The world of arts and culture is responding

to the continually changing landscape brought about by a global pandemic. Fortunately, numerous resources are becoming available to help make that work easier.

Here at Tessitura, where our mission is to help arts and cultural organizations achieve their goals through technology, community, and knowledge sharing, we have compiled this collection of resources to help you navigate through this time. We’ll keep this page updated as we learn more.

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Arts & Culture Resources

Article: How to Produce a Live-Streamed Event (Howlround)

Article: Some Next Steps for Theatre: Ethics, Education, and a Pivot to Digital (American Theatre) 

Blog Post: Arts & culture available online (Tessitura Network)

Blog Posts & Webinars: Coronavirus Resources (Cuseum)

Guide: Virtual Workshop Tips (American Repertory Theater)

Guide: Everything you need to know to reopen safely (Artnet)

Guide: Preparing to Reopen (American Association of Museums)

Research: CultureTrack COVID Study (Slover Linett and LaPlaca Cohen)

Resources: Moving dance-based pedagogy online (Dance Studies Association)

Resource: Roadmap for Recovery and Resilience for Theater (American Repertory Theater)

Nonprofit Resources

Article: Lessening the Risk of Coronavirus at Nonprofits (The Nonprofit Times)

Article: Help Nonprofits During the Coronavirus and Uncertain Economic Times (The Chronicle of Philanthropy):  

Blog Post: What Arts Organizations Can Do Right Now in Response to Coronavirus (JCA)

Blog Post: A few things for nonprofits and foundations to consider in light of the coronavirus (Nonprofit AF)

Arts Resilience Center (Advisory Board for the Arts)

Arts Wellbeing Collective: Looking after your mental health during COVID-19

COVID-19 Artist & Community Resource List (Northwest Folklife) 

CovidCulture: Your space for news and information relating to the coronavirus pandemic, and how it might affect you working in the arts (Arts Professional)

Directory of resources for financial relief (American Alliance of Museums)

Resources to support you through Coronavirus (Arts Marketing Association)

Resources the dance world can use to deal with coronavirus (Dance Magazine)

Responding to the Coronavirus Outbreak: Resources to Help Nonprofits (Chronicle of Philanthropy)

Science Centers & COVID-19 (Association of Science and Technology Centers)

Supporting Students’ Science Learning During COVID-19 School Closures

Webinars and Resources (Americans for the Arts)

Marketing & Communications

Case Study: How San Francisco Ballet Used Prospect2 to Solve a Communications Crisis (Prospect2)

Blog Post: Digital Marketing Recommendations for Our Arts Community During COVID-19 Outbreak (Capacity Interactive)

Blog Post: Why Marketing Matters During COVID-19 Closures (Colleen Dilenschneider)

Webinar: How to Captivate, Connect, and Communicate with Your Audience During Coronavirus (Cuseum)

Fundraising

Blog Post: Fundraising during social distancing (Erin Koppel, Tessitura Network) 

Resources: Coronavirus Resource Guide (Association of Fundraising Professionals)

White Paper: Remote Relational Fundraising (BWF)

Working remotely

Blog Post: Working from Home Practices (Andrew Recinos, Tessitura Network)

Blog Post: Tips for Highly Effective Remote Meetings (Andrew Recinos, Tessitura Network)

Blog Post: How to Facilitate Effective Virtual Meetings (Beth Kanter) 

Blog Post: Virtual Meetings, Check-Ins & Icebreakers During a Pandemic (Beth Kanter)
 

If you have a resource to share, let us know.

Page updated 28 May 2020