Resource Directory
This directory includes emergency grants, learning opportunities, relief funds, and support services aimed at creative community, artists, and cultural workers. We are continuously updating and adding to this collection of listings, and welcome your input.
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Sector
Resource Type
Topic
Region
by Mother Nation
Cultural services, advocacy, mentorship and homeless prevention services to celebrate and inspire the success of Native American families.
by LifeWire
24 Hour Helpline. Domestic violence survivor support organization based in Bellevue serving East and North King County.
by The Dove Project
Vashon Island specific free support for survivors of interpersonal violence. Call or text for intake services. Spanish Language services available.
by Domestic Abuse Women's Network (DAWN)
DAWN supports, empowers and shelters survivors of domestic abuse in South King County.
by Suicide Prevention Lifeline
24/7 Suicide Prevention Hotline for people who are deaf and hard of hearing, including veterans.
by Crisis Connections
The 24-Hour Crisis Line provides immediate help to individuals, families, and friends of people in emotional crisis.
by Consejo Counseling and Referral Service
Health services + Domestic Violence Hotline in Spanish 24 hours a day.
by Chief Seattle Club
Chief Seattle Club provides a safe and sacred place to rest, revive, and nurture the spirit of urban Native people in need.
by API CHAYA
Helpline supporting survivors of domestic violence in South Asian, Asian, Pacific Islander, and all immigrant communities in multiple languages (Chinese, Tagalog, Hindi, Japanese, Vietnamese, English)
by Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services
by Seattle Independent Artists Sustainability Effort (SIASE)
Ensure long term self-representation and self-determination for artists and cultural workers
- Type: campaign, petition/survey, service-program
- Topics: Advocacy & Organizing, Business Planning & Admin, Learning & Development, Unemployment
- Sector: Festival & Event Industry, Film - Television - Media Industry, Literary Arts Sector, Music Industry, Other Creative Sector, Performing Arts Sector, Visual Arts Sector
by irresistible
Educational/informational webinar
- Type: resource-directory, webinar/livestream
- Topics: Advocacy & Organizing, Health & Wellness, Inspiration & Entertainment, Learning & Development
- Sector: Festival & Event Industry, Film - Television - Media Industry, Literary Arts Sector, Music Industry, Other Creative Sector, Performing Arts Sector, Visual Arts Sector
by CSD (Communication Service for the Deaf)
Info sharing for the Deaf Community
by City of Seattle Office of the Mayor
City Community Resource List
by Advice from Hong Kong: Thoughts on the Wuhan Virus
Info Sharing
by Stanford
Teaching & COVID-19
by Seattle Public Schools
SPS-TV short segments to support optional learning in a variety of subjects and grade levels.
by Online Studio Visit List (Responses)
Teaching Resources, Online Studio
by Resources for Teaching Production Courses Online in Case of Emergency
Resources for Teaching Production Courses Online in Case of Emergency
by Facebook group called “Online Art Studio Instruction in the Age of ‘Social Distancing.’”
Art Instruction Resource List, Online teaching
- Type: article/gallery, resource-directory, tipsheet/factsheet
- Topics: Advocacy & Organizing, Business Planning & Admin, Learning & Development
- Sector: Festival & Event Industry, Film - Television - Media Industry, Literary Arts Sector, Music Industry, Other Creative Sector, Performing Arts Sector, Visual Arts Sector
by Dr. Daphnie Sicre Loyola Marymount University
Theater education Online. Handbook, Guide + Theory.
- Type: article/gallery, resource-directory, tipsheet/factsheet
- Topics: Business Planning & Admin, Learning & Development
- Sector: Performing Arts Sector
by Christopher Bill
Guide to Remote Music Education - Christopher Bill
by Billboard
Music Professionals National + State-by-State Resource List
by W.A.G.E for Work
Best practices + protocol Gig workers and contract labor
- Type: article/gallery, campaign, petition/survey
- Topics: Advocacy & Organizing, Business Planning & Admin, Learning & Development, Unemployment
- Sector: Festival & Event Industry, Film - Television - Media Industry, Literary Arts Sector, Music Industry, Other Creative Sector, Performing Arts Sector, Visual Arts Sector
by Common Field
Arts organization resources and lists, articles on accessing federal relief funds, feedback survey
- Type: article/gallery, petition/survey, resource-directory, tipsheet/factsheet
- Topics: Advocacy & Organizing, Business Planning & Admin, Facility & Venue Operations, Relief Funding, Relief Services, Unemployment
- Sector: Festival & Event Industry, Film - Television - Media Industry, Literary Arts Sector, Music Industry, Other Creative Sector, Performing Arts Sector, Visual Arts Sector
by The Blues Foundation
- Type: funding-program, service-program
- Topics: Health & Wellness, Relief Funding, Relief Services, Youth & Families
- Sector: Music Industry
by Seattle Musician Bandcamp Relief
Buy music
- Type: article/gallery
- Topics: Advocacy & Organizing, Business Planning & Admin, Learning & Development, Relief Funding
- Sector: Music Industry
by Seattle Arts Community Livestream/Digital Media Opportunities, Notes + Resources
Notes on livestreaming, digital media
by https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PBq2pAyJviOj-quYmTX9NG0Ikw64TBvOY2_qWT5Qp9g/edit#gid=744123564
Online Studio visits
- Type: petition/survey, resource-directory
- Topics: Advocacy & Organizing, Learning & Development
- Sector: Other Creative Sector
by Northwest Music Scene
Free ad placement for affected bands or solo artists in the NW.
