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NOTE: Items marked with a * will be added to the Resource Center. If you see interesting or helpful items, please send them along. We are updating the Resource Center daily, Monday through Friday. We are going to be moving to a new framework of the Resource Center in the next two weeks.

PROGRAMMING

April 7, 5:00p EST: New Music Virtual Town Hall Meeting: Digital Live Streaming Methods

As a performing arts non-profit organization that employs many freelance musicians and navigates relationships between individual and institutional funders, the International Contemporary Ensemble would like to take a moment to gather together with our community to focus our processes, answer questions, and share initiatives.

April 8, we are hosting a webinar on navigating the resources and benefits inside the CARES Act

https://artsu.americansforthearts.org/products/how-the-cares-act-supports-the-arts-sector

April 8, 12p EST: Stories of Resilience: A Conversation with Mark Cuban

Today’s uncertain landscape leaves businesses looking for tools, advice, and inspiration -- particularly small and midsize ones. You may know Mark Cuban as the Dallas Mavericks owner or Shark Tank judge, but the famed entrepreneur and investor has also been a vocal supporter of and advisor to small businesses. Here's an opportunity to get advice from Cuban, live in conversation with Salesforce SVP of SMB Marketing, Marie Rosecrans.

*April 9: Let’s light the night!

On Thursday, March 26, more than 130 landmark and historic buildings all over the United Kingdom were lit blue as a salute to healthcare workers battling the COVID-19 global crisis. Now, the #LightItBlue campaign is crossing the pond and will appear in cities across the United States on Thursday, April 9, at 8:00 p.m. local time, creating a national show of support and gratitude to those essential workers caring for us on the front lines and creating a universal symbol of solidarity and hope.

April 9, 2:00p EST: CCI – 3 Ways to protect your art business now

How the CARES Stimulus Expansion Act (and other resources) can help artists, sole proprietors, cultural anchors, and creative entrepreneurs stay afloat during the economic crisis. A FREE webinar with Claire Van Holland (the CV Ledger, Inc.) & Jill James (SiF Industries).

April 10, AASLH Conversations: Empathetic Audience Engagement During a Crisis

In a follow up to her blogpost, “Empathetic Audience Engagement During The Apocalypse,” AASLH invites you to join independent consultant and master educator Andrea Jones (Peak Experience Lab) for a thoughtful conversation about grieving a loss of normalcy during the current pandemic while also making progress towards forging new identities in our field.

FIELD NEWS/COMMUNICATIONS

Fakequity blog: “NOW IS THE TIME TO START PLANNING FOR THE NEXT DISASTER – 33 QUESTIONS”
Variety article: “Film Academy Donates $6 Million to Support Motion Picture Employees Affected by Coronavirus”
ArtNews article: “Op-Ed: This Art Museum Was Founded in Response to a Pandemic Death. It Has Much to Teach Us Now.”
Indianapolis Contemporary Art Museum to close
Contemporary American Theater Festival (West Virginia) has rescheduled its 2020 Festival to July 2021.
*Forecast has launched a national initiative to support public artists and public art programs during this pandemic.
We are immediately beginning to offer pro bono consultations and technical support to any public artist or public art administrator based in the U.S. or the Native nations that share the same geography from now until May 31, 2020, as a response to the mounting effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
*Federal Relief Resources

Individuals: As the unemployment rate increases, state unemployment offices may be overwhelmed; find your state's unemployment office website and start the process early.
Organizations: Support may be accessed through the SBA's Disaster Loan Assistance and the Treasury Department's Paycheck Protection Program.

*Relief Funds

Regional Arts & Culture Council (Portland, OR). RACC’s Emergency Fund for Individual Artists supports creative professionals who have experienced a financial loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund is open to artists at all levels of their careers, in a broad variety of disciplines. Applicants will be asked to submit evidence of their artistic practice, household income, and financial loss in the application. RACC will make awards up to $500 in order to support as many individual artists as possible, prioritizing those without access to other COVID-19 relief funds.
The Arts Community Alliance (Dallas, TX). The TACA Emergency Arts Relief Fund is a resource dedicated to provide short-term immediate relief to Dallas County nonprofit arts organizations who have experienced lost revenue or increased expenses due to Coronavirus/COVID-19 precautionary measures. Eligible organizations can receive awards of up to $10,000.

GENERAL NEWS

NY Times article: “Social Distancing Is a Privilege”
Deadline article: “Elton John Launches $1 Million Coronavirus Emergency Fund To Protect People With HIV”
Fast Company article: “The 4 best masks you can make yourself”
Washington Post resource: Mapping the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Colossal article: “Rare and Endangered Butterfly Species Recreated in Glass by Laura Hart”
The Verge article: “Nikon is offering free online photography classes for all of April”
On YouTube: Emerging Arts Leaders Symposium Keynote, Marc Bamuthi Joseph
On YouTube: 2019 National Arts Award Ted Arison Young Artists Honoree Ben Platt & Cast of Dear Evan Hansen did a gorgeous performance this past week on James Corden's TV show
Fast Company article: “8 smart tips to help you sleep better during the COVID-19 crisis”

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Ruby Lopez Harper

Senior Director of Local Arts Advancement

Americans for the Arts

1000 Vermont Ave NW 6^th Floor

Washington, DC 20005-4940

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