CERF+ EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM ON HOLD: NEEDS REBUILDING NOW As we enter another hurricane season tomorrow, I’m writing to share an important announcement and a call for unprecedented need for relief funds. Extreme weather conditions caused by climate change have...
Artists Building a Future in Puerto Rico by Cornelia Carey, Executive Director In April 2013, I spent three exciting days in Puerto Rico being introduced to its vibrant visual arts community… little did I know that five years later I would be returning on a CERF+...
CERF+’s annual appeal is our most important fundraising event, supporting all of CERF+’s work throughout the year. We depend on its success to deliver our programs and services to artists: much-needed emergency relief assistance and our programs that help artists...
CERF+ faces an unprecedented challenge as we respond to the recent devastating disasters from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and the wildfires in Northern California. To date, we’ve heard from over 100 artists in Texas, Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands,...
By Jed Dodds, Executive Director The Studios of Key West Irma was my first hurricane, but it certainly wasn’t Key West’s. I moved here five years ago to take the reins at a growing art center, and quickly became attuned to the way storms serve as rites of passage and...
CERF+ enfrenta un desafío sin precedente mientras respondemos a los recientes desastres devastadores de los huracanes Harvey, Irma, Maria y los encendidos forestales en California del norte. Actualmente, hemos oído de más de 100 artistas en Tejas,Florida, las Islas...
We saw firsthand the effects of the devastating 2016 wildfires on the area’s artists and craftspeople. ‘Ready + Resilient’ is an opportunity to bring artists together to learn more about protecting their careers, art and lives – and to gather as a community to...
We saw firsthand the effects of the devastating 2016 wildfires on the area’s artists and craftspeople. ‘Ready + Resilient’ is an opportunity to bring artists together to learn more about protecting their careers, art and lives – and to gather as a community to...
From dust collection systems to fire extinguishers, twenty artists from across the country received grants to help safeguard their studios, protect their careers and implement safety measures. Grants focused on health and safety, business protection and emergency...
Crafting a Community: Seagrove + Star, NC Where do you go to see a hive of both tradition and innovation in a longstanding rural craft community? For our recent spring board meeting, CERF+ trustees and staff spent three inspiring days in North Carolina around the...