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Arts-Specific Emergency Funding Post-Hurricane Sandy

Image: Greenpoint Studios, 99 Commercial St. via ArtInfo

 

This is a more comprehensive art-specific list and follow-up to our Nov 1st post: Hurricane Sandy Relief: Resources.  

Complied links to emergency funding sources, info and articles, A - Z (Sat Nov 3, 2012):

 

Joan Mitchell Foundation - Emergency Program

The Joan Mitchell Foundation provides emergency support to artists working in the mediums of painting, sculpture, and/or drawing after natural or manmade disasters that have affected a community. Artists who have suffered losses due to catastrophic situations of this nature can apply to the Foundation for funding. Please contact the Joan Mitchell Foundation for additional information at info@joanmitchellfoundation.org.

The Foundation's emergency funding is specific to natural or man-made disasters. We acknowledge the tremendous need for support following personal emergencies, such as medical related expenses, however the Foundation is currently unable to provide this type of emergency funding.

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Mister ArtSee - Brooklyn Artists Relief

www.Facebook.com/MisterArtSee 646-824-8300 

The devastation from hurricane Sandy has had a major impact for the arts community. Flooding as high as 10' caused extensive damage to the Red Hook, Gowanus, and DUMBO areas. These areas are filled with ground floor art related businesses: foundries, metal shops, wood shops, fabricators, art movers, etc, who saw machinery, materials and partially completed work completely destroyed. The damage many of these art professionals have suffered will effect the whole arts community that rely on them for needed services. The insurance coverage these companies have will not be enough and other funds will all be loans for this kind of loss.

Mister ArtSee, the nation's mobile art laboratory, and the ART© group have set up an emergency relief fund for artists and art professionals who have suffered losses due to hurricane Sandy. 100% of all funds will go directly to companies and artists affected by the storm. Funds will be used directly to repair and replace needed equipment and supplies so that we can try and keep their livelihoods and services going. Mister ArtSee is a 501(c)3 arts organization and all contributions are tax deductible.

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NYFA - ART-SPECIFIC SANDY RECOVERY RESOURCES

Please, see below for Superstorm Sandy recovery information.  Art-specific resources are listed first, followed by non-art specific emergency resources listed by state.

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HURRICANE SANDY - ARTISTS' RELIEF EXCHANGE

The primary purpose is to assist artists who have had a career threatening emergency, but also serves artists who are just starting out and artists who need resources to take the next step in their careers.

http://exchange.craftemergency.org/

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POST-SANDY ART RECOVERY 

ArtsReady has compiled a comprehensive list of resources for conserving artwork, post-storm. Review links to find information about stabilizing works, repairing damage, and contacting relevant organizations for assistance.

http://us2.forward-to-friend1.com/forward/show?u=d978aeb7b11c25a41fe65fbd1&id=7bb9562319

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ARTSREADY

Information about art recovery resources and emergency grants. 

https://www.artsready.org/page/useful_links

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AMERICAN INSTITUTE CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC WORKS COLLECTION EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (AIC-CERT)

AIC-CERT can aid any institution, organization, collectors, or artists who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy.  Resources and information on disaster recovery and salvage can be found on the AIC website at www.conservation-us.org/disaster. 

• Call AIC’s 24-hour assistance number at 202.661.8068 for advice by phone.

• Call 202.661.8068 to arrange for a team to come to the site to complete damage assessments and help with salvage organization.

• They can also be reached via email - info@conservation-us.org

CHRISTIE'S REACHES OUT TO DOWNTOWN ARTISTS/GALLERIES

Christie’s is arranging space for artists to use their laptops and charge their phones, and may be able to assist galleries with storage space for their art. Those interested, please call (212) 468-7177.

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CRAFT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND (CERF)

relief@craftemergency.org, 802-229-2306

http://craftemergency.org/artists_services/emergency_relief/grants_loans

• RAPID RELIEF: EMERGENCY GRANTS  -- CERF+’s Emergency Grants are designed to provide immediate help to eligible craft artists after career-threatening emergencies. The maximum potential Emergency Grant is $3,000. The maximum potential Emerging Professional Craft Artist Emergency Grant is $2,000. CERF+ loans and other CERF+ grants are not available to those qualifying for this grant program. 

• CAREER RECOVERY: EMERGENCY RECOVERY LOAN -- CERF+’s Emergency Recovery Loan is used by an eligible craft artist to re-establish, improve, or possibly expand his/her work capacity after an emergency. The maximum potential Emergency Recovery Loan is $8,000. No interest is charged and loans must be repaid within five years. To be considered for an Emergency Recovery Loan, applicants must answer all applicable application questions, provide a cash flow projection statement for the next 12 months as well a short, loan-related business plan.

