Following the devastating 2017 hurricane season, local leaders from Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda approached former President Bill Clinton to help them build back better. In response, The Clinton Foundation launched the Clinton...
CERF+ urges every artist to take at least one action during the month of September to be better prepared for emergencies. Remember that preparedness is a process — you may never be 100% prepared for everything, but you can always be better prepared than you are...
Wildfires are already affecting the western U.S. this year. It’s time to access your wildfire risk and be Wildfire Ready! Know Your Wildfire Risk • Use the U.S. Forest Service’s Wildfire Hazard Potential Map Viewer to see the historic likelihood of wildfire in your...
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+...
The Importance of Art + Creative Expression After Catastrophe by Marcus Maria Jung About 2 years ago, I lost my art studio, tools and most of my belongings on Cobb Mountain, California in the devastating Valley Fire of September 2015. The experience of this...
We hope everyone in the areas threatened by the current wildfires in Southern California is able to stay safe and that the fires are soon contained. Disaster Recovery Resources for Artists FEMA Southern California Fire Update CA Office of Emergency...
CERF+ Responds to Disasters Hurricane Harvey Inquire About Help Emergency Relief Program Re-Opens | Programa de CERF+ de Ayuda para Emergencias The Craft Emergency Relief Fund Program is open and we are now accepting new inquiries to help artists facing...
CERF+ Responds to Disasters Hurricane Irma Inquire About Help Emergency Relief Program Re-Opens | Programa de CERF+ de Ayuda para Emergencias The Craft Emergency Relief Fund Program is open and we are now accepting new inquiries to help artists facing...
CERF+ Responds to Disasters California Wildfires Inquire About Help Emergency Relief Program Re-Opens | Programa de CERF+ de Ayuda para Emergencias The Craft Emergency Relief Fund Program is open and we are now accepting new inquiries to help artists facing...
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,...
The Real Value of Being Prepared? Priceless. Fiber artist Somiko Harrington and her family evacuated their first floor home and work studio in Fort Lauderdale, Florida as Hurricane Irma was churning up the coast of Florida. They had made plans to evacuate until the...
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 hope everyone in the areas threatened by the current wildfires in Northern California is able to stay safe and that the fires are soon contained. Disaster Recovery Resources for Artists When able, studio artists impacted by the fires are encouraged to review...
Glass artist Sheri Hargrove has called the beautiful Texas island of Port Aransas her home for more than 12 years. Her shop, Port A Glass, has become a well known fixture in downtown Port “A”. Friends describe Sheri as “an incredibly generous human being...
On October 19th at the Third Degree Glass Factory in St Louis, Missouri, Eddie “The Great Flambeau” Bernard will work his Molten Glass Magic to raise much-needed funds for CERF+s Disaster Relief Fund. “With calls and applications for emergency assistance already...
CERF+ Responds to Hurricanes Harvey + Irma + MariaSafety information, recovery resources and emergency relief for artistsAs we continue to hear about the impact of Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria, CERF+ is reaching out to artists and arts...
