From May 4 – 24, 2020, California Community Foundation (CCF) together with the J. Paul Getty Trust, the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, the Sam Francis Foundation, and the Shepard and Amanda Fairey Foundation, launched the Relief Fund for L.A. County Visual Artists to support the region’s visual artists who are struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Center for Cultural Innovation administered this Fund.

The Fund was created by the California Community Foundation’s endowment funds and by repurposing the biennial Fellowship for Visual Artists program, which began in 1988 with an initial investment from the J. Paul Getty Trust.

The Relief Fund for L.A. County Visual Artists distributed $700,000 to 400 visual artists who reflect the cultural and geographic diversity of L.A. County.  

Read the California Community Foundation’s Press Release Here

The Relief Fund for L.A. County Visual Arts was made possible by