Programs & Services

Emergency Recovery Resources

A.N.E.W. Foundation For The Arts: ANEW is a membership organization that was primarily chartered to make it possible for artists to work freely without being restricted by the lack of funds or supplies.
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) – Art Salvage after Disaster: The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) exists to support the conservation professionals who preserve our cultural heritage. This web page includes links to resources on salvaging artwork after disasters.
American Psychological Association: The Road To Resilience: An online resource and free printed brochure that describes resilience and some factors that affect how people deal with hardship. This resource focuses on developing and using a personal strategy for enhancing resilience.
American Red Cross: Picking Up the Pieces after a Disaster: The American Red Cross has prepared this information to encourage you take precautions to help keep you safe and speed your recovery after a disaster. You will also find ideas on what you can do to help make yourself and your home safer from future disasters.
American Red Cross: Safe and Well List: If you have been affected by a disaster, this website provides a way for you to register yourself as “safe and well”, or search for loved ones who may have registered.
Arthouse (Texas) Emergency Assistance Grants: In addition to helping build a more receptive audience for contemporary artists’ works, Arthouse provides a number of services to Texas artists, including an emergency grant program.
Artist Relief Fund (Minnesota and Wisconsin) Emergency Grants: The purpose of the Artist Relief Fund is to meet the emergency needs of artists in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin who find themselves, due to an unexpected and career-threatening loss of income, in immediate need of financial assistance.
ArtsReady.org: ArtsReady.org is a web-based tool designed to help arts organizations be more resilient following a minor disruption to business or a major crisis. This preparedness and recovery resource can be helpful to individual artists as well.
CancerCare Assist: CancerCare is a national nonprofit that provides free, professional support services to anyone affected by cancer. Services include limited grants to individuals for certain expenses related to treatment.
CaringBridge: Free, websites that support and connect loved ones during illness.: CaringBridge is a nonprofit organization offering free personalized websites to people facing a serious medical condition, hospitalization, undergoing medical treatment and/or recovering from a significant accident, illness, injury or procedure.
CERF+'s Studio Protector: CERF+ has developed an emergency preparedness and response toolkit for artists called the Studio Protector. It consists of an interactive ready-reference Wall Guide and a companion web site with an Online Guide that complements and elaborates on the information contained in the wall guide.
CERF+'s Studio Protector – Disaster Relief: This section of the Studio Protector has tips on how to get help from first responders, arts agencies, and sources within your community.
CERF+'s Studio Protector – Disaster Clean-up: This section of the Studio Protector has helpful tips on how to safely clean up after a disaster. Learn to protect yourself from mold and other toxins that are often present after a disaster, and take the first steps toward recovery.
CERF+'s Studio Protector – Disaster e-Salvage: This section of the Studio Protector explores topics such as whether water damage is truly fatal to your electronics, and how to get your data out of a damaged computer, phone, or other device; and what to do with your electronic items if they have sustained fire or smoke damage.
CERF+'s Studio Protector – Disaster Salvage: This section of the Studio Protector helps you set priorities and maximize your salvage efforts after a disaster.
Chicago Artists' Coalition: Ruth Talaber Artists’ Emergency Fund (Illinois): Emergency grants to $500 for visual artists in Illinois facing fire, flood, medical and other unexpected, catastrophic events. Must join Chicago Artists’ Coalition to qualify.
Coping with Disaster: Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS): CMHS is focused on providing resources to aid in the recovery process. Information and links to assist disaster affected people and those helping them.
Disaster Recovery Resources – South Arts: South Arts (formerly Southern Arts Federation) offers support and resources to artists and arts organizations affected by disasters in the South.
DisasterHelp.gov: A service of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, this site is where citizens, emergency responders and government officials can find the latest disaster-related news, information, and resources.
Emergency Grants from Modest Needs: Modest Needs is a registered charity that works to stop the cycle of poverty before it starts for low-income workers struggling to afford emergency expenses. The organization also provides an online database of other recovery resources.
FEMA: Frequently Asked Disaster Assistance Questions: The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s resources and links for those looking for assistance of any kind after a disaster.
Foundation for Contemporary Arts: Emergency Grants: The Foundation for Contemporary Arts’ emergency grants provide speedy funding for visual and performing artists who have unanticipated, sudden opportunities to present their work to the public, or who incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates.
Gottlieb Foundation: The Adolph & Ester Gottlieb Foundation helps mature painters, sculptors and printmakers who have been working in their medium for at least ten years. The fund is competitive. Craft artists have received assistance in the past.
