We here at Front Row Center miss you all like crazy – and if you are in need, or would like to make a contribution to help artists who are definitely in need – here are some terrific organizations.

Thanks to Carol Tambor for this list

GENERAL SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS:

Freelance Artist Resource (BEST LINK): https://covid19freelanceartistresource.wordpress.com/

The Actors Fund:

https://actorsfund.org/workshops

Enroll in “online seminars in career enrichment, financial wellness, health insurance, affordable housing and more.”
Call for help if you need: New York City: 212.221.7300 ext. 119
PLUS Resources Database: https://actorsfund.org/resources?field_level_1_name_tid=412&field_states_value=All

Gig cancellations due to Coronavirus: Survival Tips for Freelancers:

https://www.theatreartlife.com/management/coronavirus-gig-cancellations/?fbclid=IwAR2sjBtmFGCObJQcMR72IVCqXWKMJQWIBJsw2HIAv-acVuE_VcD–YO0iVg

Actors’ Guild Resources for Performers:

“If you are a qualified performer in need of assistance, please email our executive director at karen@actorsguild.org.”

- (Eligibility:A. Proof of status as a professional performing artist:
- Proof of an ongoing and sustained professional career:
- Documentation of a minimum of 5 consecutive years of earnings as a professional performing artist, of which at least 3 separate years must present annual earnings of at least $5,000.
- If a career of 10 or more cumulative years can be documented, 5 of those years must present earnings of at least $5,000.
- A career of 20 or more cumulative years must present earnings of $5,000 or more in 10 of those years.
- If an individual is disabled or retired, earnings during the final 5 years of a career before retirement or disability may be considered. Performers who are vested and receiving performing arts union pensions are also eligible.

Actors Pantry:

https://www.actorsguild.org/actors-pantry.html

GRANTS FOR ARTISTS:

Rauschenberg Emergency Grants

https://www.nyfa.org/Content/Show/Rauschenberg-Emergency-Grants

Open to visual and media artists and choreographers. If you aren’t sure if your artistic discipline fits within these guidelines, please contact emergencyfunds@nyfa.org.

Open to artists who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents in the United States, District of Columbia, or U.S. Territories.
Applicants must demonstrate current and ongoing activity in artistic discipline/s.
Applicants cannot be enrolled in any degree-seeking program.
Up to $5,000 cash grant

Writers’ Emergency Fund:

https://pen.org/writers-emergency-fund/

Quick recap of guidelines:

Full-length play, performed in a theater of over 250 seats by a professional theater company
Editors/agents who have been professional for the last five years
Ten or more essays, short stories, or poems in literary anthologies or journals in the last two year
At least one book by a reputable publishing company
Employment as a full-time journalist, columnist, or critic by a reputable periodical OR 12+ literary reviews in a nationally recognized print periodical in the last two years