americans for the arts emergency relief fund

Community art center promoting local art, providing classes for adults, children & arts in schools programs.

Funds will be used for performance fees for stranded musicians and a "hurricane healing" arts in schools project.

The Mobile Arts Council is a community-based organization that is charged with growing and sustaining arts and culture in the Greater Mobile Metropolitan Area.

Funds will be used to pay displaced Gulf Coast artists for services (performances, workshops, installations, new works, public dialogues, etc.) that have a public component.

The Southern Arts Federation (SAF) is a nonprofit regional arts organization that has been making a positive difference in the arts throughout the South since 1975.

One hundred percent of donations to this fund will go to the state arts agencies of states affected by Katrina for decisions on redistribution.

The Acadiana Arts Council serves an eight-parish region of southwestern Louisiana through technical assistance, grant programs, and direct community programming.

Funds will support Project HEAL (Helping Employ Artists Locally), an initiative created to assist artists displaced by Hurricane Katrina through direct employment opportunities in shelters, schools, galleries, and entertainment venues.

ACT is an administrative and creative support organization for African American theater companies and independent artists in the New Orleans region.

Funds will be used to provide support and assistance to artists for basic living expenses and to help them re-establish their performing schedules.

The purpose of the Arts Council of Central Louisiana is to promote, encourage, and assist in the development of the Arts for all the citizens of Central Louisiana. The organization serves an eight-parish area in Central Louisiana.

Funds will be used to provide displaced artists in Central Louisiana with materials to replace art supplies they have lost and to help them work interactively as artists in our temporary and permanent communities.

The Arts Council of New Orleans is a private, nonprofit organization providing programs and services to artists, arts organizations, the business community, and city government. Established in 1975 and designated the official arts agency for the city of New Orleans, the Arts Council works in partnership with city government to meet the needs of the community based on three guiding principles: supporting the rich and diverse cultures that define this city, acting as an advocate for the cultural community, and promoting the arts as a business and a means of economic development.

Funds will be used to support the  agency's recovery by maintaining staffing essential to rebuild regional infrastructure.

The Bossier Arts Council is a local arts agency serving the greater Bossier City metropolitan area with both comprehensive fine and performing arts programs for the general public and school systems.

These funds will be used to help offset the costs of providing art space, studio space, and supplies for displaced artists from southern Louisiana and to help spread awareness of our facility to those in-state artists who may need aid.

Cite des Arts is a multi-use arts facility providing exhibit, performance, studio and workshop space to local and, occasionally, touring artists.

We need the funds to cover the salary for the next three months of our one remaining employee who will be working to keep the facility running.

The Contemporary Arts Center is a nonprofit multidisciplinary arts organization offering music, theater, dance, visual arts, and education for children and adults.

Funds are needed to partially pay the staff to facilitate the rebuilding process of this vital organization.

The mission of the Houma Regional Arts Council is to promote and provide cultural activities, through a partnership of public and private funding, that meet the needs of our individual communities.

Funds will be used to support the programs and operations of the Arts Council.

The Jefferson Performing Arts Society supports, sponsors, and promotes the performing arts in the New Orleans metropolitan region and the Gulf South. 

Funds will be used to repair structural damage to the main office and scenic studio incurred as a result of Hurricane Katrina, and to replace theatrical equipment stolen from the facilities in the storm's aftermath.

The Louisiana Partnership for the Arts (LPA) is the umbrella organization that represents the broad and diverse spectrum of artists, arts professionals, arts educators, arts organizations and agencies, and all those who produce, present, and serve the arts in Baton Rouge.

Funds will allow the LPA to conduct grantwriting workshops and other arts service activities to individual artists and organizations across Louisiana as they rebuild audiences and arts infrastructure in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

The New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) is a presenting and service organization dedicated solely to the art of dance that offers more than 3,500 services to more than 50,000 people annually through education and performances.

NOBA will use funds to support programming for displaced families of New Orleans consisting of dance classes, presentations, and creative curriculum for dealing with disasters.

Shreveport Regional Arts Council is the local arts agency for the 10 parishes in northwest Louisiana; our mission is to develop, produce, present, promote, nurture, and sustain all of the arts for all of the people of northwest Louisiana.

Funds will be used to assist SRAC in providing office space for the Arts Council of New Orleans and Zeitgeist Multidisciplinary Theater and studio space for six displaced artists, as well as sending 10 artists twice daily to the shelters in Shreveport.

