LOS ANGELES WILDFIRE Relief Resources
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ARTS
LA ARts RELIEF FUNDS
LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund
Foundations and Arts Organizations Create $12M LA Arts Community Relief Fund
FUNDRAISING FOR ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZERS
Grief and Hope: A GoFundMe for Artists
Help LA's Artists and Art Workers Start Over
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebuild-the-lives-of-las-artists-and-art-workers
Armory Fire Relief Fund Emergency relief for Armory Staff and Teaching Artists
https://www.armoryarts.org/support/fire-relief
LISTS OF LISTS
Hyperallergic
A Running List of Resources to Help Artists Impacted by LA Fires
https://hyperallergic.com/982774/a-running-list-of-resources-to-help-artists-impacted-by-la-fires/
Help Artists Rebuild: List of Fundraisers https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13Ste6z0uBH2pTziu4eONbPmrd0D9jhat3JRwPIHqMxU/htmlview
Artsy
A List of Resources and How to Support Artists and Art Workers Affected by the Los Angeles Wildfires
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-list-resources-artists-art-workers-los-angeles-wildfires
ICA LA
2025 Los Angeles Wildfire Resources
https://www.theicala.org/en/yellow-pages/adam-lee/2025-los-angeles-wildfires-resources
This is Colossal
Find Resources and Support for L.A. Artists Affected by the Wildfires
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/01/los-angeles-fire-resources/
Artnewspaper
Find Resources and Support for L.A. Artists Affected by the Wildfires
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/01/14/los-angeles-wildfire-fundraisers-support-artists-art-workers
TOOLS
Arts Field Guide for Disasters: Tools and resources by the National Coalition for Arts Preparedness. Resources
RELIEF FUNDING, GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES
Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation Emergency Grant — Eligible painters, printmakers, and sculptors who have maintained a practice for a decade or longer may receive a one-time grant of up to $15,000 (typical grants are between $5,000–$7,000) in assistance in light of a catastrophic event. (FAQs on eligibility and turnaround times available here.)
Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) — $3,000 emergency relief grants for individual craft artists with public-facing practices using traditional or folk materials who have recently experienced a disruptive emergency or disaster.
Artists’ Fellowship One-Time Emergency Aid — Need-based financial assistance to professional visual artists and their families or dependents in the event of sickness, natural disaster, bereavement, or unexpected extreme hardship. The fellowship notes that professional artists “make their livelihood through sales as reported on a Schedule C with a U.S. Federal tax return,” and that a demonstrated exhibition history is ideal.
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant — Urgent grants between $500–$3,000 for visual and performing artists who have sudden and unanticipated opportunities to exhibit or present with insufficient time to seek other sources of funding. (Application guidelines and FAQs)
Entertainment Community Fund Emergency Financial Assistance — Monetary assistance available to performing artists and entertainment industry workers who have documented income criteria within theater, film, television, music, radio and dance for the most recent six consecutive years. The organization will work with California-based applicants who don’t have access to the required documents to fulfill their application. (Eligibility and turnaround time FAQs here)
Arts&Rec Upstate New York Artist Residency — In conjunction with OSMOS, the Western Catskills-based recreational arts organization Arts&Rec has decided to open its multi-person artist residency in Stamford, New York, to affected artists from Los Angeles county. The residency can accommodate four parties (individual artists, couples, or small families) and typically lasts one month but the duration is negotiable considering the circumstances. Stipends for travel and materials and studio space are available. Reach out to director@artsandrec.com or @artsandrec_catskills on Instagram for details.
Other Places is offering micro-grants to artists and arts organizations impacted by these fires. You can request support here. If you would like to contribute to the grant fund, please dm us, email us at opaf.info@opaf.info, or simply send money via Venmo to @otherplacesartfair, and we will add it to the pot.
Entertainment Community Fund: Emergency financial assistance. Check Elibility
MusiCares: Emergency relief for the music community. Info
NYFA Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants: Support for artists facing medical emergencies. Info
NYFA Multidisciplinary National List of Emergency Grants: Grants
2025 DreamCreative Resources: Grants, loans, and resources for creative industries. Resources
ArtNet National List of Aid: Emergency grants, medical funds, and resources for artists. Resources
Small Business Administration (SBA): Low-interest disaster loans for various needs. Apply
Mycology/Science
Mycelium Matters Wildfire Remediation Project
Get Involved
Myceliumatters Wildfire Remediation Initiative
iNaturalist
2025 Urban Wildlife Wildfire Response in L.A. County on Native Land
US Environmental Protection Agency
Smoke Sense Study: A Citizen Science Project Using a Mobile App | US EPA
Phoenix Project
Investigating Bird Responses to Smoke
Indigenous knowledge
List in progress...