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ARTspiration! Online
Fifty ways our members are sharing their art during these unprecedented times

We know this is a tough time when the healing value of the arts is so important. We encourage you to continue painting, writing, singing, sculpting, acting, strumming, filming. We invite you to film yourself displaying your art, conducting a workshop, reading a poem - sharing creativity in your own way - and send us your creation at [email protected]. Then check back here to see what has been created as we continue to build community during this period of social distancing and self-quarantining. ​

Keys to Coping
Key Idea founder Lenore Lyons starts Keys to Coping project, Here's how it works: 

"What are you missing and how are you coping?"
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Keys to Coping is a postcard project for people of all ages, Create a postcard describing your challenges, disappointments, strategies or ideas for coping. Keep it real, keep it honest. Lenore is a true optimist yet knows this experience is not all rainbows and hearts. Postcards can be made on paper or created digitally. Participation guidelines are on the website  www.thekeyidea.org  or email a request  [email protected] and she will send you project postcards.
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Prompts to Keep Writers Writing During Time of Quarantine and a Fun Way to Stay Connected 
Writing prompt contributed by Sandwich Arts Allliance member and instructor Linda Maria Steele. Visit Linda's Website to see all that she does.

​Prompt 3: With the weather turning warmer take a pen and paper and head outdoors. You can simply sit in a chair in your own backyard. Open to a blank page and start writing. Set a timer for ten minutes and move your pen across the page.  All you have to do is look up and around at the world that surrounds you. Sometimes, a specific writing prompt can be helpful because it can keep us from getting stuck. A writing prompt can offer new possibilities we hadn't thought of. Nature has so much potential for writing ideas and you can begin in your own backyard. Focus your attention on a bird on a branch. Begin with describing the type of bird and go from there. Is this a bird that visits often? Or you can let your imagination wander a bit, imagine there are two people there watching the bird and describe what they might say to each other. Or maybe you notice long shadows in your yard? Describe them on the page. Perhaps the breeze feels extra soft today. Get it all down on the page. Write for ten minutes and then as you look over what you wrote circle words or phrases that stand out as interesting or having energy for you. You can write more about those places later. For now, get what you observe outdoors down on paper. As for a fun way to stay connected--Plan to do this exercise with a friend. Choose a time where you both get outside and into your own backyard to write. Then plan a time to read what you wrote to one another over the phone. This is a fun exercise that I have done with friends and writing students over the years. The idea here is to read, listen and simply say thank you for what was shared from the page. Writing is always more fun when shared with another. 

Try a Guided Meditation Today
Arts Alliance member Pete Cormier leads us in a guided meditation of Gratitude for Breath, Body & Mind. You can find this and other guided meditations on Pete's website, The Awareness Project or join him live every Wednesday at 1pm for a Zoom guided meditation. CLICK HERE for Zoom link and more guided meditations.
Pete Cormier · Gratitude for Breath Body and Mind - Guided Meditation

Just Imagine...
Writer, story teller, reporter and SAA Literary Arts member, Mary Petiet, reminds of of the healing power of nature. The Author of Minerva's Owls, Mary is working on a sequel, and her collection of poems Moon Tide is scheduled to launch this summer. Follow Mary on Instagram and see more of her poetry HERE.
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The Letter
​Here's a performance from SAA musician Brian Kelly - whose dual career over the past 30 years as both a Cape Cod marine fisheries biologist  and busy gigging musician has earned him the stage moniker of "The Fishmonger". Enjoy!

Chesterton Returns!
​​Local author Dean Coe is back reading to you from his Chesterton Collection of picture books for elementary students. The Sandwich Arts Alliance author and Titcomb’s Book Shop in Sandwich have collaborated to provide free at home listening of Coe’s stories. All five Chesterton books, recorded at the Cape Cod Community Media Center, have been narrated by the author, along with parent/teacher guides, and are available on line for home listening at Deancoebooks.com. Have a listen!
Chesterton Saves the Whale
Chesterton's Winter Rescue
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Quarantine by John Zmud
Arts Alliance member John Zmud shares with us his poem about the current situation, that may reflect what many are feeling during this time. 
Each day melts into a stainless steel, sterile specimen tray,
scrubbed until it reflects our masked faces, then filed into place
with all of the others that preceded it into a dark corridor that
stretches endlessly in both directions, while on the floor lie
crumpled plans anticipated and then delayed, not yet swept into
our dust bins of unrealized expectations.