FOR ARTISTS LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE OR REHEARSAL SPACES IN NEW YORK

NYC Performing Arts Space is a website geared towards performers in dance, theater and music, who are in need of a venue to rehearse, teach a private class or perform. 

http://nycpaspaces.org/spaces

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STATE-BY-STATE SANDY EMERGENCY RESOURCES [FULL LIST]

[This is an amazing resource, including things like where to charge your cellphone, where there are open gas stations, where to get a hot shower.]

Residents and business owners who suffered damage due to Hurricane Sandy can begin applying for Federal Emergency Management Assistance (FEMA). To register go to www.disasterassistance.gov or call 1-800-621-3362 or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) between 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Saturday until further notice.

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Staten Island Arts

Recovering from Sandy, by MelanieC On November 1, 2012

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Image: West 27th St., via Artinfo

 

ARTICLES A - Z

Via Art in America:

Chelsea Galleries Hit Hard by Storm Sandy, by Brian Boucher 10/31/12

Smack Mellon Studios in Dumbo Destroyed, by Leigh Anne Miller 11/01/12

Via ArtInfo, Nov 2, 2012 Arts roundup:

In the wake of superstorm Sandy, Julia Halperin reported from ravaged Chelsea and also examined the anticipated cost for galleries, while Sara Roffino visited flooded artists studios in Greenpoint and Allison Meier surveyed the damage to art spaces in DUMBO and Gowanus. Curator Klaus Biesenbach announced he was encouraging volunteers to aid suffering Rockaway Beach this Saturday. Ben Davis looked to what the long-term impact of Sandy on the NYC art world might be.

 

Via ArtFagCity:

[Updated] How to Volunteer for Hurricane Sandy Clean Up by Corinna Kirsch on November 1, 2012

You’ve seen the pictures. You’ve read the tweets. New York City looks like a post-apocalyptic wasteland along its waterfront. Among the many things New York City needs right now, clean up is one of them. The art world is rallying, too.

Hurricane Sandy Looms Large Over DUMBO by Corinna Kirsch on October 31, 2012

Flood Damage Tips From AXA ART by Whitney Kimball on October 31, 2012

Photos from the Aftermath in Chelsea by Whitney Kimball on October 31, 2012

Via Artforum Scene & Herd:

After the Flood, New York, 11.01.12 by Linda Yablonsky

Via GalleristNY:

Dustin Yellin Clears Red Hook Studio After Sandy, Contemplates Future
By Rozalia Jovanovic 11/01 1:15pm

Chelsea Galleries Begin Recovery Work
By Andrew Russeth 11/01 8:07pm  

[Liveblog] Hurricane Sandy and New York Art World
By Rozalia Jovanovic, Michael H. Miller, Andrew Russeth and Dan Duray 11/02 11:20am

Via NYTimes:

Where Creations Faced Destruction, by ALLAN KOZINN, October 31, 2012

Critic's Notebook: For Galleries, a Test of Tenacity, by ROBERTA SMITH, November 2, 2012

Artsbeat: Museum of Modern Art to Offer Presentation on Conserving Flood-Damaged Artworks, by CAROL VOGEL, November 2, 2012, 4:22 pm

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Visionary Architect Lebbeus Woods Dies at 72

UPDATE: NYTimes Obituary (Oct 31):

Lebbeus Woods, Architect Who Bucked Convention, Dies at 72

via Artinfo:

OBJECT LESSONS

Architecture & Design News

  October 30, 2012, 5:50 pm

Visionary Architect Lebbeus Woods Dies at 72

by Kelly Chan

 

 

New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman reported via Twitter that Lebbeus Woods died this morning at the age of 72. “Deeply sorry to have just heard that Lebbeus Woods, a true visionary architect and astonishing draftsman, died this morning. A great loss,” he wrote, later quoting fellow critic Michael Sorkin, who once said that the architect’s “ever-expanding discourse of the almost possible is an inspiration not just to build but to think.” Woods was an anomaly in the contemporary architecture scene, producing work almost exclusively in the form of architectural drawings (in great volume) and sustaining a distinctive reputation as a visionary who, by inhabiting the lofty theoretical stratosphere of imagining over constructing buildings — a space so distanced from the vitiating constraints of capital — remained something of an uncorrupted, almost sanctified presence in the field.

Strangely enough, Woods began work this year on his first ever built work, an installation known as the “Light Pavilion” nestled inside a Steven Holl-designed complex in Chengdu, China. How curious that the very same year the architect made the great leap from two-dimensional ideas to three-dimensional form, he should pass away. As an architect, an artist, a thinker, and a teacher (and a dedicated blogger who amassed a loyal following), Woods has been an inspiration to all those who have seen his work and paid heed to his movingly intimate commentary on not just architecture but society today. As Kimmelman tweeted shortly after announcing the news, let us hope that a serious museum show of Woods’s work will be forthcoming so that his drawings and his memory can continue to shape architectural innovation.

