(Above) "Los Angeles Skyline" by Susan Logoreci.
The Department of Arts and Culture is working to support LA County's vast and multifaceted arts and creative community. Compiled here are resources for artists and nonprofit organizations from LA County; local, state and federal agencies; arts service organizations; foundations; and more. This page continues to be regularly updated.
2023 Grant Opportunities for Artists and Organizations
Arts Council for Long Beach has been selected as one of only 14 organizations to administer the California Creative Corps Program, a pilot program funded by a $60 million one-time allocation for the California Arts Council to increase community health, environmental justice, social justice, and uplift specific communities, people with disabilities, or LGBTQIA2S+. This pilot program is an opportunity for organizations to expand and incorporate new programs with dedicated artists at their side.
I’m an Artist. How Do I Know If I’m Eligible?
We are looking for artists or artist cohorts to submit a proposal for a year-long project in collaboration with a local nonprofit organization. Project proposals must have the ability to adapt to multiple organizations, as there is no guarantee that the artist will be paired with the organization of choice.
Artists and artist cohorts must be located in, work with, or serve the areas with the lowest quartile as listed in the California Healthy Places Index. Applying artists should have strong ties to the communities they are proposing to work with, and artistic practice should be focused on one or more of the program goals.
For those selected proposals, artists will receive a $50,000 grant. In addition, they will receive funds to support the implementation of the project and professional development during the course of the year-long project.
To RSVP to our workshops or learn more visit visit https://artslb.org/creative-corps/. The application deadline for artists is May 1.
The Perenchio Foundation believes that the arts play an essential role in creating more equitable, culturally vibrant, and inclusive communities.
Our Capital Improvements Grants support arts organizations with short-term funding for maintenance, repairs, and/or upgrades of facilities and equipment that can be implemented within less than 18 months. These funds are intended to increase the functionality of workspaces, foster improved communication and collaboration, and help organizations lay the groundwork for a long-term future. Capital improvements projects within the scope of these grants include:
- Facilities (for example: ADA compliance-related enhancements, new flooring, modifying HVAC system, or venue signage)
- Equipment (for example: recording gear, lighting fixtures, microphones, or amplifiers)
- Technology (for example: software, production printer, or website redesign)
These grants support one capital improvements project request per organization, rather than costs associated with separate or multiple projects.
Grant amounts are anticipated to range from $10,000 to $300,000. Funding will vary based on the project needs and proposed budget submitted with each application.
For more information visit: https://www.perenchiofoundation.org/what-we-fund/capital/
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until June 8, 2023.
Government Resources
LA County Business & Worker Disaster Help Center
Resources and hotline for workers, small businesses, nonprofits, and tenants/landlords.
LA County Department of Workforce Development, Aging, and Community Services - America's Job Center of California
Job search, business support, meal assistance, and more.
FREE PPE FOR YOUR organization
LA County Consumer and Business Affairs can provide free personal protective equipment (PPE) for your nonprofit.
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Guidance for indoor and outdoor mega events (greater than 1,000 attendees indoors, or greater than 10,000 attendees outdoors).
National Endowment for the Arts
A resource hub curated by the National Endowment of the Arts.
Accessibility Resources for Virtual Events
Best practices for creating an inclusive experience for virtual and digital events. NOTE: this is a high-level overview and not a detailed how-to guide.
U.S. Small Business Administration
Low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of COVID-19 for designated states and territories.
Resource Hubs
Association of California Symphony Orchestras
Resources for symphony orchestras.
Americans For The Arts
Resources for organizations and individuals, including research/field tools, mental health/equity, and guidance for re-opening.
I Care if You Listen
A round-up of emergency funding sources and additional resources for artists.
One Degree
Community resource guide, including info about food programs, homeless support, childcare, and more. Also, organized by neighborhood.
Springboard for the Arts
Resource for organizations and individuals.
TransLatina Coalition: The Center for Violence Prevention & Transgender Wellness
Food services, workforce development, leadership development, and more.
Creative Capital
A list of resources for artists working in all disciplines, as well as arts philanthropists and arts professionals.