- Type: service-program
- Topics: Advocacy & Organizing, Relief Services
- Sector: Festival & Event Industry, Music Industry
by New York Foundation for the Arts
Very solid page of lots of emergency grants, updated regularly.
by NATIONAL COALITION FOR ARTS' PREPAREDNESS & EMERGENCY RESPONSE
One of many solid lists of arts and emergency services.
- Type: resource-directory
- Topics: Advocacy & Organizing, Facility & Venue Operations, Health & Wellness, Learning & Development
- Sector: Festival & Event Industry, Film - Television - Media Industry, Literary Arts Sector, Music Industry, Other Creative Sector, Performing Arts Sector, Visual Arts Sector
by HowlRound Theatre Commons
Tips for holding virtual events. Guide & Resource for Livestreaming
- Type: article/gallery, service-program, webinar/livestream
- Topics: Advocacy & Organizing, Facility & Venue Operations, Learning & Development
- Sector: Festival & Event Industry, Film - Television - Media Industry, Literary Arts Sector, Music Industry, Other Creative Sector, Performing Arts Sector, Visual Arts Sector
by Grantmakers in the Arts: Supporting a Creative America
Resource List + Emergency Response Webinar
by Creative Generation
Inspiration
by COVID-19 & Freelance Artists
Freelance
by University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine
Arts + Public Health
by Authors League Fund
Financial assistance for writers
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Relief Funding
- Sector: Literary Arts Sector
by Arts Administrators of Color
Emergency fund of up to $200 for artists of color or poc working in arts administration.
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Relief Funding
- Sector: Festival & Event Industry, Literary Arts Sector, Performing Arts Sector, Visual Arts Sector
by Artist Relief Funding
Funding for artists
by Americans for the Arts (AFTA)
Community Development
by Americans for the Arts (AFTA)
Funding/Grants
Resources/ Information
- Type: funding-program, petition/survey, resource-directory, service-program, tipsheet/factsheet
- Topics: Advocacy & Organizing, Business Planning & Admin, Facility & Venue Operations, Relief Funding, Relief Services, Unemployment
- Sector: Festival & Event Industry, Film - Television - Media Industry, Literary Arts Sector, Music Industry, Other Creative Sector, Performing Arts Sector, Visual Arts Sector
by The Actors Fund
Entertainment Assistance Program
by Seattle Office of Economic Development
Seattle/Public Health informational resources for businesses weekly online call every Wednesday, from 11:00am- 12:00pm.
by Seattle Office of Arts & Culture
Office of ARTS webinar for arts and cultural organizations and individual artists to share information and resources from the City, the State and Public Health-Seattle & King County (PHSKC) regarding COVID-19.
- Type: webinar/livestream
- Topics: Advocacy & Organizing, Business Planning & Admin, Relief Funding, Relief Services, Unemployment
- Sector: Festival & Event Industry, Film - Television - Media Industry, Literary Arts Sector, Music Industry, Other Creative Sector, Performing Arts Sector, Visual Arts Sector
by Seattle Metro Chamber of Commerce
Navigating state unemployment in a pandemic
by Office of Immigrant & Refugee Affairs (OIRA)
Webinars on COVID-19, multiple languages
by Creative Capital
Free online workshop: Tax filing extensions, potential options for unemployment benefits (including for self-employed individuals), emergency relief options and more.
- Type: webinar/livestream
- Topics: Advocacy & Organizing, Business Planning & Admin, Health & Wellness, Relief Funding, Unemployment
- Sector: Festival & Event Industry, Film - Television - Media Industry, Literary Arts Sector, Music Industry, Other Creative Sector, Performing Arts Sector, Visual Arts Sector
by Americans for the Arts (AFTA)
Preparedness, prevention, and response for Local Arts Agencies (You must register on right-hand side of page on AFTA's website to access this webinar).
English 
Spanish 
Vietnamese 
Russian 
Chinese