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.
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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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CERF+ Fall Board Meeting in Tempe, Arizona
CERF+ held its annual board meeting earlier this month at Arizona State University’s Ceramics Research Center (CRC) in Tempe, Arizona. The CRC’s world class collection of contemporary ceramics, innovatively displayed in open...
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CERF+ Welcomes New Board Members
Perry Price and Patricia Young Join CERF+ Board of Directors.
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Winter Weather Preparedness Tips
As freezing temperatures return to many parts of our country, it’s time to protect your art and studio from these and other hazards:Frozen water pipes, that burst and flood your studioHeavy snow loads or ice-laden trees causing damage to your roof or other...
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Art Studio Salvage and Recovery After a Wildfire
If your home, studio or space has been damaged or destroyed in a wildfire, review these tips to help you clean up, recover what you can, and rebuild.
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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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From Houston to New York: Helping Artists Be More Prepared for Disasters
As we mark the first-year anniversaries of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, CERF+ is training artists to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. In October, at the request of the Houston Arts Alliance, CERF+ staff members Carrie Cleveland and Jenifer Simon, along with disaster management and arts consultant, Amy Schwartzman, presented two CERF+ Ready + Resilient Workshops to Houston area artists and performers.
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