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GRANTS AND RESOURCES FOR ARTISTS IMPACTED BY HURRICANE SANDY

The Westbeth Artists Residents Council will provide links to resources and grants as they become available. We urge artists who have been impacted by the storm to find out more about the help being offered.

ALL ARTISTS


http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=399800018

http://www.npccny.org/disaster.htm

http://joanmitchellfoundation.org/news/hurricane-sandy-assistance

Musicians

MusiCares, one of the charitable foundations of The Recording Academy will provide emergency financial assistance that can go towards equipment replacement, housing, transportation due to dislocation and other basic living needs.

http://www.grammy.org/musicares/hurricane-sandy-relief to obtain the on-line application.

jennifer.leff@grammy.com
212.245.7840 p. 212.245.8130 f.
MusiCares East Region
11 West 42nd Street, 27th Floor New York, NY 10036
212.245-7840 p. 877.303.6962 toll free
www.musicares.com

Info provided by Beth Cochems of Pollock Krasner Foundation

Residency at Vermont Studio Center
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation has partnered with the Vermont Studio Center to provide 4-week to 8-week studio residencies at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT for artists who have experienced damage or loss due to the hurricane. Vermont Studio Center is currently accepting application.

Click to download following pdf:
Pollock-Krasner and Vermont Studio Center Information

Links provided by Alison Hawkins of the Joan Mitchell Foundation

Please also find attached a letter from the Santa Fe Art Institute about their respite residency opportunity. Mana Contemporary Storage has expressed interest in helping artists during this time.

New York Foundation for the Arts www.nyfa.org
CERF+ http://craftemergency.org/
Pollock Krasner Foundation http://www.pkf.org/
Gottlieb Foundation http://gottliebfoundation.org/
Hyperallergic http://hyperallergic.com/
Mana Contemporary http://www.manafinearts.com/

Information on Santa Fe Residency

The Santa Fe Art Institute will be opening its doors to artists affected by the devastation of Superstorm Sandy through its international Artists and Writers Residency Program. Artists and writers who wish to apply for a respite residency may do so immediately by submitting supporting materials to Residency Director, Katie Avery, at kavery@sfai.org. If applying for a respite residency, the application fee of $35 and $1000/mo residency fee will be waived.

The Santa Fe Art Institute’s Artists and Writers Residency Program began in 2001 as a New York City Emergency Relief Residency initiative, providing a means for artists of lower Manhattan to escape the incredible tension after the terrorist bombings of September 11, 2001. For the past ten years, the SFAI has operated a more traditional residency model, bringing 70 artists and writers from around the globe into the program each year with continued efforts in supporting artists affected by natural or personal disasters.

To apply, you must submit the following:

• Proof of residence
• Written letter demonstrating need for respite
• Residency proposal
• Artist statement
• Resume or CV
• Short narrative bio
• Work samples
• 2 personal references

If any of the above materials are not available for reasons related to Sandy, please explain in your letter.

The following respite residency durations will be available:

Nov 15 – Nov 30 (limited space)
Dec 1 – Dec 21 (limited space)
Jan 1 – Jan 31
Though most of our 2013 calendar is full, please express if you would be interested in a respite residency later in the year.

To submit applications please mail to SFAI PO Box 24044 Santa Fe, NM 87502 or email to kavery@sfai.org For questions or concerns, please contact Katie at 505-424-5050.

ASSISTANCE FOR MUSICIANS IMPACTED BY HURRICANE SANDY

Calling all music people!

Were you or someone you know affected by Hurricane Sandy? Please spread the word that MusiCares, one of the charitable foundations of The Recording Academy is here to help music people in the aftermath of the storm. Folks can apply for emergency financial assistance that can go towards equipment replacement, housing, transportation due to dislocation and other basic living needs.

Please go to http://www.grammy.org/musicares/hurricane-sandy-relief to obtain the on-line application. If you have any questions, please call the NY MusiCares office. We’re here to help!

Jennifer Leff, LCSW
Director
jennifer.leff@grammy.com
212.245.7840 p. 212.245.8130 f.
MusiCares
East Region
11 West 42nd Street, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10036
212.245-7840 p. 877.303.6962 toll free
www.musicares.com
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NOV 15 UPDATE FROM WARC PRESIDENT ; THINGS ALMOST BACK TO NORMAL, ART RESCUE, THANKSGIVING DINNER

Westbeth Update

Thursday AM November 15, 2012

I hope these updates will be winding down soon.

-There is a building meeting with management today at 3 PM in the Community Room.

-We are organizing an art rescue facility for works that were in the basement and damaged by the storm. It is Surround Art in Brooklyn and a truck will be coming tomorrow at 3 to take items out there.This is a temporary solution and all artists need to figure out what they will do with their work in the near future. However, this is a respite for you until you can figure it out. More details at the 3 PM meeting. If you want to be a part of that rescue program tomorrow, let me know ASAP. I can be reached at WARCPresident@gmail.com

-Verizon working in the building but still saying they expect to have service restored by Nov 28th. If you have a cell phone, you can call them and ask them to forward your calls to your cell. Have you Verizon bill in front of you when you call.