Women's Center for Creative Work
A list of resources and funding opportunities for artists.
Relief Funds, Awards & Fellowships
The Actors Fund
Emergency financial assistance to support everyone who works in performing arts and entertainment across the country.
Deadline: ongoing
Behind the Scenes
Funding for entertainment technology professionals who have been hospitalized with COVID-19 and are in financial need.
Deadline: ongoing
Motion Picture and Television Fund
Temporary emergency financial assistance is available to qualified industry members experiencing financial hardship due to illness, disability, unemployment, or other reasons.
Deadline: ongoing
SAG-AFTRA
Provides financial assistance to eligible SAG-AFTRA members and their families. NOTE: Emergency financial assistance is available for people who are unable to pay their basic living expenses (food/housing/health care) over the next two months. SAG-AFTRA asks that if you have the resources to cover that period, please wait to apply.
Deadline: ongoing, but processing could take as long as three weeks
Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation
Provides both short-term and long-term assistance to veterans of the motion picture entertainment industry. NOTE: must meet the following requirements: 1.) You have been furloughed, you are on reduced pay (50% or more), or laid off due to COVID-19. 2.) You have an expense for housing, medical and/or basic household essentials (such as food and toiletries) that you do not have the means to pay. 3.) Your housing, medical, or basic household expenses exceed the total amount you are receiving from unemployment, federal stimulus funding, or other household income.
Deadline: ongoing
AGMA Relief Fund
A relief fund for members of the American Guild of Musical Artists.
Deadline: ongoing
HART Fund
A relief fund for blues musicians and their families in financial need due to a broad range of health concerns. The fund provides for acute, chronic and preventive medical and dental care as well as funeral and burial expenses.
Deadline: seems to be ongoing
Jazz Foundation of America Emergency Fund
Relief services for jazz and blues musicians requiring emergency assistance and social services.
Deadline: ongoing
Recording Academy Musicares
A relief fund for music industry professionals for basic living assistance (rent or mortgage).
NOTE: All funding has currently been exhausted. They plan to reopen the fund using donations, but no timeline has been given.
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
A relief fund for musicians and music industry workers affected by the Coronavirus. Funds raised will go towards medical expenses, lodging, clothing, food, and other vital living expenses to those impacted due to sickness or loss of work.
Deadline: ongoing
The Actors Fund
Emergency financial assistance to support everyone who works in performing arts and entertainment across the country.
Deadline: ongoing
National Theater Project
Grant to promote the development of artist-led, ensemble, and devised theater work while extending the reach and life of these projects through touring.
Deadline: rolling
Adolf and Esther Gottlieb Foundation
Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation.
Deadline: ongoing
Artists Fellowship Financial Assistance
Emergency aid for professional fine (visual) artists and their families in times of sickness, natural disaster, bereavement, or unexpected extreme hardship.
Deadline: ongoing, but not during the months of July and August
CERF+ Emergency Relief Fund
A relief fund for craft artists who have experienced a recent, career-threatening emergency.
Deadline: ongoing
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant
A relief fund for visual and performing artists who have 1.) Sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding; or 2.) Incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates.
Deadline: ongoing
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
A relief fund for visual and performing artists.
Deadline: ongoing
American Society of Journalists and Authors
A relief fund to help established freelance writers who, because of illness, disability, a natural disaster, or an extraordinary professional crisis are unable to work. NOTE: funds are not available to those who have lost work because publishers and/or clients are no longer assigning due to the pandemic.
Deadline: ongoing
Author’s Relief Fund
A relief fund for authors, journalists, poets, and dramatists who find themselves in financial need because of medical or health-related problems, temporary loss of income, or other misfortune.
Deadline: ongoing
Dramatists Guild Foundation
A relief fund supporting individual playwrights composers, lyricists, and book writers who are members of the Dramatist Guild Foundation.
Deadline: ongoing
Pen America Writer’s Emergency Fund
A small grants program for professional—published or produced—writers in acute or unexpected financial crisis. Depending on the situation and level of need, grants are in the range of $2,000.
Deadline: ongoing