Laura made landfall in Cameron, Louisiana, as a Category 4 major hurricane early on Thursday, August 27, 2020. The storm brought heavy rain, dangerous storm surge, and sustained wind speeds of up to 150 mph. According to the National Hurricane Center, parts of Texas...
Like many of you, we have been carefully monitoring the spread of COVID-19 and are making adjustments in our daily lives to protect ourselves, our families, and our communities from the virus. Our thoughts are with the artist community, many of whom are dealing with...
CERF+ Responds to Disasters 2020 Puerto Rico Earthquakes Apply for Help Solicitar Ayuda Make a Gift 2020 Puerto Rico Earthquakes As the earth continues to move in the south of Puerto Rico, our hearts and thoughts go out to our friends on the island. According to the...
CERF+ Responds to Disasters 2019 California Wildfires Apply for Help Solicitar Ayuda Make a Gift 2019 California Wildfires According to CNN and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, California has experienced their most deadly and...
San Diego based furniture maker, CERF+ beneficiary and Get Ready Grantee Craig Thibodeau has a lot to be thankful for. He just released his book, The Craft of Veneering, and is working on building one-of-a-kind, commissioned and speculation furniture pieces that...
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...
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...
CERF+ Responds to Triad of Hurricanes All of us at CERF+ are heartbroken by the significant losses many in our country have endured from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. More than ever, we are committed to providing artists with information and resources they need...
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...
We’re excited to share CERF+’s recently released impact report for our fiscal year 2016, which covers the period of time from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016. CERF+ is distinctive among non-profit artist service organizations not only because of our focus...
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Folk Artists by Barry Bergey, Former Director of Folk + Traditional Arts, National Endowment for the ArtsThis Spring, CERF+ created alternate guidelines to address the unique ways in which folk and traditional artists work. We asked...
Shining Through: A Conversation of Recovery with Kazuki TakizawaKazuki Takizawa is a Japanese Glass Artist working in Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a BFA in Glass Art. Since then, he has worked in various production glassblowing...
