The Coronavirulization of Stimulus Packages

If/when there's another pandemic stimulus package, before the politicos fill it with pork, how about including a special pay, one time bonus - $25K - $50K per person, to doctors, nurses, hospital staff, first responders, cops, grocery workers, truck drivers, etc.? 

In other words, to all those who are putting their cojones on the line for the rest of us? 

Send your elected representatives a note! You can get their address and or phone number below:

• Contact President Donald Trump online, or call the White House switchboard at 202-456-1414 or the comments line at 202-456-1111 during business hours.
• Locate your U.S. senators' contact information.
• Find your U.S. representative's website and contact information.

I'm looking at you Nancy Pelosi!

I'm looking at you Schiff!

I'm looking at you McConnell!

I'm looking at you Schumer!

DC Metro Virtual Town Hall: Strategies for Survival in the Visual Arts

DC METRO VIRTUAL TOWN HALL

STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL IN THE VISUAL ARTS

Tues, April 14, 6-7:30pm

Co-hosted by the Third Space Network, McLean Project for the Arts/VA
VisArts/Rockville/MD & Hamiltonian Artists/DC

The Third Space Network (3SN) announces DC Metro Virtual Town Hall:
Strategies for Survival in the Visual Arts on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, 6-7:30pm. 

The event will address the impact of Covid-19 on the visual arts in the DC metropolitan cultural community, an invitation for visual arts organizations, galleries, artists, curators, and other arts professionals to participate.

To register/access the event, visit the Third Space Network’s Crowdcast online platform: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/dc-metro-virtual-town

The DC Metro Virtual Town Hall will include short presentations by local arts leaders and funders along with open public dialogue intended to share solutions for the following: funding sources, future programming, support for artists, and engagement in community outreach. The event will also be an information resource for organizations facing the challenge of migrating their public events and exhibitions to the online medium. The Virtual Town Hall is envisioned as
a timely opportunity to call for a regional-wide arts consortium for initiating collaborative projects and joint funding: helping to unite arts & cultural communities in the DC region during these extraordinary times of crisis.

Confirmed Guest Speakers: Nora Halpern, Vice-President of Leadership Alliances, Americans for the Arts; Jack Rasmussen, Director of the American University Museum/Chair, Maryland State Arts Council; Robert Goudie, Virginia Commission for the Arts; Sarah Burford, Media Arts Specialist/Visual Arts, National Endowment for the Arts: TBA, DC Commission on
the Arts & Humanities.

Planning Group: Randall Packer, Creative Director & Christina Papanicolaou,
Communications Strategy, Third Space Network; Nancy Sausser, Curator/Exhibitions Director, McLean Project for the Arts; Susan Main, Gallery Director/Curator & Frank McCauley, Assistant Curator, VisArts/Rockville; Lily Siegel, Executive Director, Hamiltonian Artists/DC; Richard Dana, Artist/Co-founder, Take Me to the River Project; Kerry Brougher, former Chief Curator/Deputy Director, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

Guest Speakers: Nora Halpern, Vice-President of Leadership Alliances, American for the Arts, is an art historian and curator. She joined Americans for the Arts in 2001, while also maintaining a rigorous practice as an independent curator.

Jack Rasmussen, Director and Curator of the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC since 2005, he previously held Executive Director positions at di Rosa Preserve: Art & Nature, Maryland Art Place, and Rockville Arts Place. He also currently serves as Chair of the Maryland State Arts Council. 

Robert Goudie was appointed by Gov. Ralph Northam to the Virginia Commission for the Arts in 2019. He is also the executive director of the Reston Town Center Association, has been Board Chair for the Greater Reston Arts Center the last six years, and helped found Public Art Reston and serves on its Board of Directors.

Sarah Burford is Media and visual arts program manager for the National Endowment for the Arts. She is also a curator and creative professional with expertise in program development and management; philanthropy and grant-making; modern and contemporary art; museums; government; non-profit management; and the public sector. 

Co-Hosts:
Third Space Network (3SN) is an artist-driven Internet platform for staging creative dialogue and live performance. 

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@thirdspacenet

Hamiltonian Artists is a dynamic catalyst for DC’s creative economy and a vibrant center for contemporary art in Washington, DC. https://www.hamiltonianartists.org/

McLean Project for the Arts (MPA) exhibits the work of emerging and established artists from the mid-Atlantic region, offers instruction and education in the visual arts, and promotes public awareness and understanding of the concepts of contemporary art. https://mpaart.org

VisArts in Rockville transforms individuals and communities through the visual arts. Their vision is a vibrant, diverse community enriched and connected by the visual arts. https://www.visartscenter.org/

Coronavirus Resources

COVID-19 RELIEF AND RESOURCES

• AHCMC: Coronavirus Prevention and Planning Resources 
• Americans for the Arts | 5-Minute Survey: The Economic Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Arts and Cultural Sector
• Wherewithal Relief Grants – Washington Project for the Arts and the Warhol Foundation
• East City Art: COVID-19 Pandemic Resources for the DC Area Visual Arts Community
• MSAC: COVID-19 State of Emergency Statement & Resources
• SBA Disaster Loan
• MSAC: Maryland-based Virtual Events & Content. Add your virtual programming to this list! Submit a link to msac.commerce@maryland.gov 
• ArtworkArchive Resources for Artists
• National Coalition for Arts' Preparedness & Emergency Response (NCAPER) 
• Emergency Grant for Women Identifying Visual Artists Over 40
• Emergency Funds - All Art Forms
• COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources

