The painterly, expressive embroidery that emerging artist and recent Get Ready grantee Amber Mustafic creates is as visually stunning as it is introspective. Amber is a first-generation Muslim Albanian-Montenegrin who uses embroidery to create imagery that reflects...
If you are an artist who does not yet have business insurance, you are not alone. Of the 219 artists in the United States who have applied for CERF+’s Emergency Relief grants since 2018, only 67 (or 23.4%) reported that they had business insurance. But, this doesn’t...
June is Studio Safety Month, and CERF+ will be opening the next cycle of Get Ready Grants on June 15 to artists working in craft disciplines to conduct activities that will help safeguard their studios, protect their careers and prepare for emergencies. This month,...
Spring elicits a welcome sense of anticipation and rejuvenation with its warmer temperatures and bustling activities. At CERF+, we are excited for the thousands of artists returning to shows and open studio events across the country, many for the first time since the...
The news about climate change is dire and mired in politics. Earlier this month, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stated, “We are on a fast track to climate disaster: Major cities underwater. Unprecedented heat waves. Terrifying storms. Widespread...
Puerto Rican culture is filled with remarkably creative individuals who are committed to art and enhancing its visibility for audiences around the world. Despite the challenges of the pandemic and recent, severe storms and earthquakes, many Puerto Ricans have taken...
