As fires rage in LA and it's effect is shaking the creative communities there, I spoke to Emma Webster, painter and artist who lives and works there about the current situation and some ways to support our fellow artists.

Support Links:

Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Inc.

Artists’ Benevolence Fund – Laguna Beach, CA

Artists’ Fellowship, Inc.

CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund)

Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebuild-the-lives-of-las-artists-and-art-workers

Remote / funding:

Art World Relief Grief and Hope

https://artworldfirereliefla.start.page/

https://www.instagram.com/griefxhope?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Artists Affected by the fires:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vSDTcPGrWIBUUGQIg2aRhL5mvhybhT1aVUaz7KuuqGORKS4LCYOOMJy0IW1WsR-JiVTe9SD5uwMLB-f/pubhtml?urp=gmail_link%23&usp=embed_facebook#

For people in LA to help:

Fire Aid info: https://www.fireaid.info/

has different types of ais - shelters, animal, food, shelter, etc

MALAN (Mutal Aid LA Network)

follow them on IG for on the ground needs

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KMk34XY5dsvVJjAoD2mQUVHYU_Ib6COz6jcGH5uJWDY/edit?gid=0#gid=0

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