Art Starts

Dear E-news subscribers:

Welcome to the July 2, 2020 edition of Art Starts

New Hampshire Self Employed Livelihood Fund (SELF) applications open on July 6, 2020
These grants are to provide emergency financial relief to support New Hampshire self-employed, for-profit businesses due to the economic disruption caused by COVID-19. Businesses must demonstrate they have experienced or anticipate they will experience a financial loss due to COVID-19 in order to qualify for a Self Employed Livelihood Fund Grant.

Helpful Reminder to FY2020 State Arts Council Grantees: Final Reports EXTENDED to October 31, 2020
If you have any questions, please contact our Chief Grants Officer, Cassandra Mason at (603) 271-7926, cassandra.mason@dncr.nh.gov

NH Poetry Out Loud Request for Proposals
The New Hampshire State Council on the Arts has issued a Request for Proposals for a partner to act as fiscal agent for the 16th annual Poetry Out Loud program.

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

Upcoming NHSCA Grant Deadlines: Match will not be required for FY21 applications
July 10- Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant
July 17- Folklife and Traditional Arts Project Grant
July 17- Arts for Community Engagement Grant
August 7- Artist Entrepreneurial Grant
Rolling- Artist Rosters: Arts Education, Arts in Health, Traditional Arts & Folklife

Free, One-on-One Crisis Management Support to Help You Navigate COVID-19
NH Center for Nonprofits has partnered with Spectrum Nonprofit Services and the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation to provide one-on-one help for nonprofits

Has CARES Act Funding Helped You?
Americans for the Arts and the Arts Action Fund need your help in capturing data on how arts groups and individual artists have tapped these funds, including IRS stimulus funds, SBA loans, and pandemic unemployment.  Please take five minutes to complete the CARES Act Arts Funding Tracker. This is also the place to tell your story about how the arts are being engaged in your community's COVID-19 response or recovery effort. AFTA is also collecting and sharing reopening plans. As they receive examples of plans to reopen (please send them to services@artsusa.org), they will be sharing them on the resource center.