 

Hurricane Sandy Relief: Resources

This just came in via Stephanie Diamond's List:

Hi List,

 

Here are updated links to organizations who are taking volunteers, donations and providing support toward Hurricane Sandy Relief efforts. Thanks to all of you who are sharing your information, support and resources during this critical time. Many of the most impacted neighborhoods are those with the fewest resources already.  

 

Warmly,

Stephanie

listings@stephaniediamond.com 

       listingsproject.com

 

Occupy Sandy 

Occupy Sandy Donations 

Red Hook Recovers 

Lower Easy Side Recovers  

Astoria Recovers 

Brooklyn Based: How to Help 

Brokelyn: How to Help  

Rockaway Relief 

Food Not Bombs: Sandy Relief 

The Week: How to Help 

Art in American: Chelsea Galleries Hit Hard by Storm Sandy  

Free Showers and Exercise at New York Sports Clubs  

 

 

Also, here's another way to donate to Red Cross relief efforts (HT @josephholmes):

 

The all-seeing NASA’s GOES-13 satellite captured this visible image of the Northern Hemisphere on Sunday, October 28 at 1302 UTC—that’s 9:02 a.m, approximately ten hours before NYC’s MTA shut all transport service down throughout the tri-state area and less than a day before Tropical Storm Sandy gathered full force in the Atlantic Ocean and hit land somewhere in New Jersey. The line of clouds from the Gulf of Mexico north are associated with the cold front that Sandy is merging with. Sandy’s western cloud edge is already over the Mid-Atlantic and northeastern U.S.

Credit: NASA GOES Project

Hurricane Edition: NASA’s Blue Marble (Sandy)

[...] As I’m sure you’ve heard, the storm hit the East Coast hard, and while I agree with Mayor Mike that NYers will get this city back on its feet, it’s most certainly going to need some help doing so. Today’s edition—Blue Marble (Sandy)—is a [insert string of hyperbolic superlatives that still can’t do it justice here] visual record of Sandy’s enormity; the use of proceeds from its sale will be our small way of giving back + supporting the city we all love so very much. All net revenue from sales of this edition will benefit the American Red Cross’s efforts to help NYers affected by the storm.

The image comes to us courtesy of our friends at NASA. The space agency’s GOES project has been doing an amazing job of documenting Sandy from above. You can see more images and video in their Hurricane Sandy Flickr set. This is a very particular perspective of course, a photograph taken from great distance and highlighting the meteorological spectacle of the storm. It’s a whole lot different from the countless images flooding the internet and our TV screens that depict the mess that’s happening here on terra firma.

None of the images I’ve seen convey what it was actually like to be here yesterday and today. I can’t lie—it was kinda scary. But throughout it all, I was also very proud to be a NYer and full of gratitude to all the city workers who went out into the fray to help people in need. As I said on Twitter last night, props to all of them for braving the storm.

{via Jen Bekman, 20x200}

 

 

Moby Dick

Lost Library, Hurricane Sandy.

MTA Video Release: Hurricane Sandy - South Ferry and Whitehall St Station, Flooded

Watch video on Youtube



About the South Ferry Station renovation (NYTimes):

Image via http://www.starnstudio.com/mta_sf.html

The Starn twins, Doug, left, and Mike, at the new South Ferry station, with their installation “See It Split, See It Change.”
By MELENA RYZIK
Published: December 14, 2008

In the grays of winter, the last stop on any subway line can have a lonely, ominous feel. But when the new $530 million South Ferry station, the terminus of the No. 1 train, opens in January, it will have some added luminosity, thanks to a site-specific installation by the artists Doug and Mike Starn. Commissioned by the Arts for Transit program of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the installation, “See It Split, See It Change,” includes curved floor-to-ceiling glass walls laced with silhouettes of trees, a marble mosaic of a vintage topographic map of Manhattan, and other imagery drawn from nearby Battery Park.

Although it is the first public artwork by the Starns, 47-year-old identical twins who work in Brooklyn, they view it as integral to a continuing project, “Structure of Thought,” rooted in their preoccupation with time and natural bonds. “The tree series goes back about 10 years,” Doug Starn said on a tour of the station last week. “It’s about —— ”

“It’s about the conveyance of something,” Mike Starn said. The brothers finish each other’s sentences as a matter of course. “We saw the subway system as a conveyance, where connections are made.”

“Tubes and things,” his brother added.

The work at South Ferry, more than three years in the planning and execution, is among the largest Arts for Transit has ever undertaken. And at more than $1 million, it is the most expensive to date, said Sandra Bloodworth, the program’s director, who said she hoped it would also be among the most durable.

“We believe in building it for it to be there forever, without any intervention by man,” Ms. Bloodworth said. The South Ferry terminal, which is entirely new, was built beneath the existing 103-year-old South Ferry station and financed mostly by the federal government as part of a broader effort to rebuild Lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11 attacks.

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