JOBS, GRANTS & FINANCIAL AID
TOOLS FOR ARTISTS & FREELANCERS
What You Need to Know: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
A compiled directory with information and links for personal and small-business (SBA) loans. Includes deadlines, NY tax and loan assistance, and freelancers union relief according to the COVID-19 stimulus bill.
Smart Artists’ Guide to Income Taxes by Creative Independent
Practical advice on calculating and filing your taxes, taking advantage of deductions, and best bookkeeping practices.
IRS: Coronavirus Tax Relief and Economic Impact Payments
The IRS is offering tax help for taxpayers, businesses, tax-exempt organizations and others – including health plans – affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).
Hire Artists
A marketplace designed to facilitate creative exchange during an unprecedented economic crisis.
EMERGENCY AID & GRANTS
New York Foundation for the Arts
A resource for jobs and emergency grants for artists.
Emergency grants for artists during COVID-19
A list of emergency grants and open calls for artists of all disciplines provided by Creative Capital.
COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources
An aggregated list of free resources, opportunities, and financial relief options available to artists of all disciplines.
Joan Mitchell Foundation: COVID-19 Emergency Resources for Visual Artists
A list of emergency relief grants for artists by region.
Artwork Archive’s Complete Guide to 2020 Artist Grants & Opportunities
A complete list broken down into four categories: grants, residencies, calls-for-entry, and opportunity sites.
DANCE/NYC Coronavirus Dance Relief Fund
Dance/NYC invites metropolitan New York City area freelance dance workers and dance making organizations to submit applications for awards through the Coronavirus Dance Relief Fund.
Artist Relief
Artist Relief will distribute $5,000 grants to artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19; serve as an ongoing informational resource; and co-launch the COVID-19 Impact Survey for Artists and Creative Workers, designed by Americans for the Arts, to better identify and address the needs of artists moving forward.
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant COVID-19 Fund
A temporary fund to meet the needs of experimental artists who have been impacted by the economic fallout from postponed or canceled performances and exhibitions. The FCA will disburse one-time $1,500 grants to artists who have had performances or exhibitions canceled or postponed because of the pandemic.
Musicians Fund
The Musicians Foundation provides grants to U.S. musicians in any genre in a time of acute need due to personal, medical, dental, or family crisis, natural disaster, or other emergency situation.
Dramatists Guild Foundation Fund
This fund provides emergency financial assistance to individual playwrights, composers, lyricists, and book-writers in dire need of funds due to severe hardship or unexpected illness.