Los Angeles would not be what it is without its artists, musicians, creative organizations, and cultural producers. In the interest of supporting our valuable creative community, Metro Arts are continuing to offer updated and ongoing resources, and a progressive list they hope is helpful to both arts supporters and creative practitioners.
Earlier this summer, Californians for the Arts and Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) released a report released detailing the results of its survey on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the creative sector in thirteen Western region states, inclusive of California. You can learn more about arts advocacy on a national level from Americans for the Arts as well as on a local level from Arts For LA and Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture. Californians for the Arts also offers an ongoing list of anti-racism resources which can be accessed here.
Ways to learn about, support and/or access resources for artists, musicians, and other cultural practitioners:
- Creative Capital Online Artist Workshop Series for Navigating New Challenges
- Los Angeles Regional COVID Fund, Round 2 Opens July 20-24
- Americans for the Arts CARES Act Table
- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Artist Power Center
- Metro Transit Oriented Community Small Business Recovery Loan Program
- #Above 4 Fund
- The Blues HART Fund
- Artist Relief, Cycle IV
- Artist Relief Tree
- Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund
- Billboard State-By-State Resource Guide for Music Professionals
- California Arts Council COVID-19 Resources
- CA CARES: Humanities Relief Grants for Organizations and Individuals
- Craft Futures Fund
- City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Arts Emergency Grant, Cycle III
- Center for Cultural Innovation Emergency Resources for Artists and Freelancers
- Equal Sound Corona Relief Fund
- Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants
- I Care if You Listen COVID-19 Emergency Funding and Artist Resources
- Maurice Sendak Emergency Relief Fund for Children’s Book Artists
- MusicCares Coronavirus Relief Fund
- Music Health Alliance
- Musicians Foundation
- New York Foundation for the Arts COVID-19 Emergency Grants
- Otis Report on the Creative Economy
- PEN America Writers Emergency Fund
- South Asian Arts Resiliency Fund
- SweetRelief COVID-19 Fund
- Women’s Center for Creative Work Emergency Health Grant