Mission
The Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) provides craft artists with support and resources for disaster and emergency relief, education programs, and readiness grants to strengthen preparedness. Committing to generosity, inclusion, and care, we advocate for the thrive-ability of craft artists and craft as an art form.
Adopted May 2024
Rachael Scharf of RachelPots Ceramics. Photo Credit: Cory Antiel.
Guiding Principles
Updated August 2023.
- To operate with a high degree of transparency
- To be responsive and nimble
- To honor confidentiality
- To be objective and equitable
- To keep diverse voices central to the work
- To stay informed and mindful in timely decision making
- To engage people with courtesy and dignity
- To activate participation by all who find value in our services
Strategic Pillars + Priorities
Adopted, June 2023.
- Lean into our mutual aid origins to collaborate with, engage and learn from the people we serve
- Advance and deepen outreach to, and communication with, craft artists
- Embrace the evolution of the practice of craft in ways that commit to generosity and inclusion and honor how the communities we serve define craft for themselves
- Build relationships with organizations that interact with craft artists to deepen our understanding, reach and visibility in the field
- Focus on CERF+’s commitment to supporting the well-being of craft artists and meeting them where they are
- Embrace a culture of care and our place in the village that supports craft artists
- Focus resources on those most vulnerable
- Build upon grassroots mutual aid from CERF+’s beginnings and how it results in field building for the craft world: individuals benefit from “better together,” and “There is a movement to be built!"
Support CERF+
Invest in the thriveability of craft artists
Donations to CERF+ are a powerful way to provide direct support to craft artists and can continue to provide stability and relief to the craft community nationwide.