Below is a listing of information and resources related to the COVID-19 pandemic organized by 1) Health Information Resources; 2) Information for Arts Organizations and Freelance Artists; 3) Resources for Working, Teaching, and Learning Remotely; 4) Social Justice; and 5) Arts Advocacy. Each resource listing has some additional notations about topics that are available on that particular website. This page will be updated on a regular basis as more information becomes available. Please email additional info and resources to Rosemary Johnson.
COVID-19 Health Information Resources
Jefferson County Vaccine Hotline: 205-858-2221
World Health Organization (WHO)
- Basic Protective Measures Against the New Coronavirus
- Myth Busters
- When and How to Use Masks
- Videos
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- How to Protect Yourself
- If You Think You Are Sick
- What You Need to Know: Symptoms, Older Adults and Medical Conditions, Prepare Your Family
- Resources for the Community: Travel, Schools and Childcare, Businesses and Employers, Community and Faith-Based Organizations
- Statistics and Latest Updates
Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH)
- Information Hub
- Vaccine Availability and Updates
- Public Guidance for Reopening
- Exposure Notification App
- Contact Tracing
- List of Local Health Departments
City of Birmingham Stay-At-Home Family Activity Guide
- Activities, resources, and sample home schedules for each age group
YWCA Central Alabama Domestic Abuse Hotline
COVID-19 Information For Arts Organizations & Freelance Artists
Shuttered Venue Operators Grant
- The program includes over $16 billion in grants to shuttered venues, to be administered by U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Disaster Assistance.
- One-time grants to individual artists, cultural workers, and small arts organizations in the US South experiencing financial emergency or hardship specifically related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Performing Arts Resources: Dance/USA has published an article, Coronavirus and Your Insurance Program
- Federal Assistance
- Advocacy and Congressional Action
- Reopening Resources
- Performing Arts Resources
- Webinars and Additional Reading
- CDC Resources
New England Foundation for the Arts
- Public Health Resources
- Arts and Culture Organizations
o Webinars & videos on preparing your organization or event
o Emergency Resources
o Small Business Assistance
National Endowment for the Arts on Covid-19
- Federal Resources
- Impact Analysis
- The Road Forward – Best practices tip sheet for arts organizations re-engaging with audiences and visitors.
- Pocket Response Resource
- Performing Arts Readiness
National Coalition For Arts’ Preparedness & Emergency Response (NCAPER)
- Resources for Organizations
- Resources for Artists
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource and Response Center
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and Arts Funding: Update and action items
- List of resources regarding artist support and Covid-19
- List of Arts Resources During the COVID-19 Outbreak
- What Can You Do to Protect Yourself
- What Can You Do to Protect Your Career
- What Can You Do to Protect Your Organization
- Additional Resources
Covid-19 Freelance Artists Resource
- Aggregated list of free resources, opportunities, and financial relief options available to artists of all disciplines
Resources For Working, Teaching, and Learning Remotely
National Dance Education Organization: Teaching Dance in Fall 2020
- Nonprofit Resources for Remote Work During the COVID-19 Outbreak
- Video: Managing the Impact of COVID 19 on Nonprofits
- Ways of Gathering in the Age of COVID-19
- Adding a Virtual Component to Your In-Person Event
- Going Fully Digital
- Interactivity
- Getting Started
- We’re Here to Help!
- Panel: Artists in a Time of Global Pandemic
- Stream Contemporary Dance Films
- Plays & Productions (includes dance)
- Practice & Practitioners
- Theory & Criticism
- Teaching with DT+
- Appreciation and Analysis of Dance Works
- Dance Creation, Participation, and Performance
- Dance Forms
- Society and History of Dance
- The Dance Profession
- Dance and Other Domains
- PBS Great Performances: Dance
Greater Birmingham Arts Education Collaborative
UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Youtube Channel
- ArtPlay
- Arts In Medicine
- Abroms-Engel Institute for Visual Arts
COVID-19 and Social Justice
Asian Americans Advancing Social Justice (AAJC)
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice Statement on Discrimination and the Coronavirus Epidemic
The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
- There Is An Urgent Need For Government To Address The Rights and Needs of Persons With Disabilities Throughout All Covid-19 Planning and Response
Design Studio for Social Intervention
- Social Justice in a Time of Social Distancing