Founded in 1962, the Slidell Art League is one of the oldest recognized nonprofit organizations on the Northshore. With over 160 local artists, their members share their talent, time, and creativity with the community.

Funds will be used to repair and replace most of their members' artwork, which was ruined by damage done to the electricity and air conditioning in our building. Funds will also be used to supplement operating funds that would have been generated by member activities.

South Louisiana Center for the Arts specializes in teaching the performing and visual arts.

Funds will be used to help sponsor those students who can no longer afford tuitions and membership for up to six months, as well as replace equipment due to the hurricanes.

St. Tammany Arts Commission is a local arts agency, created by Parish Government Ordinance, that provides opportunities, grants, and events for artists and arts organizations in St. Tammany parish.

Funds will be used for a project to employ local artists directly impacted by Hurricane Katrina, document the impact on our community, and begin a dialogue to encourage the healing process.

The Arts Council of Southwest Louisiana fosters the growth and supports the provision of arts and humanities programs to all residents of southwest Louisiana.

Funds will assist in providing a family artsfest, which will offer local artists a stipend to assist with hands-on arts and crafts projects for area children. This is a show of our survivor spirit and will provide an outlet for the creative needs and emotional healing of the community.

Young Aspirations/Young Artists (YA/YA) is a private nonprofit youth arts and social service organization with a mission to provide educational experiences and opportunities that empower artistically talented inner-city youth to be professionally self-sufficient.

Funds will help stabilize the organization, which has lost income streams from state, city, and private local contractors for arts services. Specifically, the funds will be invested in the co-directors' salaries so that that may work to return to New Orleans.

Young Audiences is an arts in education organization serving Louisiana.

Funds will be used to provide arts in education programs and services for students displaced by Hurricane Katrina both academically and emotionally.

The Arts Alliance of Jackson & Hinds County is a local arts council that provides services to local artists, arts organizations, patrons, and the overall community, promoting arts and artistic development in the Jackson area.

Fund will enhance their after-school arts programming, dealing with displaced students from Hurricane Katrina.

The Craftsmen's Guild of Mississippi presents public service projects, special events and exhibits, and education in the arts. We also market the works of 400 juried craftsmen from Mississippi, Louisiana, and the Southeast.

The economic impact of Hurricane Katrina devastated both present and future Guild earned income. Funds will be use to continue the viability of the Guild.

The Hattiesburg Arts Council is a local arts agency representing the city and county of Hattiesburg, with community arts education programs for the community and artists.

Funds will be dispersed to displaced artists, including musicians and visual artists, to help them regain their livelihoods.

The Madison Square Center for the Arts exists to provide opportunities for arts education, participation, and stimulation to the residents of Madison and the surrounding community.

Funds will be used to repair roof damage sustained from weather associated with Hurricane Katrina.

The Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education (MAAE) is a 501(c)3 serving artists, arts teachers, and school districts throughout the state. The mission of the MAAE is to advocate for high-quality, comprehensive, and sequential arts education for all Mississippi students.

Funds will provide registration scholarship and travel stipends for teaching artists to attend a professional development workshop.

The Mississippit Music Teachers Association is a cross section of all types of music teachers, from piano to guitar, who come together as a state organization to better serve the needs of their members and their students through competitions, workshops, certification programs, and local groups.

Funds will be distributed among 15 teachers on the Mississippi coast whose music-teaching businesses were completely or partially wiped out by Hurricane Katrina.

Pike County Arts Council is a local arts agency that brings arts events to public and private schools at no charge and to the community at large.

Funds will bring a displaced artist and his/her work to Pike County or provide income for a displaced artist during an arts event for the community.

The Arts, Hancock County Mississippi is an umbrella organization created to promote the rich diversity of arts, support local artists, and enhance art activities.

Funds will be allocated to artists to replace their art materials, supplies, and equipment.

The mission of CERF is to strengthen and sustain the careers of craft artists across the United States. CERF is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization and is the only one of its kind in the United States.

CERF emergency relief assistance includes small grants, no interest loans, access to resources, waivers and discounts on booth fees, and donations of craft supplies and equipment.

The Florida Keys Council of the Arts connects artists and cultural organizations to each other, to resources, and to audiences.

Funds will match other donations for emergency relief and will be distributed to individual artists and cultural organizations.

The Southest Texas Art Council serves Jefferson, Hardin, and Orange counties in southeast Texas.

Funds will be used to offset expenses and to provide assistance to member organizations for damage caused by Hurricane Rita.