Post-Katrina resources for artists

State and local arts agencies, foundations and other philanthropic organizations have moved quickly to identify and respond to the needs of artists affected by the Gulf Coast hurricanes. The following list of resources is offered as a starting point for anyone seeking information. Pertinent Web sites should be checked periodically, as programs continue to be introduced and re-thought. As the magazine goes to press, for example, Grantmakers in the Arts, a national organization of private and corporate foundations supporting art and culture, has added a session to the program of its annual conference in Pasadena (Oct. 16-19) that will consider how best to coordinate responses in times of "extreme emergency."

Southern Arts Federation [detailed listing of relief initiatives in the Gulf States] www.southarts.org

Louisiana Partnership for the Arts www.lparts.org/index.cfm (225) 767-7640

Arts Council of New Orleans [temporarily in Shreveport, LA] www.artscouncilofneworleans.org artscouncilofneworleans@shrevearts.org (318) 673-6500

Louisiana Division of the Arts [contact to submit an Individual Artist Relocation Form] www.crt.state.la.us/arts

Project HEAL/Acadiana Arts Council www.acadianaartscouncil.org info@acadianaartscouncil.org (337) 233-7060

New York Foundation for the Arts [Katrina-related material on the most comprehensive site for information about assistance to individual artists nationwide] www.nyfa.org

Pollock-Krasner Foundation [accepting emergency applications] www.pkf.org grants@pkf.org (212) 517-5400

Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation [foundation maintains an Emergency Assistance Fund] www.gottliebfoundation.org shirsch@gottliebfoundation.org (212) 226-0581

Joan Mitchell Foundation [artists are advised to apply through NYFA] (212) 524-0100

Katrina Artists Trust [established by the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, which is currently developing an application process] www.camh.org officeofthedirecto @camh.org (713) 284-8251

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts [offering programs and services, while waiving usual fees and income requirements, to members of the Gulf Coast arts community who relocate to New York] www.vlany.org aauld@vlany.org (212) 319-2787 ext.12

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