+++UPDATE: Seattle: GoFundMe and Mayor’s Arts Recovery Package provide some relief

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Ijeoma Oluo’s GoFundMe has so far raised 180k on behalf of Artists Relief Fund.

American author and journalist Ijeoma Oluo is among the organisers of a GoFundMe campaign set up in support of artists in the city hardest hit by COVID-19 in the US, Seattle.

At time of writing funds topped 180, 000, with 100% of this to be distributed to artists who have lost income due to cancellations and work stoppage during the pandemic.

The Seattle mayor’s office has augmented this fundraiser with $50, 000, and announced the Mayor’s Arts Recovery Package, investing $1 million in an Arts Stabilization Fund, and offering a further $50, 000 in available grants.

Seattle and 4Culture Announce New Funding Relief Packages for the Arts | The Stranger | 17th March 2020