COVID-19 Relief Fund Established for Rhode Island Artists
Wednesday, April 08, 2020
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) is launching a fund to help Rhode Island artists who have lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Artist Relief Fund will provide grants of up to $1,000 to artists who are in financial distress as a result of the health crisis.
"This crisis has significantly affected individual artists, many of whom are living paycheck to paycheck," said RISCA. "The declared State of Emergency and orders from the Governor to stem the spread of the pandemic have affected the ability of the arts community, and particularly individual artists, to perform, teach, make and sell a wide variety of art during the period when all Rhode Islanders are ordered to stay at home and avoid crowds."
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Guidelines and the application are posted here.
Applications can be submitted at any time and awards will be made on a weekly basis until funds are exhausted.
Initial contributions to the fund, which is being administered in cooperation with the Rhode Island Foundation and the City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism, are approximately $100,000, with more expected to follow.
Donations to the Artist Relief Fund can be made here. The Fund will be managed by the Alliance of Artists Communities in Providence.
