Artist Stories
CERF+ is doing so much to help artists who can’t work due to circumstances out of their control. I don’t even think that I am that special, but it makes me feel special that you think I am worth investing in, that you feel it is important for me to continue to make work.
Christina BothwellA donation to CERF+ is an investment in an artist’s career.
Help artists like Christina get back to work after an emergency by making a gift today.
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Get Ready Grants Fund 21 Artist Preparedness Projects
Twenty-one artists have been awarded a total of $10,267 in Get Ready Grants from CERF+ to help them safeguard their studios, protect their careers and prepare for emergencies. These small grants will have a big impact on artist studio practices. Among the artists...
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Vermont Arts + Cultural Heritage Organizations Create Disaster Planning Network
CERF+ joined more than two dozen arts, culture, and history organizations, plus several emergency management professionals and conservators, at the November 28 kick-off meeting for the formation of the Vermont Placekeeping Network, a new advance emergency mobilization...
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Resolve to Be Safe in 2019!
Here’s a New Year’s resolution that can lead to a healthier and safer year for you and others in your studio. Resolve to take a little time this to review how you manage hazardous materials in your studio. This resolution could save your life! Fumes + Ventilation Many...
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CERF+ Response to 2018 California Wildfires
As disaster response and other agencies strive to control the wildfires and help residents of California, CERF+ is reaching out to artists and arts organizations in affected communities to provide emergency relief and useful recovery resources.
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California Storms and Wildfire Response
If your home, studio or space has been damaged or destroyed in a wildfire or the more recent storms in California, review these tips to help you find relief, clean up, recover what you can, and rebuild.
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Interview with Furniture Maker Craig Thibodeau
San Diego based furniture maker, CERF+ beneficiary and Get Ready Grantee Craig Thibodeau has a lot to be thankful for. He just released his book, The Craft of Veneering, and is working on building one-of-a-kind, commissioned and speculation furniture pieces that...
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CERF+ Holds Planning Your Artistic Legacy Panel Discussion
CERF+ Holds Planning Your Artistic Legacy Panel Discussion (Left to right) CERF+ Director of Special Projects Meg Ostrum, Peter Held, and Jean Reed Roberts What steps do you need to take to ensure the preservation of your artistic legacy? If your kids don’t want “your...
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