COVID-19 ARTIST RELIEF RESOURCES & FUNDING
In an effort to provide support to musicians, entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have compiled a list of resources and relief funds.
Free Resources & Entertainment | Educational | Relief Funds for Classical Musicians | Jazz & Bluegrass Musicians | Artists | Actors | Writers | Women & LGBTQ | Small Businesses | Geographically Based Relief Funds
Free Resources & Entertainment:
In this time of social distancing and quarantine, many incredible organizations are opening up their video vaults for free viewing! Here are some places to catch incredible performances:
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Fluteevents.com: A comprehensive global calendar of concerts, masterclasses, workshops, courses, and more. If you are holding an event, feel free to share it on this calendar by clicking submit your event!
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This list of free upcoming live-streamed Classical music concerts!
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The Berlin Phil Digital Concert Hall: now FREE for 30 days!
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Free Opera Streams via The Met
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Nicole Riccardo Media Virtual Summit March 24th - April 7th
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Britt and Co Free Classes through 3/31
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Teaching Theatre Online: A Shift in Pedagogy Amidst Coronavirus Outbreak
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Resources for Teaching Online: Open Source Resources for Performance-Related Disciplines (Association for Theatre in Higher Education)
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Teaching Theatre Thru Remote Learning Facebook Group
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“Please do a bad job of putting your course online” (Rebecca Barrett-Fox)
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Resources for Moving Production Courses Online in Case of an Emergency
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Teaching Remote Music Lessons: The Best Services and Settings to Use (with step-by-step instructions) (Eric Heidbreder)
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Free Online Music Theory Teaching Platform for Affected Schools (utheory.com)
Educational:
RELIEF FUNDS:
Classical Musicians
Jazz & Bluegrass Musicians
Artists
Actors
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Emergency Grants – Dramatists Guild Foundation
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AGMA Relief Fund
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Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS COVID Relief Fund
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Emergency Financial Assistance-Actors Fund
Writers
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The National Writers Union Freelance Solidarity Project
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Shade Literary Arts Queer Writers of Color Relief Fund
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PEN America Writers Emergency Fund
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Authors League Fund
Women & LGBTQ
Small Businesses
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State of Massachusetts: Emergency capital up to $75,000 to Massachusetts-based businesses impacted by COVID-19 with under 50 full- and part-time employees, including nonprofits.
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State of Michigan: Grants up to $10,000 (if you have less than 50 employees) and low-interest loans between $50,000 and $200,000 (if you have less than 100 employees)
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City of New York: Zero-interest loans of up to $75,000 for businesses with less than 100 employees. 40% of payroll costs covered for businesses with less than 5 employees.
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City of San Francisco: $10,000 for employee salaries and rent for businesses with less than 5 employees.
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City of Sacramento: Zero-interest loans of up to $25,000.
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City of Chicago: Low-interest loans up to $50,000 for businesses who’ve suffered more than 25% revenue decrease due to COVID-19 and have under 50 employees.
Geographically Based Relief Funds
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BOSTON: Boston Singers Relief Fund
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BOSTON: Boston Music Maker Relief Fund
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BOSTON: Boston Artist Relief Fund (City of Boston)
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CALIFORNIA: Employment Development Department
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WEST COAST: GoFundMe Supporting Performing Artists
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CHICAGO: Rent Assistance
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CHICAGO/ILLINOIS: For The People Collective
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CHICAGO: Chicago Theater Workers Relief Fund
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COLUMBUS, OH: GCAC
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KANSAS CITY, MO: ARTSKC
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LOS ANGELES: Hollywood Support Staff Relief Fund
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MINNESOTA: Springboard for the Arts Emergency Fund
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NORTH CAROLINA: NC Artist Relief Fund
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NORTH CAROLINA: Durham Artists Relief Fund
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NYC: Indie Theater Fund (give funds) and Indie Theater Fund Request Doc (ask for help) (theater artists and companies with budgets under $250K)
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NYC: Dance NYC Coronovirus Impact Survey
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NEW YORK: Max’s Kansas Project (musicians)
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NEW HAVEN, CT: New Haven Arts Council
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OKLAHOMA: Red Dirt Relief Fund (musicians)
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PITTSBURGH: Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council’s Artist Emergency Fund
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PORTLAND, OR: Portland Area Artist Relief
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA: COVID-19: Performing Arts Worker Relief Fund
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SEATTLE: Artist Relief Fund
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WASHINGTON, DC: Theatre Washington Emergency Fund, Taking Care
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WASHINGTON, DC: Black and non-white trans and gender-expansive people