COVID-19
Resources for our creative community
Stay Connected through the Arts
San Benito County Arts Council Arts in Education lesson plans, teaching artist led video tutorials and other online art-making links & resources can be found HERE.
Please take a moment to take our quick COVID-19 Survey HERE. This is an opportunity for local artists and arts & cultural groups to share ongoing impacts related to COVID-19.
*Page banner featured artwork by Dar Brenneise. Stay Connected featured digital image by Victoria Murray.
Resources for Artists, Art Organizations & Creative Businesses
Resources for emergency funding and tools for artists & arts organizations HERE.
Apply for a state grant in support of organizational operations, individuals, and project-based activities; prioritizing relief and recovery for organizations and individuals impacted by COVID-19 HERE.
Center for Cultural Innovation
Emergency resources and workshops for individuals & creatives in the arts HERE.
Information & application for the California Relief Fund for Artists & Cultural Practitioners HERE.
Resources for artists & arts professionals affected by COVID-19 HERE.
Artists Relief emergency initiative HERE.
Government Resources
Small Business Administration-Disaster Relief Program
Federal Disaster Loans for businesses, private nonprofits, homeowners & renters HERE
Small Business Administration-Coronavirus Relief Options
Funding options for small businesses seeking relief HERE.
State of California Employment Development Department (EDD)
Supportive services for individuals who have lost their jobs or have had their hours reduced, including those self-employed, due to the impacts of COVID-19 in California HERE.
The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program helps unemployed Californians who are business owners, self-employed, independent contractors, have limited work history, and others not usually eligible for regular state UI benefits. More about this program HERE.
San Benito County Public Health Department
Current information and resources in San Benito County for COVID-19 HERE.
California Department of Public Health
Official guidelines from the state of California for making decisions regarding public events & programming HERE.
Advocate for the Arts
Use this letter-generator to join others in the arts and nonprofit sectors and ask Governor Newsom to ensure that the needs of organizations & individual artists are considered in federal & state relief responses HERE.
COVID Art Relief Grant Programs
Applications are NOW CLOSED. *Las aplicaciones ahora están cerradas.
In October 2020, the San Benito County Arts Council announced two new grant programs designed to aid and support local arts organizations and cultural groups that have been negatively impacted by COVID. Applications are now closed. Grant awards will be announced in November 2020.
COVID Art Relief Grant Program-Communities of Color
This program provides financial support to arts organizations and cultural groups based in San Benito County that serve and represent communities of color and have been disproportionately impacted by COVID. Applicants may apply up to $4,000 for general operations, such as rent, salaries or artist fees, or project-based support. Funding for this grant program comes from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act through the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, and the California Arts Council, a state agency. For information on grant program eligibility & application requirements, click HERE.
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COVID Art Relief Grant Program-San Benito County
This program provides financial support to broad-based arts organizations and cultural groups based in San Benito County that have been impacted by COVID-19. Applicants may apply up to $2,500 for general operations, such as rent, salaries or artist fees, or project-based support. Funding for this grant program comes from a grant from the Community Foundation for San Benito County. For information on grant program eligibility & application requirements, click HERE.
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