Montpelier, VT (September 27, 2019) – Today CERF+ — the Artists Safety Net announced that it is one of four organizations that will receive a grant from the Flamboyan Arts Fund to support the organization’s ongoing emergency relief and preparedness work in...
“We need space for people to make and present their work. If we can’t express our cultural heritage, we will lose our cultural heritage.” This important call to action came from wood sculptor and engineer Kurt Marsh Jr. as he described his efforts to form an artist...
During the first two weeks of June, CERF+ conducted workshops in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands to support artists in incorporating emergency preparedness and career protection measures into their ongoing recovery efforts from Hurricanes Irma and Maria....
The CERF+ Board held its spring meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on March 22 and 23 at the Foundation for Puerto Rico and the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico respectively. During their time on the island the board and staff met with artists and artisans, cultural and...
CERF+’s In-Kindness Program partners – manufacturers, suppliers, show producers and other businesses – provide donated or discounted equipment, supplies and services to our emergency relief beneficiaries. “These donations are essential to an artist’s...
Since the mid-1950s, the work of Puerto Rico’s folk + traditional artists (whose population is estimated to be close to 20,000) has been a central feature of the island’s active local, regional, and national fairs and festivals. Woodcarvers, mask makers,...