Unveiling Resiliency: Navigating FEMA’s Shifting Rules for Artists
with Ruby Lopez Harper, Jan Newcomb, and Mollie Quinlan-Hayes
Disaster readiness may not be glamorous, but its significance becomes paramount in times of crisis. Just like our ongoing efforts to foster a sustainable and resilient cultural ecosystem, it demands our attention. As stated by Ruby Lopez Harper from Craft Emergency Relief Fund, "Disaster preparedness, encompassing readiness, relief, response, and recovery, is a vital yet frequently neglected practice."
In this podcast, Ruby Lopez Harper from Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) and Jan Newcomb and Mollie Quinlan-Hayes from National Coalition for Arts Preparedness and Emergency Response (NCAPER) spoke with GIA program manager Jaime Sharp on FEMA’s changing rules for artists and creative entrepreneurs. They discuss what drove FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to make these decisions and what the transition will look like as these changes go into effect. Tune in to discover how funders who support artists directly can help them build their resiliency and work collaboratively to incorporate crisis management as part of funder and artist practice.
Recorded on May 14, 2024
Resources
Disaster Management Cycle - NCAPER works throughout the standard disaster management cycle, which has been developed by FEMA and other emergency management professionals.
Natural & Human-Made Disaster/Response Timeline - This timeline highlights significant and selected crises affecting the arts and how those have driven changes in arts funding and policy over the last 50 years.