​Waiting, carefully heeding our own rules for self-preservation
and communal responsibility, we venture out to where a lurking,
unseen presence stalks cities, towns, and open spaces, grabbing its victims
with a systematic randomness. We return to where a child dreams of flying
over rooftops to see the grandparents one more time.

Celebrating International Jazz Day
To help celebrate the day, Perfoming Arts member, Greg Polanik, shares with us a live recording of Summertime, performed by his band Cognitive Dissonance at a recent SAA Third Thursdays concert. 

International Jazz Day is an International Day declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 2011 "to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe." It is celebrated annually on April 30. Check out this year's virtual jazz day events at jazzday.com

Meet the Alliance Authors
​This past year, the SAA Literary Arts Group launched it's author series with talks from several SAA authors representing many different genres. Here are Alliance authors Donna Rockwell ​and Jim Petipas presenting their latest works and speaking about the process of writing for children.

Let It Be
Arts Alliance member Pete Cormier leads us in this 12-minute guided meditation to help bring awareness to your breath, your body and your mind in order to achieve deep relaxation. You can find this and other guided meditations on Pete's website, The Awareness Project or join him live every Wednesday at 1pm for a Zoom guided meditation. CLICK HERE for Zoom link and more guided meditations.
Pete Cormier · Let It Be Guided Meditation

Mark Your Calendar for the Arts!
The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod will host the three-day vrtual Music and Arts Festival, Home Is Where the Art Is, to benefit the Cape Cod Arts Relief Fund this Thursday, April 30 – Saturday, May 2, 2020. Hear music by Performing Arts Member Kim Moberg, see recent coffeehouse alumni Monica Rizzio perform - and so many more! See a full schedule here.
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This is a free event open to the public. If you are able to help, the AFCC is asking for suggested donation through their Facebook page where you pick your own ticket price. ​

Chronicling the Times
Keeping a journal
​Perhaps you've been keeping a journal or using writing prompts to express your thoughts lately. Turning your written word into a work of art itself can give you more freedom to be expressive and create a visual - as well as written - record of these times. Nicole Hendrick Donovan, future SAA instructor of ​Snapshot Stories: A workshop using reflective writing, meditation and re-envisioning practices, shares a creative, handmade journal she is constructing to house her journal entries. 
"I am part of an online creative sisterhood and we were invited to keep a journal for this year we are together. I wasn’t happy with the journal I bought, so I decided to create one. I forgot how fun it is to create, to make art."
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Writing and the Value of a Good List
Writing prompt contributed by Sandwich Arts Allliance member and instructor Linda Maria Steele
​Prompt 2: If you want to write today, start by writing down a simple list or two. Writing a list can organize our thoughts and focus our mind. Writing lists can give us lots of topics to write about too.

To begin take out a blank sheet of paper and a pen or open a new tab on your computer. Begin with a simple list of five things you are grateful for then write down five things of goodness and beauty. If you want to keep going write down five things you have to do today and then write a list of five more things you have to do but do not feel like doing. Then write five things you miss most while in quarantine or the names of five people you can not wait to see. You can make a list of things you need from the store or five best (or worst) meals you've eaten in the past month. Write a list of five wish list items or favorite memories.
If five comes easy for you then write lists of ten or twenty. Make up a new type of list that works well for you, like your favorite flowers or things you want to do over the summer. Name as many items as you can. 
Then look back over your lists. Read them out loud. Circle items that speak to you or seem to have a certain charge or energy for you. Then choose one of them to write more about. Begin with, "what I really want to say about this is....".  Give yourself permission to get down on paper whatever comes to mind. Allow yourself to keep your pen moving across your page for at least ten minutes. If it helps, set a timer and do not stop until you hear the sound.

"The first draft is just you telling yourself the story."
- Terry Pratchett.

Nature Heals
Writer, story teller, reporter and SAA Literary Arts member, Mary Petiet, reminds of of the healing power of nature. The Author of Minerva's Owls, Mary is working on a sequel, and her collection of poems Moon Tide is scheduled to launch this summer. 

