As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect communities in the United States and around the world, Mellon Foundation staff have compiled a list of resources that may be helpful. This guide includes a sampling of links to experience arts and culture online, which are now more vital than ever.
Updated May 8, 2020.
Highlight: Miami City Ballet's A Dance for Heroes, released May 8, is believed to be the first-ever ballet created remotely and honors those working on the front lines throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Funding, Field Resources, and Government Relief
Nonprofit
Disability Inclusion Fund at Borealis Philanthropy Rapid Response Grants
New York Community Trust NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund
Nonprofit Finance Fund’s COVID-19 Tools and Resources for Nonprofits
Arts
American Alliance of Museums’ COVID-19 Resources & Information for the Museum Field
Americans for the Arts’ Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource and Response Center
Creative Capital List of Arts Resources During the COVID-19 Outbreak
National Endowment for the Arts COVID-19 Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations
New York Foundation for the Arts COVID-19 Emergency Resources
Theatre Communications Group COVID-19 Prepare, Mitigate, Recover
Higher Education
American Association of University Professors Coronavirus Information for Higher Ed
Association of American Universities COVID-19 Federal Guidance FAQs
National Association of College and University Business Officers Coronavirus Resources for Colleges
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities COVID-19 Resources
National Conference of State Legislatures Higher Education Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
National Endowment for the Humanities—Information on NEH and COVID-19
National Humanities Alliance Update on COVID-19 Stimulus Funding
Academic and Research Libraries
Association of College & Research Libraries Pandemic Resources for Academic Libraries
Institute of Museum and Library Services COVID-19 Resources for Libraries and Museums
Society of American Archivists Resources for Response to COVID-19 Health Crisis
Cultural Resources
Highlight: Opera Philadelphia presents its first-ever digital festival this May with free streams of five past productions, including four world premieres.
Compendia
Art at Home links to Art Contests, Museums, Art Games, Digital Art, Art Education, and Art at Home
Hyperallergic: 2,500 Museum You Can Now Visit Virtually
Museum Computer Network’s Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources
Single Organizations
Museum of Modern Art: Magazine; YouTube channel; free online courses on Coursera; a BBC podcast collaboration, The Way I See It; audio with insight from artists, curators, and others
The Studio Museum in Harlem: Coloring Pages, DIYs
Highlight: Dancers from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater remotely perform "I Been Buked" from "Revelations."