The California Relief Fund for Artists and Cultural Practitioners is a partnership between the California Arts Council (CAC) and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA).
Donor Name: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/20/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,000
Details:
The Fund will be distributed to reflect the cultural and geographic diversity of the state of California— including those whose artistic practice is deeply rooted in historically marginalized communities. For the purpose of this relief fund, these prioritized communities include African, American Indian and Alaska Native, Arab, Asian and Asian American, Black and African American, Disabled, Immigrant, Indigenous and Indigena, Latinx, LGBTQIA2S+, MENASA, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, Refugee, and Women. In addition, they encourage those who are low-income, have difficulty obtaining or retaining sources of income, live in rural communities, or undocumented to apply.
The California Relief Fund for Artists and Cultural Practitioners makes available $1,953,000 total, in $1,000 award amounts, to artists and cultural practitioners (i.e., fine artists, including literary, visual, and performing artists; teaching artists; culture bearers; and maker-based sole or collective-based creative social entrepreneurs) who are current, full-time residents of the state of California. For the purpose of this relief fund, an applicant must be self-employed artist, an artist entrepreneur, or employed by a nonprofit organization with arts and culture being essential to their mission.
Eligibility Criteria
To apply for the California Relief Fund for Artists and Cultural Practitioners, applicants:
- Must be a current, full-time resident of the state of California; and must provide proof of residency;
- Must be an artist or cultural practitioner; and must provide proof that demonstrates the applicant’s professional role in arts and culture;
- Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of applying;
- Cannot have a conflict of interests (family or financial relationships) with the boards, staff, and directors of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, California Arts Council, or state-level elected officials and their staff; and
- Can only apply once.
For more information, visit California Relief Fund.