Follow Mary on Instagram and see more of her poetry HERE.
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At-home Collaboration
SAA member and instructor, Linda Maria Steele shares a new poem from her next book Still Tending. Its called When Wren Visits. Linda read/wrote the poem, her daughter Bella played guitar, and daughter Sophia drew the cover art! Click and listen. 

Haiku, Part 2
SAA member Bill Black is back with some of his original Haiku to share with our Arts Alliance community. Thanks, Bill!
equality 
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eighteen foot whaler
hundred foot luxury yacht
ebb, flood, same for both

taking what life gives you, part xiv
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west facing seagull
floats serenely on flood tide
but backwards - who cares?

Meet the Alliance Authors Series
​This past year, the SAA Literary Arts Group launched it's author series with talks from several SAA authors representing many different genres. Here are Alliance authors Bob Aubin ​and Christina Nordstrom presenting their latest works and speaking about the writing process. ​

Prompts to Keep Writers Writing During Time of Quarantine
Contributed by Sandwich Arts Allliance member and instructor Linda Maria Steele

"While so many of us are spending lots of time at home,  I'd like to share a weekly prompt with a few notes of encouragement to get you started and keeping your pen moving across the page." 

Prompt 1: Start where you are now. Look around your home. Let your attention land on a particular object or artifact that has meaning for you. Maybe it's an item you use every morning like the shiny blue toaster in the kitchen you got as a gift from your daughter last Christmas or maybe it's that special painting you hung in the living room that your husband gifted for your anniversary.. As you look around choose an item that you feel in some way also chooses you. Maybe the item has a story to tell you. Trust your intuition about the item you'd like to write about. Consider what object or artifact you have in your home that has a story to tell.
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Pull out pen and paper or open a fresh tab on your computer and begin. Get whatever comes to mind down on the page. Describe it in as much detail as possible, use all of your senses to describe it. If you get stuck simply write or type, "what I really mean to write about this is..." and go from there. You can always come back later and revise or edit. For now it's all about getting something down on the page. 
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"Start writing no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on,"   - Louis L'amour

Story Time for the Weekend
What better way to end your days this weekend than by listening to local author Dean Coe's Chesterton Collection of picture books for elementary students. The Sandwich Arts Alliance author and Titcomb’s Book Shop in Sandwich have collaborated to provide free at home listening of Coe’s stories. All five Chesterton books, recorded at the Cape Cod Community Media Center, have been narrated by the author, along with parent/teacher guides, and are available on line for home listening at Deancoebooks.com. Have a listen!

Chesterton Keeps
His Town Jumping

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Chesterton Saves
​the Bunnies

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Want to read along? Dean''s Chesterton books are available at Titcomb's book shop, on his website, deancoebooks.com, and right HERE in the ​SAA's newly launched book store. 

How Sweet It Is
Residents at Cape Cod Senior Residences didn't have to leave their home on this gorgeous day to get a live concert from SAA Performing Arts Member, John Williams, and his friends. 

View a clip of their acoustic version of 'Sweet Caroline' HERE and watch them spread kindness through song. 
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In the time between...
Reporter, writer, story teller and SAA Literary Arts member, Mary Petiet, shares a hopeful poem about these unfamiliar times. The Author of Minerva's Owls, Mary is working on a sequel, and her collection of poems Moon Tide is scheduled to launch this summer. 

Follow Mary on Instagram and see more of her poetry HERE.
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Creativity Endures
Just a little humor to remind us that during challenging times we can turn to the arts to unify us, relieve stress, strengthen our minds, entertain us and bring joy to others. So keep writing, singing, painting, cooking - and our creativity will endure!

​What creative projects are you working on? Share your creations HERE, and let your creativity be an inspiration for others.
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Sounds of summer...
SAA musician Brian Kelly - whose dual career over the past 30 years as both a Cape Cod marine fisheries biologist  and busy gigging musician has earned him the stage moniker of "The Fishmonger" - has us dreaming of summer already!

