New York City Artists Relief Fund Amid COVID-19
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The New York City arts and nightlife community has been hit hard by the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered the closings of nightclubs, movie theaters, small theater houses and concert venues, for an indefinite period of time. The mayor also announced that the city will close its bars and restaurants, from Tuesday, March 17th, except for delivery and pickup services.
A large percentage of artists supplement their incomes with part-time jobs often in the service industry.
This news has had an incommensurate impact on the New York arts community - especially those who rely on gigs to pay their bills. Creatives are people whose very existence relies on what they create and people being able to access their work. Musicians, DJ’s, actors, directors, writers, all of these people's jobs rely on people showing up for events but events are being canceled.
So if you love New York City arts community, and you have the resources to, please consider pitching into our relief fund. We have formed an emergency border (Sofia Santos, Alison Ambrosio, Spurge Carter) and are discussing with organizations and non-profit to redirect the funds once collected.
This fund is aimed at helping those in the greater New York arts community who have been financially impacted by cancellations due to COVID-19, we will try to help as many artists with need in NYC as we can.
Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered the closings of nightclubs, movie theaters, small theater houses and concert venues, for an indefinite period of time. The mayor also announced that the city will close its bars and restaurants, from Tuesday, March 17th, except for delivery and pickup services.
A large percentage of artists supplement their incomes with part-time jobs often in the service industry.
This news has had an incommensurate impact on the New York arts community - especially those who rely on gigs to pay their bills. Creatives are people whose very existence relies on what they create and people being able to access their work. Musicians, DJ’s, actors, directors, writers, all of these people's jobs rely on people showing up for events but events are being canceled.
So if you love New York City arts community, and you have the resources to, please consider pitching into our relief fund. We have formed an emergency border (Sofia Santos, Alison Ambrosio, Spurge Carter) and are discussing with organizations and non-profit to redirect the funds once collected.
This fund is aimed at helping those in the greater New York arts community who have been financially impacted by cancellations due to COVID-19, we will try to help as many artists with need in NYC as we can.
Organizer
Alison Ambrosio
Organizer
Brooklyn, NY