-Some individual apartments still have issues with Time Warner service but most people have had service restored. If you still have a problem you need to call Time Warner directly.

-Thanksgiving dinner fliers distributed yesterday. If you can’t find it, additional fliers at the guards’ desk.

George Cominskie

NOV 16 UPDATE FROM WARC PRESIDENT; 2 ELEVATORS WORKING, INFO FOR ARTISTS WHO NEED TO STORE ARTWORK DAMAGED IN FLOOD; THANKSGIVING DINNER

Friday AM November 16, 2012

This will be the last daily update. Things are getting back to the new normal at Westbeth. I will only do another post if there is an important update to let you know about. Some points in this update will be repeats from past posts but I keep getting questions about some of these items. Here goes………….

ELEVATOR


-We now have one elevator working in the H section (by the guard’s desk) and the freight elevator is working in the A section. As more people return, the waiting time for the elevator is getting longer. Again, be kind to each other. The two other elevators in the H section are still about a week away from being brought back into service. There will be no elevator service to the basement until it is cleaned, dried and decontaminated. The two elevators in the A section lobby will take even longer, so they are weeks away from being restored.

LAUNDRY ROOM


-Management has put a priority on restoring some laundry service in the basement but that is at best, weeks away.

I BUILDING


-Work on restoring heat and electric in the I building will begin on Monday. No definitive estimate on when that will be completed.

BASEMENT WORK


-At best, the work in the basement will be completed by the end of the year, however, don’t be surprised if it extends into January.

FEMA


-If you haven’t already registered with FEMA, you can do so at 1 800 621-3362 or www.disasterassistance.gov

TEMPORARY STORAGE


-Artists who need to find temporary storage for their work can get a small unit at Manhattan Mini Storage for two months for free. Call Elias Jaffe at 646.276.1617 to make those arrangements. You can also e-mail him at EliasJ@manhattanministorage.com

PHONE SERVICE


-Phone service is still spotty. All Verizon lines in the building are still out. Verizon is still giving us Nov 28th as the estimated date for resumption of service. When service is restored, you will have to call them to receive credit for the time you were without service. They will not automatically credit you. Time Warner service works in some apartments and not in others. If you have a problem with TW, you must report that directly to Time Warner.

THANKSGIVING DINNER


-Additional fliers for the Thanksgiving dinner are at the front desk. Hope you can attend or contribute. We all have a lot to be grateful for this season. The number of people who stepped up and stepped forward during this difficult time is amazing. From staff, to neighbors, to friends to perfect strangers, I say “Thank You!” from the residents of Westbeth.

George Cominskie

NOV 13 UPDATE FROM WARC PRESIDENT. ELEVATOR!!! THANKSGIVING DINNER

Westbeth Update

Tuesday AM November 13, 2012
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BREAKING NEWS


As of 9:15am this moring, one elevator has returned to service to H section. Barring unforseen mechanical problem, there may be steady but still slow progress to return of service on other elevators

ELECTRIC POWER


-Approximately 65 apartments in the A and C sections will be temporarily without power today between the hours of 10 AM and 2 PM. The effected apartments received a notice from management last evening about this service interruption. It is hoped that this is the final phase of the electrical repair.

FEMA


-Today at 1 PM, staff from Speaker Quinn and Congressman Nadler’s offices will be in the Community Room to help you with your FEMA registration. You can also do it on line and by phone and those instructions on how you can do it at home will be in the CR as well. All are welcome but this service is especially for those without computer or phone access.

PHONE AND INTERNET


-I am reposting all of Val Ghent’s info on Verizon. Be sure to call to get the credit to your bill because of lack of service. FYI, the latest from Verizon is that they may get it done by Nov 25th.
“7 Nov 2012 Verizon update: our phone is completely out so called Verizon. They said some Westbeth phone lines are on a cable which needs complete replacing – Verizon said may not be until Dec 2nd. of course they are ‘working on it now’ and ‘hope to have it fixed sooner’. If your phone is out call Verizon at 1 800 837 4966 press #3 for billing office to discuss. I got them to issue credit from 10/30-now.”

BASEMENT


We cannot overemphasize the importance that all damaged work from the basement needs to go into the protected areas of the courtyard or to another location so that they can be cleaned and dried. NO item should go from the basement directly to your apartment. You are not only jeopardizing your health but also the health of your neighbors.

Containers

We are still seeking to rent large pods or a 20 foot container for the storage of damaged art on site here at Westbeth. Any leads would be appreciated.

We are proceeding with the Westbeth Thanksgiving Dinner next week. Details will be distributed throughout the building later today.