Gulf Oil Spill Assistance: Information from the US government for individuals, businesses, or communities who have been impacted by the Gulf Oil Spill, and need assistance.
Heritage Emergency National Task Force: The Heritage Emergency National Task Force helps arts organizations and individuals with preservation resources for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
Hurricane Recovery: FirstGov.gov: Find FAQ’s on what the government is doing to assist with hurricane recovery, how to deal with Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) protocol and other topics.
Hurricane Season – Advice from the Insurance Information Institute: The Insurance Information Institute (III) offers advice for the hurricane season.
League of NH Craftsmen: League Emergency Relief Fund: The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen has an emergency relief fund that provides loans to professional craft artists after a career-threatening emergency.
Lotsa Helping Hands: Online System for Volunteer Coordination Supporting those in Need: Help a friend or family member suffering a severe emergency by creating a secure online community of helpers. Define volunteer activities and invite family, friends and other community members to join. The system provides for tracking of needs and volunteer efforts.
Max’s Kansas City Project: The mission of the max’s kansas city project is to provide emergency relief and resources for artists in need, and educate youth on the dangers of substance abuse and addiction. Emergency grants available to professional artist residing in New York State.
Mayer Foundation: The Foundation makes economic relief grants to individuals who are distressed or suffering as a result of poverty, low income or lack of financial resources. Proposals will be considered by the Foundation’s selection committee, which meets quarterly.
New York Foundation for the Arts: NYFA Source: NYFA Source provides online access to the nation’s most extensive databank of grants, emergency relief, residencies, publications and sources of information for artists of all disciplines.
RESCU Foundation – Medical Expense Assistance for Renaissance Festival Artists and Workers: The RESCU Foundation is a non-profit organization established to promote and maintain the health and medical well-being of the participants of Renaissance Faires, historical performances and other artistic events through financial assistance, advocacy, education and preventative programs.
Small Business Administration (SBA): Disaster Preparedness and Recovery: SBA’s resources to help small businesses prepare for and recover from disaster.
Springboard for the Arts Emergency Relief Fund (MN, IA, ND, SD, or WI artists): Springboard’s Emergency Relief Fund exists to help meet the emergency needs of artists in need of immediate monies to cover an expense due to a career-threatening event.
Synergy Art Foundation (San Diego) Emergency Assistance Grants: The mission of San Diego Emergency Artists’ Support League (a sub-foundation of Synergy Art Foundation) is to provide limited emergency financial assistance to San Diego County’s visual artists and visual arts professionals who are in desperate need because of a medical crisis, accident or loss of personal or professional property.
Tamarack Foundation Artisan Relief Program (TARP): TARP offers grants up to $5,000 for Tamarack-juried artisans who have been directly affected by significant disasters such as destructive floods, fires, etc., and life maintenance grants for necessities, such as emergency medical, food and housing needs.
The Actors Fund Emergency and Disaster Recovery Resource Listing: Search for emergency financial assistance or disaster relief resources nationwide or statewide using The Actors Fund online database. Most resources applicable to artists of all kinds.
The Artists Fellowship – New York: Financial aid is available through the Emergency Funding Grant Program to support professional fine artists and their families in the event of illness, distress, disability, or bereavement.
The Haven Foundation: Emergency Relief Grants: The Foundation provides emergency relief grants for freelance professional members of the dramatic, literature, painting, sculpture, music or dance professions including but not limited to, performers, writers and members of the production community.
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation: The Pollock-Krasner Foundation provides support to artists working on paper, painters and sculptors. Grants are for one year and range from $1,000 to $30,000. Craft artists have received assistance in the past, however, the fund is very competitive.
U.S. Department of Labor – Disaster Unemployment Assistance: Disaster Unemployment Assistance provides financial assistance to individuals whose employment or self-employment has been lost or interrupted as a direct result of a major disaster.
Visual Aid (San Francisco Bay Area): Visual Aid is a non-profit organization for professional visual artists with life-threatening illnesses living in one of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. Each year Visual Aid offers a voucher program and ArtBank for free art supplies, an active Exhibition Program, Career Services, Image Archives, Lecture and Workshop series, and an Educational Outreach Program and community.
Visual AIDS: Visual AIDS provides direct services to artists living with HIV/AIDS. The Visual AIDS Artist Material Grants are awarded to Visual AIDS active members, who are low income artists in need of financial assistance in obtaining materials for their artwork.