Learn about resources and how artists are coping in these uncertain times. Carrie Cleveland, Education + Outreach Manager at Cerf+ and Mark Rossier, Director of Grants at New York Foundation for the Arts, will share resources for emergency funds for artists, steps on how to apply for grants and provide tools to be prepared for any emergency.

Carrie Cleveland is the Education + Outreach Manager at CERF+ where she has held various positions since 2008. During this time, she has participated in all aspects of the organization’s work to help artists have resilient careers, from counseling artists seeking emergency assistance to spearheading fundraising appeals to teaching emergency preparedness workshops across the United States and territories. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history, with extensive work in the visual arts, from Marlboro College and prior to her time at CERF+ she was an entomologist’s assistant by day and a tenor saxophone player by night. In addition to her work at CERF+, Carrie is a student of Facilitated Communication, and she is also a beginning metalsmith. Learn more about Cerft+

Mark Rossier held a variety of positions at the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) since 2008, most recently as Director of Grants, overseeing both the Fiscal Sponsorship department and 9 grant programs distributing nearly $3 million annually. Prior to joining NYFA, he was Director of Development and Marketing at the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York), where he coordinated grants to Off-Broadway Theatres after the World Trade Center attack. He was also Director of Marketing at the Shakespeare Festival of New Jersey and Capital Repertory Theater in Albany, New York. He has been a frequent grant panelist for the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, among many others, and has served three terms as a member of the nominating and voting committee for the Lucille Lortel Awards, which honor excellence Off-Broadway. Learn more about New York Foundation for the Arts