COVID-19 Resource Guide for Artists, Workers, and More
These are hard times for all of us, especially for artists of the diaspora who have been hit particularly hard. These are the artists and creatives who are at the core of our MoAD community, inspiring and informing the work that we do. We hope that the resources listed below can help these artists, and their families. Continue to check back frequently for updates.
To suggest, or offer any resources email us at [email protected]
Resources for Artists
- The San Francisco Arts & Artists Relief Fund
- NCG Arts Loan Fund
- Americans for the Arts COVID-19 Resources
- Foundation for Contemporary Arts COVID-19 Relief Fund
- Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund, is intended to help those pursuing careers as artists or arts administrators whose income has been directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This fund is for those who self-identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color). Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund
- Hyperallergic’s Opportunities for Artists in April 2020
Resources for Writers
Emergency Funds for Documentary Filmmakers
Unemployment, Caretakers, Families, and Evictions
- SERVICES FOR CARETAKERS OF ELDERLY FAMILY MEMBERS (CA) – Paid Family Leave How to File a Paid Family Leave (PFL) Claim in SDI Online
- UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES (CA)
- WORK SHARING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM, FOR EMPLOYERS (CA)
- TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS, SAN FRANCISCO TENANTS UNION
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act
SNAP BENEFITS
- Expensify will reimburse families with SNAP benefits $50 when they make a purchase with their SNAP card. Expensify.org temporarily pivots to support SNAP beneficiaries during the Covid-19 pandemic
Free Meals
Congress and Taxes
- Feds extend tax payment deadline for 90 days; halt mortgage foreclosures for 60 days
- TELL CONGRESS TO INCLUDE MUSEUMS IN COVID-19 ECONOMIC RELIEF, ONLINE FORM
San Francisco County Resources
State, National and Global Resources
- California Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response (State of CA)
- California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Centers for Disease Control Fact Sheet (CDC)
- Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases (by CSSE at John Hopkins University)
- Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak (World Health Organization)
- Coronavirus Disease – Statistics and Research (Our World in Data)
- COVID-19 Datapack (Infographics by Information Is Beautiful)
- COVID-19 Screening and Testing Support (State of CA)
- COVID-19 Tracker (Bing)
GRANTS/RELIEF FUNDS From Art List Bay Area
- Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund
- Artist Relief Tree
- CERF+ Emergency Assistance
- Creator Fund
- Facebook: Small Business Grants
- Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants
- Gottlieb Emergency Grant Program
- Joan Mitchell Foundation Emergency Grants for 2020
- KQED: Emergency Funds for Freelancers, Creatives Losing Income During Coronavirus
- Max’s Kansas City Project Emergency Grants
- Mayer Foundation Grant
- Outschool: SF home-schooling hiring 5,000 remote teachers
- Queer Writers of Color Relief Fund
- Rauschenberg Emergency Grant
- SF Arts Commission Arts Relief Program
- The Authors League Fund
- The Haven
- The PEN America Writers’ Emergency Fund
- The Safety Net Fund
- UNTITLED, ART EMERGENCY FUND
- Women in the Arts emergency grants
Other Resource Guides From Art List Bay Area
- Artists Thrive COVID-19 Resources
- Artist Trust COVID-19 Resources
- Art of Freelance COVID-19 Resources
- BOMB Magazine’s Artist Resources
- Brooklyn Art Council Resource Guide
- CCA Alumni Resource Page
- Creative Capital List of Resources
- Common Field’s Resources for Arts Organizations
- COVID-19 & Freelance Artists
- Decolonize This Place Coronavirus Resource Toolkit
- Employment Development Department for CA
- Tools for remote work
- Resources for gig workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic
- US Dept Labor: COvid-19 and the workplace
