50 S Main St
Marion, NC 28762

(828) 652 - 8610
​mcdowellarts@gmail.com


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​Resources for Educators
Grants and Emergency Funds for Artists
Open to Artists of all Crafts:

Center for Craft introduces Craft Futures Fund
May 6, 2020 | One-time, unrestricted grants of $5,000 to craft-based education projects that seed resilience, foster community, and amplify impact. Six grants per month May-Oct 2020.

Artist Relief
April, 2020 | $5,000 grants to artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID19. Partners of Americans for the Arts.

NC Artist Relief Fund
April 30th. 2020 | This fund has been created to support creative individuals who have been financially impacted by gig cancellations due to the outbreak of COVID-19. 100% of donated funds will go directly to artists in North Carolina.

Freelancers Union Relief Fund
April 2020 | Financial assistance of up to $1,000 per freelance household to cover lost income and essential expenses not covered by government relief programs
Grants for Specific Disciplines or Communities

[Residency or Teaching Artists]
Alliance of Artist Communities
Emergency Relief Program | April 2020 | Emergency fund in support of artists facing an unforeseen emergency or triggering event to participate in artists’ residencies.

Dramatists Guild Foundation Emergency Grants
DGF provides emergency financial assistance
to individual playwrights, composers, lyricists,
and librettists in dire need of funds due to
severe hardship or unexpected illness.

Direct Relief Fund for Puppet Artists
Puppeteers of America, in partnership with UNIMA-USA, announces a Direct Relief Fund for Puppet Artists. One time $500 grant first come, first serve.

[POC Funds and Grants]
Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund
This fund is for US-based BIPOC artists and administrators. This is a one-time micro grant of $200.

NDN Collective’s COVID-19 Response Project
Immediate relief for tribes and individual to provide gap services during this health crisis, and to artists and entrepreneurs who have suffered the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ARTS RESOURCES
NC Arts Council Resource Guide for Artists (link)
COVID19 Resources for People with Disabilities (link)
Unemployment Benefits for Self-Employed Individuals (link)
*Update Changes to NC unemployment Filing (link)
More info from National Assembly of State Arts Agencies for
Self-Employed Artists (link)

stats & info
-impact on the arts sector (pdf)
-performing arts readiness.org
-nc center for nonprofits
-sba loans for arts businesses and nonprofits
-national endowment for the arts
-Women Owned businesses COVID19 Resource Center

teaching and non-profit resources
Arts Education webinar for students with disabilities
Creative Social Distancing


Community Resources
FoodBox Delivery Request Form
Foothills Food Hub
Cost-free Food Boxes are delivered by McDowell Transit and McDowellCares Volunteers on Tuesdays & Fridays between 11am-1pm. A MATCH team member will contact you to follow up on your request and provide additional assistance as needed. For questions contact 828.659.5289
McDowell Transit is Operating
McDowell County Public Library is offering curbside resource pick-up
​McDowell County Emergency Food Resources 

Recursos Alimentarios de Emergencia del Condado de McDowell    

McDowell County COVID19 Online Screening Tool

McDowell County Mutual Aid
*pre COVID19 listings
Community Arts clubs, organizations, and programs in McDowell County
Dos Mundos
​Fiber Group ​
A weekly meet up for knitters, crocheters, and other folks who play with sticks and string, open to anyone who works with fiber. Dos Mundos Fiber Group meets at 6pm every Tuesday at Dos Mundos Coffee Shop, 2050 US-70, Marion, NC 28752. 
McDowell
​Quilt Trail
Founders’
​Art Walk 
 
Mountain Glory
​Quilters' Guild
Mountain Glory Quilters' Guild exists to preserve and promote the art of quilting in McDowell County. MGQG hosts an annual Quilt Show in the MACA Gallery during the month of October.
Arrowhead Gallery
Old Fort
The Arrowhead Artists and Artisans League (A3L) is dedicated to promoting the arts in the Old Fort community; providing education in the arts to the citizens and visitors of Old Fort. 
DIY Face Masks
máscara de bricolaje covid19
Cloth DIY masks are not meant to replace PPE, and while they do provide more protection than not wearing a mask or a simple bandana, they are not as effective as N95 masks which should be prioritized for healthcare workers. Wearing a mask does not mean you can forego social distancing requirements, hand-washing, or other protective measures. Please take care of yourselves and be kind.
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These cloth masks have an interior pocket where a filter or surgical mask can be added (such as a coffee filter or shop cloth). Please make sure any filter you add does not contain harmful materials. These masks can also be used to cover N95 masks to extend the life of those masks.
It is now recommended that we all exercise this precaution any time we need to go into the public.

This two-layer mask patter is simple and can be hand sewn or sewn via sewing machine. It is shaped for easy breath-ability and can be worn over a surgical or N95 mask. PDF of instructions and pattern here.
Source and credit Evelyn DeVere
Pleated mask covers for N95 masks or surgical masks. Can be altered to provide a pocket to include a filter (such as a coffee filter). PDF of pattern here.
Source and credit Sew Co of Asheville