10/19/2020
Oregon artists!! Check this out.
NEW: Artist Relief Program application now live!
Oregon artists may now apply to a new Artist Relief Program created by the Oregon Arts Commission in partnership with Oregon Community Foundation and the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation. Awards ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 will be distributed until the program fund, totaling just over $1.25 million, is depleted.
“Without our artists, there would be no art in Oregon,” said Brian Rogers, executive director of the Oregon Arts Commission. “We feel strongly that, in addition to the significant relief we were able to provide to arts and cultural organizations through federal CARES Act funds allocated to the National Endowment for the Arts and the Oregon Cultural Trust, we need to offer relief funding to struggling Oregon artists as well.
“We are extremely grateful to The Oregon Community Foundation and the Miller Foundation for joining us in that effort.”
The program supports professional artists from specific disciplines who have experienced or anticipate experiencing loss of revenue of $1,000 or more between March 1 and Dec. 31, 2020.
Read the full release, with links to the guidelines and application: https://bit.ly/31kuQtE
Artists from underserved communities, including (but not limited to) rural communities and communities of color, as well as artists with disabilities, are especially encouraged to apply.
Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
Pictured: Mobile Projection Unit (Fernanda D’Agostino & Sarah Turner) with musician Crystal Cortez
Springs, 2020. Photo by Brian Foulkes.