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2020.05.19 21:42

NYFA 코로나19 아티스트 긴급구제 기금

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Dear NYFA Community:

The second cycle of The Tri-State Relief Fund to Support Non-Salaried Workers in the Visual Arts is now open in SubmittableWe encourage freelance, contract, or non-salaried archivists, art handlers, artist/fine art photographer’s assistants, cataloguers, database specialists, digital assets specialists, image scanners/digitizers, and registrars to apply for one-time unrestricted cash grants of $2,000 each by tomorrow's deadline of 11:59 PM EDT. The third application cycle will be open from June 2-3. 

Please note that we have updated several of the eligibility requirements since the first application cycle, which are bolded below. Applicants must show proof of residency in Connecticut, New Jersey, and/or New York from the last two years. They must also have a minimum of three years experience in the aforementioned behind-the-scenes roles in the visual arts, and be able to show proof of critical financial need due to loss of income directly related to the COVID-19 crisis. Please visit NYFA’s website for more information, including a list of application questions and requirements for completing the application form. 

The Willem de Kooning Foundation, the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Teiger Foundation, and the Cy Twombly Foundation, as part of their respective COVID-19 relief efforts, established the Tri-State Relief Fund to provide $1,250,000 in aid to Tri-State non-salaried workers in the visual arts who have experienced financial hardship from lack of income or opportunity as a direct result of the COVID-19 crisis. The program, initiated by The Willem de Kooning Foundation, is administered in partnership with NYFA.

We encourage you to visit our regularly-updated Emergency Grants page for more COVID-19 specific resources that may be available to you during this time. 

Who can apply:
  • They are behind-the-scenes freelance, contract, or non-salaried cultural workers in the visual arts, who are able to demonstrate a sustained commitment for the past three years (2017-2020) to work in one or more of the following roles: Archivist, Art Handler, Artist/Fine Art Photographer's Assistant, Cataloguer, Database Specialist, Digital Assets Specialist, Image Scanner/Digitizer, Registrar.
  • They can provide documented loss of income for the period of March 1, 2020 - August 1, 2020. Among other forms of documentation, screenshots of text messages along with a time and date stamp will also be accepted.
  • They have experienced dire financial emergencies due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • They have been living and working in the Tri-State area (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut) for a minimum of two years (from 2018).
  • They are 21 years of age or older on or before the first cycle opens on May 5, 2020.
  • They can provide two forms of evidence of their work in the behind-the-scenes visual arts from different years including: letters of agreement from past employers, copies of 1099 listing relevant employer, IRS Schedule-C, or letters of recommendation/confirmation of past freelance/contract employment plus a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).
  • They are not a full-time employee, board member, director, officer, or immediate family member of NYFA, nor are they currently connected to The Willem de Kooning Foundation, the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Teiger Foundation, or the Cy Twombly Foundation (by employment or freelance work).
  • The have not previously been awarded a relief grant from this fund.
The fund will cover any documented lost income opportunities including, but not limited to: cancelled freelance projects or consulting assignments in the visual arts, lost contract work, lost temp work; as a result of business closures, etc. Loss of income must relate to your nominated freelance/contracted/non-salaried work.

All questions should be directed to freelance@nyfa.org.
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