COVID-19: Ongoing Resource List
*Update: this list has been expanded and reformatted to make it easier for you to find what you need, here.*
As we experience ever-greater effects on the cultural sector due to COVID-19 restrictions, our staff continue to compile resources available to members of our communities. Please reach out via the links below if you need a hand, or if you can offer support. We’re all in this together!
Check back often—we’ll continue to update this list. For up-to-date information on how 4Culture is responding to COVID-19, click here. Special thanks to Kelly Lyles, Rad Care, SoCoCulture, and Janet Galore.
AGGREGATE RESOURCE LISTINGS
Artists & Creatives
- King County Creative: COVID-19 Handbook for Creative Industries
- King County Creative: Staying Afloat – Unemployment and Financial Help for Creatives
- Northwest Folklife: COVID-19 Artist & Community Resource List
- Office of Arts and Culture: Resources for Artists and Organizations amid COVID-19
- Pratt Fine Arts Center: Arts and Public Health Resources
- Artist Relief Coalition: Seattle Independent Artist Sustainability Resources By Gig-Based Sector
- Kirkland Arts Center: Resources for Families, Schools and Artists During COVID-19
- Artist Trust: COVID-19 Response & Recovery Resources
- ArtsWA: 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) state, federal, and ArtsWA updates
- Inspire Washington COVID-19 Advocacy & Resources
- WESTAF COVID-19: General Resources and Arts Relief
- Americans for the Arts: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource and Response Center
- NEA: COVID-19 Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations
- Grantmakers for the Arts Resource List
- Resources to Guide Arts and Cultural Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- COVID-19 & Freelance Artists
- 3Arts Chicago Artists: Comprehensive List of Emergency Resources
- Women Arts: Emergency Funds – all art forms
- Alliance of Artist Communities: Emergency Relief Programs
- Actors Fund: Emergency Financial Assistance Resources
- Artists Thr!ve: COVID-19 Resources
- New York Foundation For the Arts: Emergency Grants List
- Common Field: COVID-19 Resources for the Artist Organization Field
- Forecast Public Art: COVID-19 Artist Resources + Funding
Historic Preservation
- Main Street America: COVID-19 Main Street Resources
- Preservation Leadership Forum: Resources in Response to the Coronavirus (also for museums and nonprofits)
Museums and Collections
- American Alliance of Museums: Resources & Information for the Museum Field
- Association of Children’s Museums: Resources to Help Guide Your Museum’s Response to Coronavirus
- COSTEP MA: Collections Management and COVID-19
- Collections Stewardship: COVID-19 Resources for Museum Collections
Nonprofits & Small Businesses
- Seattle Met: A List of Resources to Help Seattle’s Small Businesses Amid the COVID-19 Crisis
- StartUp 425: Resources for Eastside Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
- City of Bellevue: COVID-19 Business/Nonprofit Resources
- Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce: COVID-19 Business Resources
- Vashon Island Chamber of Commerce: COVID-19 Updates for Businesses
- Washington Nonprofits: Coronavirus Response Resources for Nonprofits
- Nonprofit Finance Fund: COVID-19 Tools and Resources for Nonprofits
- Seattle Good Business Network Support Hub
Our Community
- COVID-19 Resources for Undocumented Communities
- Friends of Historic Belltown: COVID-19 Resources for the Downtown Workforce
- COVID-19 Resources for Community: City, Community, County, State and Federal Resources
EMERGENCY FUNDING: APPLY
Artists
- Artist Trust: COVID-19 Artist Trust Relief Fund
- Foundation for Contemporary Arts: COVID-19 Relief and Emergency Grants (experimental artists)
- NYFA/Robert Rauschenberg Foundation: Rauschenberg Emergency Grants (medical emergencies)
- Emergency Grants for Visual Artists
- Craft Emergency Relief Fund: CERF+ The Artists Safety Net(COVID-19 medical emergencies)
- Intiman: COVID-19 Disaster Relief Grant Application (artists who have worked with the Intiman)
- Dramatists Guild Foundation
- Artly World Nonprofit: Artist Relief Project
Musicians
- Nate Omdal: Seattle Music Teachers Fund
- Recording Academy MusiCares: COVID-19 Relief Fund
- Sweet Relief: COVID-19 Fund
Nonprofits & Small Businesses
Our Community
- Guadalupe M.M: COVID-19 Relief for Undocumented People in Seattle
- Emily Gaggia/Casa Latina: Day laborer and household worker relief fund
- US Bartenders Guild National Charity Foundation: COVID-19 Relief and Response Information
- Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation: COVID-19 Relief Fund
EMERGENCY FUNDING: DONATE
Local
- Seattle Foundation: COVID-19 Response Fund
- COVID-19 Mutual Aid Fund for LGBTQI+ BIPOC Folks
- Ijeoma Oluo: Seattle Artist Relief Fund Amid COVID-19
- Nate Omdal: Seattle Music Teachers Fund
- Jessica Tousignant and Candace Whitney Morris: Seattle Hospitality Emergency Fund
- Guadalupe M.M: COVID-19 Relief for Undocumented People in Seattle
- Dane Garfield Wilson: ReBar Family Unite Fundraiser
