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.
Follow along with us as we share free virtual programming and other highlights from our San Benito Arts community & beyond. Find out more about our #ArtConnectsUs virtual campaign and how you can get involved 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.
Resources for Artists, Art Organizations & Creative Businesses
Resources for emergency funding and tools for artists & arts organizations 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
Join Californians for the Arts and our Executive Director, Jennifer Laine, on Thursday, Aug. 6th at 1 pm on Zoom for a Regional Conversation to share ideas, questions and concerns. More info & event registration HERE.
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.
*Page banner featured artwork by Dar Brenneise. Stay Connected featured digital image by Victoria Murray.