Happy Birthday to...Piggy!
Literary Arts Group member, Margie McMahon, would like to share the release of her latest children's book, Sleep Tight, Piggy: A Happy Birthday Book. Available on Amazon, it makes a perfect gift for any little ones celebrating a birthday!
"Sleep Tight, Piggy: A Happy Birthday Book" celebrates a little one's birthday from morning to night. Piggy is an adorable pig, who wears his blue birthday hat and is delighted when family and friends dress in special outfits for his fun party. Come along and celebrate with Piggy. You might even dream along with him as he falls asleep in his cozy bed. He leaves his own special message for you at the end of this charming book. With beautiful watercolor art, this book is a hit for those who love birthdays."
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Reaching Out to Others...
Visual and Performing Arts members Linda and Manny Dias, who perform together as The Familiars, made a 45-minute music video that they sent to all the nursing homes and assisted living places that they normally play at in the Upper Cape, along with this touching message:
"We are missing visiting you all and sharing our music - so we thought you might enjoy a “virtual” concert. We selected a tune list that we would typically play-and sprinkled in some Irish tunes since it’s St. Patty’s Day season. We filmed just as we would if we were right there with you. "

They graciously shared it with all off us to enjoy this weekend and have reminded us to reach out with kindness when we can't be together.

Good Advice for All
Arts Alliance Member, health educator and singer-songwriter, Christina Nordstrom, wrote this song as part of Kids’ Songs…a la carte - a toolkit developed to help staff and volunteers in schools and youth-serving organizations bring nutrition, health and safety messages to children. If timed correctly, it will take 20 seconds to sing - and we think it is good advice for all!!
Hear Christina perform her original song HERE
CLICK HERE to view Wash My Hands by Christina
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Haiku for You
SAA member Bill Black shared some of his writings with us. Here are several original Haiku for you today - watch for more to come!
village cat
to all, to no one
is feline loyalty owed
​where meow mix awaits 
​haiku: selfie
me me me me me
​some other people and me
me me me me me
​canal transit
tug and barge, fair tide
twelve knots; head tide, maybe three
​deeper lesson here?

A Message in Song
Enjoy this video of Performing Arts member Dawna Hammers performing the song “Hands” by songwriter Jewel. Dawna hopes "the  words and message bring healing to you all now...All the best and keep creating a beautiful, healthy and connected world!"

Listen to more of Dawna's performances HERE


Meet the Alliance Authors Series
​This past year, the SAA Literary Arts Group launched it's author series with talks from several SAA authors representing many different genres. Here are Alliance authors Carolyn LeComte ​and Catherine Kelly-Mahon presenting their latest works and speaking about the writing process. ​

Up to the challenge?!
The Getty Museum in Los Angeles has challenged fans around the world to recreate their favorite famous pieces of art while in isolation at home — and the results are genius. And some Arts Alliance members got in on the fun! Feeling inspired? Send your recreations to [email protected] and watch for them here.

Check out the Getty Museum Challenge - and some fantastic (and fantastically funny) results.
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'Blanket Chagall'
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Rockwell Sunday Morning

Poetry for the Weekend
Falmouth author and Arts Alliance member Milly White reads her entire book "Spirit's Spark: Stories and Musings in Poems", as recorded by Falmouth Community Television (FCTV). Enjoy poems about her life, her animals, her homes, her friends, her thoughts and feelings, her children, her experiences and musings, with images. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in for the whole reading, or enjoy a little at a time over the weekend. ​

Plein Air Tips
En plein air ( French for "outdoors") or plein air painting, is the act of painting outdoors. As the temperatures warm and you're feeling the need to step outside, what better way stretch your creative muscles than to take it outside! SAA member, Mary Smith, shares some of her tips for successful plein air painting.

View more of Mary's work HERE. 
Click on the image to view Mary's tips
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Brian "Fishmonger" Kelly
SAA musician Brian Kelly - whose dual career over the past 30 years as both a Cape Cod marine fisheries biologist  and busy gigging musician has earned him the stage moniker of "The Fishmonger" - brings you a tune to brighten your day. Enjoy!

The Art of Book-Making
Hannah (Hilliard) Bouvier shares with us a current project. Incorporating papers from various printmaking projects, Hannah has constructed an artist's book - creating new art from the old.

RumbleWagon presents...
Greg Polanik shares a few clips from familiar Arts Alliance musicians, RumbleWagon, to get your toes tappin' this Tuesday. ​Enjoy.
Check out more RumbleWagon HERE.

