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THE ART SUPPLY RELIEF STORE has a few items left.
We are in the process of fundraising to order more supplies.
Thanks to Greg Moran, who has taken on the responsibility of distributing the supplies and has given us a building to use, (Since the building is on his family's property, we ask that you sign a waver of responsibility when you go)
Greg's place is in Gulfport and asks that you call ahead for an appointment. 228-539-5071.
DIRECTONS:
• Go I-10 to exit 28 (Longbeach exit) and go north on County Farm Road
• At the 4 way stop go left on Wolf River Road
• Go 7.5 miles until you dead end at Cable Bridge Road and take a Right
• Go until you cross a really short creek bridge then take Left on Moran Road.
• The mailbox 14457 marks the entrance to the property.
Our gratitude goes to Greg and the Moran family for their help and making this project possible.
If you know of any potters who lost their gas kiln in the gulf south region and have not gotten up and running again, tell them to contact me. I'm willing to let anyone who needs gas kiln space use my new kiln, until they get going again. I know a few folks I have spoke with that will be using it, but,you all may know more? So please offer it.
Brian Nettles
22291 Bells Ferry Rd
Pass Christian, MS 39571
228-452-3511
I spoke with the diabetes folks and they said they would be happy to help any diabetic artist with their supply needs. It would best for them to contact Irena McClain at the Diabetes Foundation at 601-957-7878, or toll free at 1-877-336-2873. They would have a quicker response than going through me, but if they would prefer it, it is fine with me. My phone is 601-362-4455. Sincerely, Lisa Darnell.
Shawn Lea is offering a free web site with your own page and own email address. You can go directly to your page to reference your work. I am linking this site to it so that people can see a full portfolio of your work. We will be using this for gallery representation requests an fundraising. Contact Shawn at katrinaartists@gmail.com if you have questions or are ready to e-mail support materials. If someone cannot e-mail for some reason or would prefer to mail information, artists can also mail to: Shawn Lea, P.O. Box 1909, Madison, MS 39130-1909. She can scan in materials, etc. as needed.
"Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) provides grants, no-interest loans and access to brokered goods and services to professional craft artists who have experienced a recent career-threatening emergency. Please visit their web site for more information."
Meridian, Miss., Downtown Meridian is revitalizing downtown and is offering relocation opportunities on a short term or permanent basis. They have a designated Arts District, and a new business incentive project that could be helpful. contact Connie Royal, Meridian Cultural Affairs Coordinator at connieroyal@meridianms.org . or 601-485-1944
Self-employed artists and craftsmen and those who worked part-time without compensation qualify for Disaster Unemployment Assistance for those who cannot work because of a disaster, visit http://www.dol.gov/opa/hurricane-recovery.htm. Mississippi residents can call 1-888-844-3577 to make application. COMPENSATION is for $210.00 a WEEK for a period of time.
Gottlieb Foundation is accepting applications for emergency residencies. Please visit: http://www.gottliebfoundation.org/emergency_grants.htm or call 212-226-0581. The average grant is $4000 but can go up to $10,000.
Santa Fe Arts Institute (www.sfai.org) is offering a residency program including home, studio space, food, transportation, support, jobs etc.
Vermont Studio Center (www.vermontstudiocenter.org) is offering fellowships and temporary places to live and work. Also offered is a good deal of financial support for hurricane artists and craftsmen. They may elect to come to the Vermont Studio Center or to any other arts colony of their choosing. Artists/craftsmen may also apply for general support funds.
Application for general support funds is the Joan Mitchell Foundation joanmitchellfdn@mindspring.com Phone: 212-524-0100 / Fax: 212-524-0101.
The Houston Contemporary Art Museum is giving cash assistance to Gulf Coast Artists www.camh.org
Volunteer Lawyers for the arts has volunteered free help. See the offer at www.vlany.org
The Alabama State Council for the Arts is clearing house for need opportunities for displaced artists. Phone: 334-242-4076.
Pentland School of Crafts in North Carolina, a national center for craft education, has opened residential areas for the next 8-9 months. Participants will be expected to participate in studio, housing, and food preparation in exchange for a place to live and work Phone: 828-765-2359
MISC. INFORMATON:
Disaster Unemployment Assistance for Self-Employed
Secretary of Labor, Elaine Chao recently issued a statement about the availability of Disaster Unemployment Assistance for self-employed or newly employed workers who are otherwise ineligible for unemployment insurance. The program of benefits might be especially helpful to those - artists, in particular - who are self-employed and suffering results of the hurricane.
Information about eligibility and application process for the Disaster Unemployment Assistance and other disaster relief programs is available on the Department of Labor's web site at http://www.dol.gov/.
NEH
National Endowment for the Humanities, Emergency grants are available to libraries, museums, colleges, universities, and other cultural and historical institutions in Gulf Coast areas of Alabama , Louisiana , and Mississippi damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Affected institutions can apply for grants of up to $30,000 to preserve books, records, manuscripts, art, and cultural artifacts damaged by the hurricane and the flooding that followed. Check here for NEH grant extensions.
Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov/disaster_recov/index.html
Rebuilding your home, business, or non-profit organization after a declared disaster could be easier with a low-interest loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
If your home is damaged in a declared disaster area, you may be eligible for a loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Businesses, homeowners and renters may apply for these loans to pay recovery costs not covered by insurance.
Renters and homeowners alike may borrow up to $40,000 in Personal Property Loans to repair or replace clothing, furniture, cars or appliances damaged or destroyed in the disaster.
Homeowners may apply for Real Property Loans of up to $200,000 to repair or restore a main residence to its pre-disaster condition. The loans may not be used to upgrade homes or make additions. Loans may be increased up to 20 percent for structural improvements to lessen property damage by future disasters. Second homes orvacation properties are not eligible for these loan but may qualify for disaster business loans under certain conditions.
