Hola and good morning, wishing you a fruitful Monday - here is the latest…as usual, Monday’s updates are a little longer as we are including items gathered over the weekend.

NOTE: Items marked with a * will be added to the Resource Center. If you see interesting or helpful, please send them along

PROGRAMMING

U.S. Chamber Foundation on Monday, March 30, for an online briefing on how 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations can benefit from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
March 31, AFTA will host a briefing for the field regarding the stimulus package https://artsu.americansforthearts.org/products/covid-19-relief-package-briefing-an-americans-for-the-arts-virtual-check-in

April 1, AFTA is producing a webinar on setting up an emergency fund

https://artsu.americansforthearts.org/products/setting-up-an-emergency-relief-fund

April 8, we are hosting a webinar on accessing the resources and benefits inside the stimulus package (link TBD)
Creative Capital is presenting two webinars for artists – Coping with COVID

Livestreaming for Artists

Financial Implications for Creative Individuals

FIELD NEWS/COMMUNICATIONS

UN’s Open Call for Creatives launches
Mashable reports Getty Museum asks people to recreate art from household items while social distancing and it's delightful

Performing Arts Alliance and the Association of Performing Arts Professionals included several updates regarding the stimulus bill.
Springboard for the Arts has released a guide that overviews how they setup their relief fund.
CNN reports Arkansas Symphony soothes your anxiety with nightly lullabies
WKOW (Milwaukee, WI) reports 3D printing business in Waunakee changes focus from violins to face shields
*The Philadelphia Inquirer shares How do you conduct virtual choir practices with more than 300 kids? The Philadelphia Boys Choir is learning how.
Hyperallergic article “In the South Bronx, an Arts Center Offers Free Meals to Its Community During Pandemic”
On March 24, the Arts Council for Long Beach launches “Keep Arts Working”, a series of events and art commissions that seeks to illuminate the vital work being created amid the COVID-19 pandemic response, alleviate our minds and bodies through the arts and begin to recuperate the creative economy.
FOX5 News (Baltimore, MD) reports Baltimore Center Stage theater making masks from costumes
LAist article “How LA's Street Artists Are Responding To Coronavirus”
The Phildelphia Inquirer article “Coronavirus blight, transformed by art: Across Philly, signs of solidarity sprout amid the gloom”
FilmedOnStage reports “PBS unlocks Broadway musicals and plays for FREE streaming for a limited time”
Las Vegas Review Journal reports “Arts District turning plywood into artwork to inspire hope”
Sofar Sounds - Tune in every night as artists host live shows in our online listening room, a space for artists to connect with global audiences. All shows are free, and optional donations can be given directly to the featured performing artists or to the Sofar Sounds global artist fund.
*Resource pages:

Appalachian Regional Commission has issued a resource page for individuals in the Appalachian region.
Salsa Labs has a resource page for nonprofits with webinars, blogs and financial resources
Arts Extension Services (Amherst, MA) has a resource page with instructor resources
City of Oakland published a resource page for artists and nonprofit arts organizations in the Oakland area

RELIEF FUNDING/ECONOMIC IMPACT

Verizon and LISC Come Together to Support Small Businesses with COVID-19 Recovery Fund
NYTimes reports that Oregon Shakespeare Festival cancels programming through Labor Day and will lay off 80 percent of its staff
Vulture article “Even the $2 Trillion Rescue Isn’t Great for the Arts”
Variety article “Songwriters, Self-Employed Music Workers Eligible for Relief in Federal Stimulus Bill”
FreelancersUnion blog “How freelancers can claim paid sick leave in a coronavirus emergency”
NYTimes reports New York City Ballet cancels its season but will pay employees
KQED reports SFMOMA to lay off or furlough over 300 museum staff
Hubbard Street Chicago closes indefinitely
Art is Alive (Created by artist Rhiannon Giddens, and in collaboration with Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman, connects fans to artists in a stay-at-home climate.)
Wolf Brown blog on “A Sector in Peril: Philanthropy’s Role in Responding to COVID-19”
Nonprofit Quarterly article on Doubling Payout: A Foundation Makes the Right Choice
DC Metro reports Arena Stage temporarily furloughs a majority of its staff
*Relief Funds

Denver Actors Fund launches $35,000 emergency relief fund for theatre artists

GENERAL NEWS

*NYTimes reports quarantine spotlights class divide.
Hyperallergic article “Art Students Demand University Accountability and Reimbursements During Pandemic”
CNN reports Trump extends federal social distancing guidelines to April 30

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

*Marie Claire article “Fear Is a Virus: COVID-19 has triggered prejudice and abuse towards Asian Americans across the country”
“REASSURANCE FROM A ROBOT AT PITTSBURGH INT’L AIRPORT"
“Peeps temporarily halts production”
For you The Walking Dead fans – Season 10 finale is delayed
The Foundation for Art & Healing launches Stuck At Home (Together)
Fast Company article “Masks, bells, crinolines: How fashion enabled social distancing through the ages
“Kara Walker Has Opened Her Personal Archive, Showing Nearly 270 Drawings”
Irving Art Center blog “LOVE IS NOT CANCELED - WAYS TO LOVE OTHERS FROM AFAR”
AZCentral shares Indigenous Arizonans dance with thousands around world in online 'social distance' powwow
604Now reports “YOU CAN NOW WATCH CIRQUE DU SOLEIL ONLINE FROM YOUR COUCH”
The Baltimore Sun article “From sidewalk serenades to virtual theater, Baltimore arts groups reach out amid coronavirus pandemic”

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Ruby Lopez Harper

Senior Director of Local Arts Advancement

Americans for the Arts

1000 Vermont Ave NW 6^th Floor

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www.AmericansForTheArts.org

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