Doodle to De-stress
Feeling a little overwhelmed? Reach for your sketchbook. Studies have shown that making art is a powerful tool to combat stress. Doodling will allow you to disconnect and slow down, often offering meditative qualities.
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Try doodling these patterns to get you started:
  • Bubbles
  • Triangles
  • Waves (drawn really close together)
  • Tiny leaf shapes 
  • Horizontal lines, overlapped with vertical lines
  • Simple flowers with 3 – 5 petals
  • Spirals
  • Squares
  • Short lines, long lines, curvy lines, wavy lines
  • Dots, dots, and more dots!
  • Overlapping ovals to create a “chain”
  • Repeated “V” shapes, “C” shapes, “L” shapes, “U” shapes
  • Skinny ovals or fat ovals
  • “Checkerboard” patterns – make a grid and color in every other square

Meet the Alliance Authors Series
​This past year, the SAA Literary Arts Group launched it's author series with talks from several SAA authors representing many different genres. Here are Alliance authors Christie Lowrance and Bob Reece presenting their latest works and speaking about the writing process. 

On the drawing board
Visual Artist and Arts Alliance Instructor, Carolyn LeComte, invites you to see a work in progress and shares this message::

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This scratchboard is the current piece I'm creating - the working title is "The Green Cart". I hope the students from my workshops have found how relaxing it is to be captivated by this medium. It's certainly something that can wile away the hours during these times! Take care, everyone, and keep creating!"

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An Art Blog for kids (and adults, too!)
Arts Alliance member and Instructor, Charity O'Neill, has created a blog for students, friends, families that are struggling with what to do with the kids during these challenging times. Ms. O’Neill has a BS in Art Education from Temple University and a MA in Art Therapy from New York University, and is applying both to create art assignments that will help children destress, process and build resilience - while working on their art skills.
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Follow the Creative Minds blog here

Looking for something creative to do this weekend?
​SAA Perfroming Arts member and Vice President, Diane Scharf, shared a film making challenge that might interest the budding director in us all! This free, remote challenge is brought to you by the folks at The 48 Hour Film Project - check it out!
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HOW IT WORKS:
This filmmaking competition is open to any filmmaker around the world. On Friday night, you will receive the secret challenge. You and those in your home will have 48 hours to brainstorm, write and shoot a simple scene or scenes and upload them to the 48HFP Facebook Page.

​Register (free) to receive the official challenge assignment and uploading instructions. One registration signs you up for all three challenges.
  • March 27 - 29, 2020
  • April 3 - 5, 2020
  • April 17 - 19, 2020

How I paint a watercolor...
​SAA Visual Arts member, Mary Smith, shares some step-by-step insight into her creative process...and makes it look easy!
1.  Work with an image.  In this case a photo of a snowy cranberry bog.
2.  Create a small sketch to figure out the composition.
3.  Tape to edges of the watercolor paper to a board.  Start painting larger areas.  Remember to avoid areas that need to stay white.
4.   Put in the details.  In this one, the trees and shadows, a few more cranberries at the bottom.
5.  Let it dry.  Pull off the tape for the completed painting.  This one is called "Cranberries and Snow".  It won an award in a show at the Cape Cod Art Center.

Hidden Poems
Hannah (Hillard) Bouvier​, SAA member and familiar face of the center shares this creative and reflective exercise for our commmunity to explore.

Materials: An old book you no longer use, a magazine that you are finished with , or copy of a page from a great book. Watercolor paint if you have it, highlighter pen, markers, pencils some marks making device that you can highlight words with or even use scissors ✂️ and glue.
Instructions: Once you have selected your page. Search for words that speak to you. A funny sentence. A secret message. A poem. Circle ⭕️ highlight or cut out the words. Then feel free to decorate Draw paint and design your page as much or as little as you want. A great project for learning new words !​

Meet the Authors
This past year, the SAA Literary Arts Group launched it's author series with talks from several SAA authors representing many different genres. Children's book authors, Dean Coe and Jana Dillon, kicked off the series. Listen to them speak about their work and writing processes here.

An Inside Look
SAA Visual Arts Member and Instructor, Ann DesRoches, gives us an inside look at her work space, and a sneak peak at her newest works.

Looking for your Next Great Read to pass the time?
SAA Literary Arts member J.J. Cunis, author of ITCHIWAN , may have just the thing for you! Enjoy the trailer for his book below. 

