Being an artist and relying on your creativity for your income is difficult in the best of times.
But these arent the best of times.
With the coronavirus pandemic shutting down public gatherings, artists are taking a hard hit.
Thankfully, this hasnt gone unnoticed.
A number of grants have popped up to help our creative friends get through this time.
New grants are popping up all the time, so if you are in need, keep searching.
CERF+
CERF+is the Craft Emergency Relief Fund, and it calls itself The Artists Safety Net.
Artists in need canapply directly on the CERF+ website.
Artists Relief Project
TheArtist Relief Projectwas created just to help artists who are impacted by the pandemic.
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They also ask that you share their webpage on your social media and verify that youve done so.
You canapply for aid here.
Artists Fellowship
The Artists Fellowshipis another well-established organization that helps artists in times of need.
This fund is fed through a Gofundme page and is relying on donations.
At the time of this writing, it had raised nearly $40,000 with a goal of $45,000.
Interested artists canapply online.
Artist Relief
Artist Reliefis a coming together of a number of arts organizations to help artists during this time.
It will award $5,000 grants to eligible applicants.
(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)
You know which ones were talking about: rent, utilities, cell phone bill, insurance, groceries…
