Press Room
Spreading the word nationally about the importance of emergency preparedness, the availability of CERF+'s emergency preparedness and recovery toolkit for artists (the Studio Protector), and our emergency relief assistance program for craft artists is a big job. It is critical to our ability to accomplish our mission. CERF+ appreciates the efforts of the media and our supporters in helping us get the CERF+ name and information about our programs and resources more widely distributed.
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Press Releases:
CERF+ Recognized by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund + Artists' Emergency Resources) was recognized for its preparedness work with artists and arts organizations with two honorable mentions in the categories of Innovative Training and Education Programs and Promising Partnerships for FEMA’s Individual and Community Preparedness Awards. Annually the awards, previously known as the Citizen Corps Achievement Awards, recognize the innovative practices and achievements of organizations and individuals that work to make our communities safer, stronger, and better prepared to manage any emergency situation.
Read More »Emergency Responder for Craft Artists Plans 25th Anniversary Weekend
The national arts organization CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund + Artists' Emergency Resource) will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a reunion, workshops, and a fundraising auction at Snow Farm in Williamsburg, Mass. on Saturday and Sunday, September 25-26.
Read More »Craft Emergency Relief Fund Becomes CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund+ Artists’ Emergency Resources
The Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) has changed its name to CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund+ Artists’ Emergency Resources) to reflect the organization’s expanded and more proactive role in helping artists prepare for and respond to devastating emergencies such as natural disasters and fires.
Read More »CERF+ Joins National MayDay Readiness Campaign
CERF (Craft Emergency Relief Fund), a national non-profit, will join in MayDay 2010, a national disaster readiness campaign for the cultural community.
Read More »Creating without Coverage - Survey Finds that Most Craft Artists Work Without Insurance
Almost three-quarters of professional American craft artists work in their home, or on their home property — but if their studio or equipment were destroyed in a fire, hurricane or other disaster, the great majority of those artists would not be covered by insurance. That’s the key finding of a new report, Insuring Creativity, based on a nationwide survey of professional clay and glass artists, furniture and jewelry makers, metalworkers and textile artists.
Read More »CERF+ Launches New Emergency Preparedness Awareness Campaign
To underscore the importance of preparedness, CERF+ is launching a new awareness ad campaign featuring before and after images provided by artists who have been through disasters.
Read More »The One Gift This Holiday Season No Artist Should Be Without
This holiday season there’s no reason to scour art supply stores for the perfect present for the discriminating artist in your life.
For $16, you can give the gift that is designed to protect his or her life’s work.
The Studio Protector: The Artist's Guide to Emergencies is a fun-to-use, indispensable wall guide created for artists who want to cover their “A’s” (their art, assets and archives, that is) in the event of an emergency.
CERF+ launches the Studio Protector
Twelve thousand copies of the long-anticipated emergency readiness tool, the Studio Protector: The Artist's Guide to Emergencies, arrived at the CERF offices this month. The fun-to-use, indispensable wall guide and companion web site, www.studioprotector.org, is for artists who want to cover their "A's" (their art, assets and archives, that is) in the event of an emergency.
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