WORKING AND CREATING AT HOME

• Arts & Culture at Home
• Working, Gathering, and Teaching Online
• Creative Prompts for Art Projects During Social Distancing 
• Free Online Events and Activities for Kids at Home
• Download Free Coloring Books from 113 Museums
• Meditations for Artists
• Yoga Poses for Artists
• Stay at Home Online Music and Events
• Takoma Park Arts
• Adventures in Public Art: Explorer Edition
• DC Arts and Humanities Museum Resources for Distance Learning

Another reason why the Washington Post sucks

These are some of the things that really super fucking piss me off about how the WaPo views its local DMV arts presence - they hire an Italian artist to write about daily life in Milan (from an artist's point of view) during the coronavirus outbreak... how about hiring a fucking DMV artist to do that from your own backyard's perspective?

If you don't get it... you don't get it!

And when was the last time that a DMV artist got a center spread like this?

The Coronavirulization of Art: More COVID-19 resources

Click here to download PDF list compiled by the Maryland Art Place.

The Coronavirulization of Art: Bromo Artist Relief Fund

Announcing the Bromo Artist Relief Fund 
 

Artists and arts organizations are critical to Baltimore's culture and economy and have been significantly impacted by the rapidly evolving Coronavirus pandemic. In response, the Bromo Arts and Entertainment District will assist artists from varying creative industries to apply for financial support. The Bromo Artist Relief Fund is specifically for artists whose place of business and/or home is located within the geography of the Bromo District.

Applications open on April 3rd and will close on Friday, April 17th at 5pm. Grants will be awarded the week of April 27th. Twenty $500 grants will be made available to artists working in all disciplines. Mimicking the newly launched “Boston Relief Fund”, giving parameters are as follows: The fund will be open for but not limited to the following uses:

Recouping financial losses due to cancelled events. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Performances in all performing arts disciplines
• Readings, panels, and speaking opportunities

Reimbursement for travel expenses related to creative work that you paid for yourself. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Attending conferences and convenings that have been cancelled
• Artist Residencies
• Touring

Offsetting loss of income for teaching artists who could not teach during this time because of cancelled classes and school closures

Support for artists working full or part-time in the service industry who have lost supplemental income used to support their creative practices.

Applications will be reviewed to ensure that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements. If eligible, applicants will receive a number that enters them into the grant lottery. Awardees will then be chosen through a randomized selection process. All awardees and applicants will receive notification from the Bromo Arts District organization the week of April 27th.

APPLICATIONS OPEN APRIL 3

For more information click HERE 

The Coronavirulization of Art: Call For Baltimore Artists

Call For Artists 

Downtown Groups Lauch #ArtOfBaltimore:
ISSUE CALL for ARTISTS TO PARTICIPATE IN DIGITAL PLACEMAKING

Campaign is part of a larger series of Coronavirus responses Planned by Downtown Partnership of Baltimore

BALTIMORE – To help support local artists and spark positive energy as we adjust to the economic and cultural impact of the COVID-19 virus, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore (DPOB), Maryland Art Place, and the BROMO Arts & Entertainment District, have launched #ArtOfBaltimore. This campaign with a heart will display works by local artists on digital signage throughout Downtown Baltimore neighborhoods.

“With so many hospitals, first responders, restaurant workers, and residents, Downtown is still a busy place. We wanted to do something that both supports local artists and brings uplifting imagery to public spaces,” said Shelonda Stokes, Downtown Partnership’s Interim President. “Art is healing for the soul.”

#ArtOfBaltimore is one of several new programs being rolled out by Downtown Partnership beginning this week. As the leading advocate for property owners, businesses, and nearly 43,000 residents in the heart of Central Maryland, DPOB is preparing a multi-pronged strategy to help people through the unprecedented economic and social challenges associated with the Coronavirus. The initiatives include direct assistance to businesses, informational webinars, and promotions to help restaurants and artists.

For #ArtOfBaltimore, a call went out on Tuesday for works by local artists, in any original medium, that will be displayed on Baltimore’s 13 Interactive Kiosks (IKEs) and the large format video sign on the track level at Penn Station. Each artist will receive a licensing fee and additional promotion of their work on DPOB social media channels.

The campaign will begin displaying the art on Monday, April 6, and will run for 10+ weeks, with a rotating set of two artists featured every 14 days. Selected artists will receive a $250 licensing fee per unique artwork featured on the IKE kiosks, as well as promotion on all usages of artworks. Artist name, artwork title, website and/or social media handles will be included or linked wherever possible.

The Call for Artists and details about #ArtOfBaltimore are posted at: www.GoDowntownBaltimore.com. 

Daily updates about other Coronavirus assistance programs will be posted there in the coming days and weeks.