Inspired by our friends at Springboard for the Arts in Minneapolis, New City Arts and The Bridge are together launching an Emergency Relief Fund for Charlottesville-area artists, seed funded by The FUNd at CACF and program support from each organization.

In the current Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, artists as independent workers and creative people engaged in travel and exchange may be especially affected. This Fund supports Charlottesville-area artists who have lost income due to the cancellation of specific, scheduled gigs or opportunities (commissions, performances, contracts, other jobs/loss of income) due to Coronavirus/COVID-19 precautionary measures. 

• Artists can request up to $300 to compensate for scheduled work that was scheduled and lost.
• Artists are eligible to apply for loss of income regardless of whether the income was from art or other jobs.
• Artists must live in the Charlottesville area including the city of Charlottesville or the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, or Nelson.

ARTISTS: APPLY FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS

Update: March 23, 2020

Through seed funding received from The FUNd at CACF, in addition to program support from New City Arts and The Bridge, the Charlottesville Emergency Relief Fund for Artists was launched on March 20, 2020 with $6,000 to provide in emergency relief for artists in the Charlottesville-area. In less than 24 hours, those funds were requested and are being disbursed. Over the weekend, we received an outpouring of donations from $25-$1,000 to expand the pool of funds to approximately $9,500. However, demand from Charlottesville-area artists continues to grow, and we are currently only able to fund about 75% of the qualifying requests we have received. We are actively fundraising and encourage requests to keep coming in. We will fulfill requests as we are able in the order they were received.

Update: March 31, 2020

Since March 23, the pool of funds available to Charlottesville-area artists has increased from $9,500 to approximately $15,600. In addition to the initial seed funding from The FUNd at CACF, The Bridge, and New City Arts, we've received support from 38 additional donors and the Cville Porch Portraits project. However, demand from Charlottesville-area artists continues to grow. We have received over 110 applications for $28,750 in requested funds. We continue to fulfill qualifying requests as we are able in the order they were received, but are only able to fulfill about 50% of requests at this time. Please consider expanding the pool of funds available to Charlottesville-area artists who have lost jobs below.

Update: April 24, 2020

Since launching the Charlottesville Emergency Relief Fund for Artists with The Bridge on March 20, we have disbursed $22,825 to 80 Charlottesville-area artists. Meet some of the recipients here.

The Fund began with $6,000 created through seed funding from The FUNd at CACF and program support from each organization. Since then, 68 generous individual donors and Cville Porch Portraits (who are donating 50% of proceeds) have contributed an additional $17,000. Thank you. We continue to receive requests as more artists are impacted by the pandemic. Currently, we have $19,000 in outstanding requests. With your help, we can expand the pool of funds available to Charlottesville-area artists who have lost income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Expanding the Pool of Funds

If you would like to donate to expand the pool, you can:

• Give here and designate “Charlottesville Emergency Relief Fund for Artists” in the memo line.
• If you would like to contribute to the Charlottesville Emergency Relief Fund for Artists through bank draft or check, please contact Maureen at maureen [at] newcityarts.org.

Neither The Bridge nor New City Arts are keeping a percentage for administrative costs; all funds will be given to artists in need.

GIVE TO RELIEF FUND POOL

THANK YOU to our Charlottesville Emergency Relief Fund for Artists Donors!

• Alexi Garrett
• Andrew and Chloe Alwood
• Anonymous x 19
• Bernard D. Beitman, MD
• Billy Hunt
• Bobbi Dunn
• The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative
• Christine and Hunter Hollins
• Cville Porchraits: (ongoing) 50% of the proceeds from this project benefit the Charlottesville Emergency Relief Fund for Artists
• Dianna and Chris Poe
• Dhara Goradia
• Eileen French
• Ellen Contini-Morava
• Ellie and Richard Wilson
• Elyse and Graham Everett
• Gregory Weavor
• Hildy Simmons
• Jordan Taylor
• Kara and Chris Burke
• Kim Beard
• Kittie Cooper
• Kristin Jensen
• Lisa M. Draine
• Maggie van Ekeren
• Mairin and Justin Smith
• Marida Binsted
• Matthew McLendon
• Megan Donovan
• Michael Brittingham
• Michael Goetz
• Michael Hennigar
• Rebecca Muller Music, LLC
• Robert and Joan Forrest
• Robert Fudge and Steven Kretzmann
• Roy Cadoff & Debbie White
• Saphira M. Baker
• Susan Fleischmann
• The Front Porch
• The FUNd at CACF
• The Seven Society
• The Susen Family
• Tom and Ann West
• Turtle Zwadlo
• Warren Craghead
• Will and Mittie Harvey