FOUNDATIONS PROVIDING GENERAL SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS
AIC has information on you can preserve your personal possessions as well as information on the Heritage Emergency National Task Force which was formed in 1995 to help libraries and archives, museums, historical societies, and historic sites better protect their collections and buildings from natural disasters and other emergencies.
- Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Katrina Artists Trust - The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston just launched a trust for visual artists affected by Hurricane Katrina. Responding to damage inflicted on artists living and working in the Gulf states, the Katrina Artists Trust will provide grants to help artists restore their ability to work and re-launch careers. A formal application will be developed and distributed shortly, to ensure that the process of helping affected artists proceeds as rapidly as possible. For more information on KAT and the application process, please visit the museum' web site contact the Office of the Director at (713) 284-8251 or officeofthedirector@camh.org ]
CERF has created a Disaster Recovery Message Board on its web site. If you know a craft artist who needs help and/or if you can offer help (financial support, supplies, equipment, a place to stay or work, advice, encouraging words, etc.), please join in this discussion. In addition, CERF's Disaster Relief Fund, interest-free loan programs and staff are prepared to respond to professional craft artists who have suffered significant losses information.
Foundation Source, the nation's leading provider of support services for private foundations, announced that it will share its proprietary Emergency Assistance application process with any private foundation interested in making grants directly to victims of Hurricane Katrina. Developed in consultation with the IRS, Foundation Source's Emergency Assistance Grants program allows private foundations to give directly to families in need up to $5,000 each, quickly and easily. Recipients can use these grant funds for food, clothing, shelter, medical treatment, professional counseling, etc., and there are no tax ramifications to recipients. Visit the web site listed above for more information.
The foundation is accepting applications for emergency residencies. Please visit or call 212-226-0581. The average grant is $4000 but can go up to $10,000.
Application to the Joan Mitchell Foundation's general support funds is open for artists impacted by Katrina. Phone: 212-524-0100 / Fax: 212-524-0101.
- Ms. Foundation for Women's Katrina Women's Response Fund
Ms Foundation
The Katrina Women's Response Fund provides strategic support to meet the immediate needs of women of color and low-income women in the Gulf Coast region and ensure that their leadership and priorities are central in both short and long-term recovery and rebuilding efforts. By making grants to organizations throughout the region, the Katrina Women's Response Fund invests in the crucial infrastructure that promotes the health, safety, and economic well-being of women, their families and communities.
- Pollock-Krasner Foundation www.pkf.org Deeply concerned for the welfare of artists affected by the Hurricane Katrina disaster, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation is currently accepting emergency requests for grants to professional visual artists, which will be expedited under the foundation's guidelines. Artists are encouraged to contact the foundation for application materials, via phone (212) 517-5400, fax (212) 288-2836, or email at grants@pkf.org . In addition, applications may be downloaded from their web site at www.pkf.org . All requests will be promptly addressed. A completed application form, cover letter, exhibition history and ten images of your work (either slides, as specified on the application form, or photos or jpgs of work will be accepted) are necessary to be considered for our emergency grants.
Gulf Coast Artists Get Help/Assistance From Santa Fe Art Institute
In response to the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Santa Fe Art Institute announced today that it has re-established its Emergency Respite Residency for Gulf Coast artists. The institute is ready to make available its facility in Santa Fe for artists, writers, and crafts people who lost homes, studios, art work, jobs. The program will provide living space, studios, basic foods, and some transportation support to artists whose lives were compromised by the hurricane. Each residency lasts from one to three months, with space for 4-6 artists at a time. The institute's first Emergency Respite Residency was created immediately after 9/11 for New York artists, and more than 130 painters, sculptors, photographers, environmental artists, filmmakers, and writers came to Santa Fe . The emergency residency, the only program of its kind in the nation to respond to 9/11, gave these artists who lived and/or worked in the shadow of the World Trade Center an opportunity to recover from the trauma.
Artists wishing to come to Santa Fe and individuals wishing to contribute to this program can contact The Santa Fe Art Institute at 505.424.5050, or by e-mail: dkarp@sfai.org . Residencies can begin immediately, download application at http://www.sfai.org/
Support for gulf coast artists who have been effected by Hurricane Katrina are available through Springboard's Emergency Relief Fund. Click Here to learn more about the fund or to apply to the Emergency Relief Fund.
The University of Minnesota , Department of Art History, has pledged the research funds allocated for faculty research to support a graduate student, displaced by Katrina, for a semester of study. Contact Rick Asher, asher@UMN.edu.
Vermont Studio Center
(www.vermontstudiocenter.org)
VSC is offering fellowships and temporary places to live and work. Also offered is a good deal of financial support for hurricane artists and craftsmen. They may elect to come to the Vermont Studio Center or to any other arts colony of their choosing. Artists/craftsmen may also apply for general support funds.
Pulled from the New York Foundation for the Arts national online directory of programs for artists, NYFA Source, the following list was compiled to address artists' emergency needs following the recent catastrophe caused by Hurricane Katrina. These organizations offer emergency programs for individual artists. Please make sure the organization funds your specific discipline and/or geographic location.
ARTISTS' FELLOWSHIP
Phone: (646) 230-9833
www.artistsfellowship.com
CHANGE, INC. (visual artists only)
Phone: (212) 473-3742
CRAFT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND (CERF)
Phone: (802) 229-2306
Fax: (802) 223-6484
TTY: (800) 253-0191
info@craftemergency.org
www.craftemergency.org
MARSHALL AND MARY BRONDUM SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION, INC. (folk artists only)
PO Box 3106
Missoula , MT 59806-3106
MAYER FOUNDATION, THE
mayerfoundation@hotmail.com
www.fdncenter.org/grantmaker/mayer
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