COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND
The communities we live in experience emergencies everyday: violence, racism, natural disasters and other threats to a community's health and wellbeing. Springboard for the Arts and Emergency Arts teamed up to offer support for artist-led projects via the Community Emergency Relief Fund. Artists living in Minnesota responded to urgent community needs such as public health crises, discrimination, school/ neighborhood/police violence, changing policies (such as immigration, healthcare or gun control), gentrification and homelessness.
Funded projects include:
Discrimination
Winna Bernard, photography
Photography collaboration with photographer Whitney Bradshaw to address gender discrimination and violence.

photo by Nancy Musinguzi
Brianna Williams, visual art and poetry
Mural and poem to address racism.

photo by Nancy Musinguzi
Thomas LaBlanc, poetry
Gathering of native artists to address the ongoing insult, grievances, and inadequacies surrounding Native issues in the local arts community, in response to the Walker Art Center “Scaffold” installation.

photo by Mary Richardson
Leon Wang, visual art
Posters displayed at a rally planned against ACT of America, one of the largest anti-Muslim groups in the US.

photo by Leon Wang
Violence
Jacob Ladda, visual art
Banner displayed at protest of verdict in the case of police officer who killed Philando Castile.
Leon Wang, visual art
Posters displayed during a press conference and community meeting in partnership with Black Lives Matter Saint Paul and the family of Cordale Handy, who was shot by Saint Paul police.

photo by Thaiphy Phan-Quang
Kiet Tran, visual art
Poster displayed at March for our Lives rally for gun control.

photo by Thaiphy Phan-Quang
Sheronda Orridge, poetry
Poem and community gathering to address child protection.

photo by Sheronda Orridge
Gentrification
Rachel Wacker, theater
Performance about the effects of gentrification in Lowertown Saint Paul.

photo by Darrell Lloyd
Homelessness
Arminta Wilson, music and theater
Music and theater performance around homelessness crisis.
Immigration
Leon Wang, visual art
Posters displayed at an action to denounce immigration policies and keep families together.

photo by Leon Wang
Leon Wang, visual art
Posters displayed at DACA decision protest rally.

photo by Leon Wang