"Cape Cod has a secret that nobody knows … well that’s not true … though those that did, usually didn’t for long. But the few that knew and lived … oh, never mind … it probably won’t concern you …Welcome to Cape Cod! Enjoy your stay … avoid the marshes and dunes … and you should be fine … I think ..."

What's the deal with Rainbows?!
SAA Visual Arts member, Shea Rockwell,  explains why you might see some colorful rainbows popping up around town, and creates a rainbow of her own. Find out how YOU can join the rainbow craze and brighten people's day!

"Angels are Holding Her Hand", an original song by Christina Nordstrom
Christina Nordstrom, a member of the Literary and Performing Arts groups at SAA. has written the song, "Angels are Holding Her Hand". Christina wrote and sang it for a couple who were going through a cancer diagnosis together, which ended well, but was very tough going.  It's a song about faith and hope and love in the midst of difficulty and sadness. Love wins! Enjoy.

Visit the SAA Virtual Gallery
While you can't come to the gallery, the gallery can come to you! Enjoy a selection of pieces from our current Member Show. We look forward to seeing you again soon at the Sandwich Arts Alliance Center.
Creative Capital (a 501(c)3 organization supporting individual artists) has created a list of resources for artists working in all disciplines, as well as arts philanthropists, and arts professionals who may be dealing with cancelled income and trying to make plans during uncertain times. Visit them here for helpful information.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCE LINKS AND HELPFUL INFORMATION:
  • Cape Cod and the Islands Major Crisis Relief These funds are for all individuals and not strictly related to arts.
  • Freelance Artists Resource
  • Cape Cod Community Foundation
  • Boston Singers Resource
  • Stage Source
  • Creative Capital
  • Art Work Archive
  • MCC COVID Resources page
  • Americans for the Arts
  • National Endowment for the Arts
  • Disaster Loan Assistance: Nonprofits qualify and get a lower rate
COVID-19 Relief Funds for Artists

AFCC Artist Grant:
With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing local artists to cancel work for the foreseeable future, the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod (AFCC) is stepping up to assist them by launching the Cape Cod Arts Relief Fund.

Applications to the Cape Cod Arts Relief Fund will be available starting April 1st, at www.artsfoundation.org. One-time relief funds of up to $500 per individual artist will be distributed beginning in late April. Applicants must be artists who live, work, create, and/or perform on Cape Cod and have been financially impacted as a result of the pandemic.

Massachusetts Cultural Council:
Updated April 8, 2020

Mass Cultural Council believes in the power of culture, and we recognize that the work done by creative and innovative individuals is key to our vital communities. We know that the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has caused major disruptions for the careers of individuals who earn income through their work in the cultural sector. In response, Mass Cultural Council has launched the COVID-19 Relief Fund for Individuals.

The purpose of the COVID-19 Relief Fund is to support individuals whose creative practices and incomes are adversely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Grants of $1,000 will be available to Massachusetts individual artists and independent teaching artists/humanists/scientists who have lost income derived from their work as a direct result of COVID-19 related cancellations and closures.

Program guidelines and online application are now available. The application deadline is April 22, 2020 at 11:59pm. Grants will be awarded by geographic region proportional to that region's application demand. The individual grantees in each region will be randomly selected. Grants will be unrestricted.

 Learn more and apply here


Mass.gov
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance for workers such as the self-employed, an independent contractor, gig economy worker, and freelancer, are now available. CLICK HERE for more info.
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Powered by Love Live Local and the Hyannis Main Street Business Improvement District, with help from our friends from the Brewster Chamber of Commerce, Harwich Chamber of Commerce, Orleans Chamber of Commerce, and Provincetown Chamber of Commerce the Cape Cod Resilience Fund will provide direct grants to small business owners on Cape Cod to offer some relief from economic damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Cape Cod Resilience Fund will issue one-time grants of $500 to $2,000 to eligible Cape Cod small businesses with 1-20 full-time year-round employees to supplement day-to-day operational expenses such as rent, staff, supplies, inventory, marketing and training. 

Donations are currently being accepted. 
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Look for the initial round of applications to open in early June 2020.

Sandwich Arts Alliance
PO Box 1332, Sandwich MA 02563

Sandwich Arts Alliance Center
Historic Town Hall

130 Main Street ​
Sandwich MA 02563
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