We know many artists, arts professionals, arts and culture organizations are in difficult situations now and facing uncertain futures in the coming months.
Southwest Contemporary has compiled a list of resources that may be useful to our community members at this time. This list will be updated as new information and new resources become available.
LOCAL RESOURCES
City of Albuquerque Arts & Culture Fund
Applications are open now for funding from the City of Albuquerque Urban Enhancement Trust Fund. These funds will be immediately directed to Albuquerque arts and cultural non-profit organizations to enable them to continue to creatively provide arts and cultural programming for the community and employment for artists. Deadline to apply is April 14. Learn more and apply here.
Albuquerque Creatives DIY Media
The City of Albuquerque’s Cultural Services Department invites creative pitches for engaging, original, and creative video content that is ready-to-air and stream on the city’s public access channels, social media, and other digital platforms. Contracts ranging from $75 to $2500 will be awarded to Albuquerque creatives, designers, artists, and media makers to create and deliver fresh and relevant local video content in April and May 2020. Learn more and apply here.
City of Albuquerque Youth Engagement Digital Programming Fund
The City of Albuquerque’s Cultural Services Department (CSD) is directing up to $30,000 to fund contracts with local creatives and teaching artists who can create original, engaging video content designed to engage youth in educational activities connected to arts and culture that can be broadcast and streamed on the city’s public access channels (GOVTV, Public Access, and Local Origination) and/or other digital platforms (Facebook Live, Zoom, interactive websites, etc.). Learn more and apply here.
Santa Fe County Artist Relief Fund
The Culture Connects Coalition has partnered with Lannan Foundation to form the Artist Relief Fund to help those artists most dramatically affected by COVID-19. Applications are open now to Santa Fe artists for grants of up to $1,000. Learn more and apply here.
Santa Fe Artists’ Medical Fund
Founded by artists for artists, this local organization provides financial support to professional artists living and working in Santa Fe County that have medical needs but cannot afford treatment or prescriptions. Learn more and apply through their website here.
516 Arts Museum from Home Project
516 Arts in Albuquerque is asking artists in all media and disciplines to submit one item of original work (could include visual art, writing, interviews, videos of performing arts work, pictures of your studio/workspace, works in progress, tips for staying sane, recipes for self-care, your reading list, or thoughts on how you can leverage social distancing to impact your practice, etc.) to be featured on social media, blog, and website for the duration of our closure. Learn more and submit.
NM Art From Anywhere Call for Videos
We (Southwest Contemporary) are seeking submissions of video walk-throughs of exhibitions at galleries, nonprofits, and artist-run spaces from across New Mexico. Videos will be hosted for free on our website and YouTube channel as part of our “NM Art From Anywhere” series. Learn more submit.
City of Santa Fe Culture Connects Coalition
Culture Connects Coalition is a fund to support arts and culture in all their expressions for the greater good of the community and constituents. As the Coalition’s first initiative, in response to COVID-19 pandemic and to reduce its greater impact on the community, the City’s Arts and Culture Department has partnered with Lannan Foundation to form the Artist Relief Fund to help artists dramatically affected. Donate to the fund and stay tuned for more info.
Artisan Stores Now Providing Free Delivery
Artisan in Santa Fe and Albuquerque are closed but providing delivery.
- Call in your order (Mon-Fri) from 10am-4pm.
- Order before 12pm for Same-Day delivery (local only).
- Orders placed after 12pm delivered the next day (local only).
- Credit Card orders only.
- Free local delivery available (conditions apply).
- Mail Order is still available for any market.
Visit them online here.
NATIONAL RESOURCES
Coalition of Arts Funders Launches Emergency Artist Relief Fund
A coalition of national arts grant makers, consisting of Academy of American Poets, Artadia, Creative Capital, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, MAP Fund, National YoungArts Foundation, and United States Artists, announces the launch of Artist Relief, which will provide rapid, unrestricted $5,000 relief grants to assist artists facing dire financial emergencies due to the impact of COVID-19; serve as an informational resource; and co-launch the COVID-19 Impact Survey for Artists and Creative Workers, designed by Research Partner Americans for the Arts, to better identify and address the needs of artists moving forward. Learn more and apply here.
Kinkade Family Foundation Grants for Curators and Humanitarian Non-profits
The Kinkade Family Foundation is offering new Emergency Grants of up to $5,000 for curators who are developing projects that promote artwork of contemporary and experimental nature. The Emergency Grant provides funding for a curatorial project that sheds light on the world during this time of darkness. Priority will be given to curators who have a venue secured for their project and are greatly impacted by the challenges we are facing due to COVID-19. View the details for the curator grant here.
They are also offering grants of up to $2,500 for humanitarian non-profits that are supporting women, children, families or art initiatives that are greatly impacted by the challenges we are facing due to the pandemic. View the details for the non-profit grant here.
Creative Capital Workshop: Livestream for Artists
On Tuesday, March 31 at 4 pm EDT, Creative Capital is offering a free virtual workshop to help artists better understand how to livestream their work to virtual audiences. Read more and register here.
Creative Capital Workshop: Financial Implications for Creative Individuals
On Tuesday, April 7, at 6 pm EDT, Creative Capital is offering a free online workshop dedicated to answering questions to artists on the financial implications of the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more and register here.
Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation Emergency Grants
The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Read more and apply here.
Creative Capital List of Arts Resources
Creative Capital has compiled a list of resources for artists working in all disciplines, as well as arts philanthropists, and arts professionals. View the list here.
CERF+ (The Artists Safety Net) Responds to COVID-19
CERF+ are currently conducting a national survey of studio-based artists to understand the challenges they are facing in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more and take the survey here.
New York Foundation for the Arts List of Emergency Grants
NYFA has a list of COVID-19 related grant funds and emergency relief resources for artists and arts workers. View the list here.
Hyperallergic’s Daily Report
Hyperallergic’s daily report on COVID-19’s impacts on the art world is updated daily and is a useful way to keep an eye on the big picture with news from around the world. Read the report here.
Artsy Shark: 50 Things Artists Can Do While Self-Isolated
Use your self-isolation downtime to focus on what you can do. This is a great list for artists to use to get down to business and get in the studio. Read the list here.
Americans for the Arts COVID-19 Resource and Response Center
Americans for the Arts is gathering data and impact stories through a national survey. The survey will capture a broad spectrum of data and stories that will demonstrate how arts and culture workers triumphed and survived this crisis as well as the effect of the outbreak on operations through canceled events, lost wages, and additional expenses. Take the survey here.
Can you help us expand this list? Send additional resources to editor@southwestcontemporary.com.
