A round-up of some of the offers of financial assistance and other support.
UK Government Support
A List of really useful resources
Funding & Grants
Photography grants for new visual projects: a list of grants providing funding for the production of new visual projects with an open application process.
National Geographic COVID-19 Emergency Fund For Journalists: an emergency fund, with grants between $1,000 – $8,000 for journalists worldwide who wish to cover COVID-19 within their own communities.
Art Jameel Research and Practice Platform: a rapid-response scheme offering artists support through the allocation of micro-fees towards their ongoing or new projects; open to all practitioners based in the Middle East and North Africa region. Last cycle closes 7th June.
Pulitzer Center Coronavirus News Collaboration Challenge: call for proposals that develop innovative approaches to reporting on the novel coronavirus crisis using collaboration among journalists and newsrooms across state lines or national borders. This opportunity has now been suspended, but page has links to other grants.
IWMF Journalism Relief Fund: for women-identifying journalists who have faced significant financial hardship, lost work, were recently laid off or who urgently need assistance.
Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy
Small Business Resources
From Finimpact – grants available (some just for women) and other useful resources.
The Arts Council
The Art Newspaper
New York Foundation for the Arts
List of Emergency Grants compiled by the New York Foundation for the Arts. Some are geographically restricted, others appear not to be so.
Emergency Funding for artists
Thanks to Steve Giovinco for putting together a handy list of Emergency Funding for artists. Some are only for US based practitioners, but worth checking out.
Mental Health & Wellbeing
5 Steps to Mental Wellbeing from the NHS
How to avoid cabin fever, from The Conversation
The Coping Calendar from Action for Happiness
Bella Mackie on managing mental health
Stay Fit
Exercise with the Green Goddess on BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51933762
Round-Up of online yoga classes from the Evening Standard
Fitness Studio from the NHS
Online Teaching
Lewis Bush – survival guide for online teaching
BJP
Wise advice from the BJP, both for photographers and those wanting to support.
creativenetwork
Join others in a daily online get-together hosted by #creativenetwork
Other Resources
