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.

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COMMUNITY

McDowell County Emergency Food Resources

Recursos Alimentarios de Emergencia del Condado de McDowell   

McDowell County COVID19 Online Screening Tool

McDowell County Mutual Aid


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

SEND US YOUR INFO TO BE LISTED ON THE VIRTUAL ARTIST DIRECTORY

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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

REQUEST A FOODBOX

McDowell Transit is Operating

McDowell County Public Library is offering curbside resource pick-up

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

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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

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​REGIONAL ARTIST PROJECT GRANT [ANNUAL CYCLE]

2019-20 RAP-G GUIDELINES

RAP-G accepts applicants Sept-Oct annually.
​Please review the Regional Artist Project Grant Guidelines below for future and then email us at mcdowellarts@gmail.com for to apply!

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RAP-G Guidelines English

RAP-G Guidelines Spanish

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