Industry Fundraisers Benefitting COVID-19 Relief
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Over the past few weeks, there have been countless fundraising efforts benefitting COVID-19 relief. The way that the photo community has stepped up, offering their works for sale in various formats & initiatives, has been inspiring. From fundraisers that support frontline medical workers, to those that directly benefit the crew members who worked on an image, the number of initiatives has been staggering & the impact impressive.
This is by no means a complete or comprehensive list.
Many of these sales are limited time or limited run & this is an on-going resource.
If there are others we should be aware of or include, please drop us a note & a few details about the initiative by emailing hello@theproducer.com
1) Works for workers
Works For Workers is a fundraiser created & run by artists & activists in NYC selling works AND services. They’re raising funds for the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NWDA) which is offering “direct financial relief to nannies, house cleaners, and home care workers who need help right now, to stay home and healthy — protecting themselves, their families and their communities while slowing the spread of the Coronavirus.” (more here)
@worksforworkers
2) Yes Future
Yes Future is a print sale of photographs to raise funds for "TOUS UNIS CONTRE LE VIRUS" - an alliance between the Fondation de France, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and the Institut Pasteur.
These organizations came together to address the great need to support healthcare workers and researchers as well as to offer support for the most vulnerable. The funds raised will be donated to finance research projects needed to accelerate treatment and vaccine development, support local social workers, and contribute to charities working with especially vulnerable populations.
https://yesfuture.etudes-studio.com
@yesfuture_2020
3) Give World
Give World is a growing community of artists, creatives and thinkers who have been awakened in the face of this global crisis. By leveraging their resources, talents and connections, they have raised over $200,000 to support global organizations that are on the front lines of this pandemic and are providing to communities most at risk.
Unlike some of the other sales in this list, Give World is untimed. As the situation and needs around COVID-19 changes, the organization has plans to transition to longer-term recovery and education efforts run by local, vetted organizations in affected regions.
@giveworld
4) Art For Assistants
This Go Fund Me page organized by Heather Hazzan raises money to help cover the living expenses of photo production assistants, who no longer have the opportunity to work due to Covid-19.
Supported by Epson, who is providing ink and paper, “Art for Assistants” mobilizes the world’s image-makers to sell prints in order to raise money for all the assistants heavily impacted by the lack of work during this time.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/art-for-assistants-heather-hazzan
@heatherhazzan
5) Keep Going World
Keep Going World is a virtual gallery selling prints from Directors and Cinematographers. 100% of the proceeds go to the Motion Picture + Television COVID-19 Relief Fund, which supports industry crew members out of work during the pandemic.
@keepgoing.world
6) Lifeboat
Lifeboat is a photo print and artbook sales platform that connects photographers to individuals who want to purchase their work. While productions or assignments cancelled or indefinitely postponed for the safety of our communities, this platform (voluntarily run by Jake Naughton) offers an alternative revenue stream for artists who otherwise find themselves out of work.
7) The Boston Press Photographers Association (BPPA) and the Boston Women’s Photo League (BWPL) Print Sale to benefit photographers during covid-19
The Boston Press Photographers Association (BPPA) and the Boston Women’s Photo League (BWPL) are joining together to support our communities’ photojournalists and documentary photographers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Many have had their entire sources of income wiped-out as newsrooms and media outlets stop hiring independent (freelance) photographers, and the side-gigs that many used to subsidize their income have been canceled for months ahead.
This site seeks to connect Boston’s many talented photographers with those who may want to support their work by purchasing prints.
bppa.net/bppa-bwpl-print-sale-benefit-photographers-covid-19
8) photographes unis
Photographes Unis is a collective of photographers hosting a print sale with proceeds benefitting the Fondation de France, as part of its joint action with the l’Institut Pasteur and the 'AP-HP “Tous unis contre le virus” (“All united against the virus”). Through this collective action, these photographers wish to show their solidarity and support for caregivers, researchers, and the most vulnerable people in the context of an unprecedented health crisis.
9) Diversify Photo COVID-19 Relief Print Sale
While the initial benefit has ended, we are encouraging those who want to support this initiative to contact Diversify Photo directly about donations to specific artists or to the general Diversify Photo Relief Fund.
Diversify Photo is helping people of color who make a living as a photographer and have lost work or are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. If you would like to make a direct contribution to a photographer in lieu of purchasing a print, payment info can be found next to each artist's name. If you would like to contribute to the general Diversify Photo COVID-19 Relief Fund, donations can be made via paypal to diversify.photo@gmail.com.
@diversifyphoto
**This list is updated as of May 10, 2020. We will continue to update and make changes as we receive more information.