“A coalition of more than twenty national arts funders has launched an emergency relief fund that will provide millions of dollars to artists struggling financially in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States,” reads an unsigned Wednesday (4/8) Artforum article. “The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation kick-started the initiative with a $5 million gift that was matched by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Ford Foundation, the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, and the Willem de Kooning Foundation, among other charitable organizations. Called the Artist Relief fund, the grant program will operate for at least six months, possibly longer depending on the impact of the pandemic. In its first round of grants, 2,000 applicants will receive $5,000 in unrestricted relief. Cultural producers living in all fifty states, territories, and tribal nations are eligible…. The coalition will continue to fundraise and will strive to surpass the initial $10 million contribution to the fund…. Coalition member Creative Capital …is maintaining a database of organizations and other programs offering relief to artists based in the U.S.” More information is available at arttistrelief.org.
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