Art Starts

Dear E-news subscribers:

Welcome to the April 27, 2020 edition of Art Starts

Artist Emergency Grants - Webinar and Grant Applications open today! 
Thanks to our regional partner, the New England Foundation for the Arts, we are launching the NH Artist Emergency Grant program, which will provide flat $500 grants to professional NH artists whose livelihoods have been impacted by COVID-19.  
Deadline to apply for the grant is Sunday, May 3 at 11:59 PM.
Please join us for a webinar about this grant program today, Monday, April 27 at 5:00 PM. Click here to register 

Creative Campfire
Join Artist Laureate Amanda Whitworth for the next Creative Campfire tomorrow night, Tuesday, April 28 at 7:30 PM.
The Theme is EPIC FAILURE! Click here to register.

FY2021 Grant Cycle
Match requirement is waived for all FY21 grant applications

Upcoming NHSCA Grant Deadlines:
May 1 - Arts in Health Project Grant
New! May 1- Artist Emergency Grant
May 8 - Artist Entrepreneurial Grant
June 19- Conservation License Plate Grant - Letter of Intent to Apply due May 8

COVID-19 Information
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts COVID-19 Information and Resources

ICYMI - Watch COVID-19 Relief Resources for NH Arts Nonprofits, Businesses and Artists here

Please take the COVID-19 Impact Survey
Your response to this survey will help us understand the impact of the pandemic on your artistic practices, careers, businesses, and organizations so we can better serve you.
Americans for the Arts COVID-19 Impact Survey - Artists, creative businesses and nonprofits across the nation