Resources for Artists During a Public Health Crisis: Continually updated list of shared resources from local and national arts and culture organizations. 

Brooklyn Arts Council’s Resources for Brooklyn Artists: A digital booklet of resources on healthcare, newly available funding, organizing tips, and entertainment resources for Brooklyn-based artists.

Bronx Council on the Arts’ COVID-19 Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations: A list of resources including general information, financial assistance, resources for small businesses, legal information, and resources for artists.

Cloud9’s Mutual Aid Resources: A living document to help navigate the incredible amount of resources that have been shared around this pandemic. List includes resources for mutual aid, direct action, housing, food, financial assistance, community, spirituality, wellness, and learning.

Common Field’s COVID-19 Resources for the Artist Organization Field: An ongoing, open document for arts organizers. Lists include guides for organizations, grants and funds, health and health signage, teaching, technology, thinking, communication, and additional resource guides.

Coronavirus Resource Kit: This kit is a collectivized document that will be updated as more mutual aid projects and resources appear online. Lists include regional resources, mutual aid projects, and financial assistance.

COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources: An aggregated list of free resources, opportunities, and financial relief options available to artists of all disciplines. This list is specifically designed to serve freelance artists, and those interested in supporting the independent artist community. 

Creative Capital’s Arts Resources During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A list of resources for artists working in all disciplines, as well as arts philanthropists and arts professionals, including emergency grants, recommendations for preparedness, online tools, and sources for daily reports.

Joan Mitchell Foundation’s COVID-19 Emergency Resources for Visual Artists: A list of regional and national emergency funds, as well as other resource lists.

Laundromat Project’s COVID-19 Community Resource List: A growing and evolving list compiled by Laundromat Project staff of various resources available to communities affected by COVID-19, including emergency funding, general preparedness, health and mental health, and temporary and remote job opportunities.

NEA COVID-19 Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations: List of organizations providing frequently updated news and resources for artists and arts organizations.

NYC COVID-19 Resources and Mutual Aid: A list of resources for financial support, advocacy, neighborhood networks, and health guidelines for the New York City area.

New York State Youth Leadership Council’s NYC Support Resource List: A live document of resources in NYC around COVID-19 support efforts prioritizing resources open to undocumented people.

Oakland Food Service Workers Covid-19 Resources and Mutual Aid List: A list of relief funds, financial support and mutual aid resources.

Queer|Art's List of Artist Resources in Response to the Covid-19 Outbreak: A list of resources, opportunities, and financial relief options for artists during our current circumstances.

Springboard for the Arts’ Coronavirus Resources for Artists, Creative Workers and Organizations: An evolving list of resources for information, exchange, and support in this time.

Vera List Center’s COVID-19 Resource Toolkit for Artists and our Extended Communities: A list of resources on subjects including virtual gatherings, grants, crowdfunding and community care, advocacy and impact surveys, teaching tools, additional sources, and COVID-19 beyond the arts.

Women’s Center for Creative Work’s COVID-19 List Of Resources and Funds: A community gathered list of COVID-19 related resources and funds, including applications to receive financial support, informational sheets, applications for receiving non-financial support, mutual aid sign ups, funds you can donate to, other resource lists folks have compiled, mutual aid networks, and “Help Create a Resource.”


About CUE:

Founded in 2003, CUE Art Foundation is a visual arts center dedicated to creating essential career and educational opportunities for emerging and under-recognized artists. Through exhibitions, arts education, and public programs, CUE provides artists and audiences with sustaining and meaningful experiences and resources.