- Intiman: Share the Love
- The Soze Foundation, TaskForce and Invisible Hand: Artist + Activist Relief Fund
- OneReel: Art Saves Lives
Regional
- ArtsFund: COVID-19 Arts Emergency Relief Fund
- Mutual Aid Solidarity Network: COVID-19 Survival Fund for the People
- Emily Gaggia/Casa Latina: Day laborer and household worker relief fund
- Big Table (Restaurant and Hospitality Industry): COVID-19 Response
Washington
National
- Craft Emergency Relief Fund: CERF+ The Artists Safety Net
- Recording Academy MusiCares: COVID-19 Relief Fund
- Musicians Foundation Emergency Fund
- Sweet Relief: COVID-19 Fund (for musicians)
- American Guild of Musical Artists: AGMA Relief Fund
- Artist Relief Tree
- Recording Academy MusiCares: COVID-19 Relief Fund
- New Music USA: New Music Solidarity Fund
- Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation: COVID-19 Relief Fund
COVID-19 IMPACT SURVEYS
- City of Seattle: Economic Impact Survey for the Greater Seattle Region
- Greater Seattle Partners: Economic Impact Survey
- Americans for the Arts: The Economic Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Arts and Cultural Sector
- Cerf+ The Artists Safety Net: COVID-19 Impact Survey
- New Music USA: The Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Freelance Performers in New Music
- Common Field: COVID-19 Response and Support survey
WEBINARS AND ONLINE INFO SHARING
- Office of Arts and Culture: COVID-19 Webinar for Artists, and Arts and Culture Organizations, 3/13/2020
- Artists in a Time of Global Pandemic (ASL captioned), 3/16/2020
- Grantmakers in the Arts: Emergency Response Webinar (ASL captioned), 3/19/2020
- Financial Strategies for Freelance Artists in a Time of Crisis (ASL captioned), 3/26/2020
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Finances & Un/Employment
- United Way of King County: Unemployed Due to Coronavirus Pandemic? Here’s Where to Get Help
- Worksource: Critical Job Opportunities – COVID-19
- COVID-19 Financial Help in WA State
- How to Apply for Unemployment Benefits in WA State
- How to Apply for Workers’ Compensation in WA State
- WA State Department of Financial Institutions: Financial Resources for Washington Residents Impacted by COVID-19
- Davis Wright Tremaine: WA and OR Moratorium on Residential and Commercial Evictions
Food Security
Mutual Aid
- Mutual Aid Solidarity Network: Seattle-area COVID-19 “Offer Support” Volunteer Form
- Mutual Aid Solidarity Network: Seattle area COVID-19 “Request Support” Form
- COVID-19/ Coronavirus South Seattle & Eastside Mutual Aid “Offer Support” / Volunteer Form
- COVID-19/ Coronavirus South Seattle & Eastside Mutual Aid “Request Support” Form
- Puget Sound Community Mutual Aid – intake form (for queer folks)
- King County: Regional Donations Connector
- Sum of Us: Covid Support Network
Our Community
- Decolonized Community Care In Response to COVID-19
- Seattle Chinatown-ID & South End POC Owned Restaurants w/Food Delivery
- City of Seattle: COVID-19 Resources for Community
- Seattle Times: Resources to support the community during the coronavirus outbreak
- Immigrant Accompaniment Networks & Covid-19
- King County: Health Care for the Homeless Network
- Public Health Insider: Resources for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
Public Health
- King County Public Health: COVID-19 Updates
- WA Health Benefit Exchange: Special Enrollment Period in Response to Growing Coronavirus (deadline April 8)
- Center for Disease Control: What to Do if You Are Sick
- Washington health insurers to waive deductibles, coinsurance and copays for coronavirus testing
- American Psychiatric Association: Center: Working Remotely During COVID-19 – Your Mental Health and Well-Being
General Resources
- MRSC of Washington: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for Local Governments
- Coronavirus Resource Kit
- South Arts: Arts Ready Alert – Preparing for the Potential Impact of Coronavirus
- National Coalition for Arts’ Preparedness and Emergency Response
- Howlround Theatre Commons: Ways of Gathering In the Age of COVID-19
- adrienne maree brown: Additional Resources for Facing Coronavirus/Covid19
CONNECTING WITH COMMUNITY
Education & Entertainment
- SPACE 101.1: Arts on the Air
- DAE’s List: Art Online streaming in the covid-19 era
- Seattle Symphony: Broadcasts
- Live Music Seattle: Upcoming Livestream Events Listings
- E3 Washington: Go Outside – DIY ESE Learning
- Fender Play: 3 months of free lessons
- BOMB Magazine: Closing the Distance: New Spaces for Community
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- COVID-19 Art Stories
Virtual Tours
- West Seattle Art Walk: April 9
- ArtsWA: Women Artists in the state’s public art collection
- National Trust for Historic Preservation: 11 National Trust Historic Sites and National Treasures to Explore Virtually
- Whitney Museum of American Art: Here’s How To Whitney From Home
- Mental Floss: 12 World-Class Museums You Can Visit Online
- The Guardian: 10 of the world’s best virtual museum and art gallery tours
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