324: Spring Fund Drive: Resources for artists in the COVID era with Carrie Cleveland from Cerf+

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an
interview with Carrie Cleveland. She works in
disaster-preparedness education and outreach for the Craft
Emergency Relief Fund. CERF+ was started by artists for artists
in the craft community in 1985 and has since emerged as the
leading nonprofit organization that uniquely focuses on
safeguarding artists’ livelihoods. In our interview we talk about
the Cares Act legislation and resources available to artists to
help with the financial impact of the COVID pandemic. To find out
more about emergency relief, career protection tools, and other
resources visit www.cerfplus.org.


 


On today’s AMACO Community Corkboard we have the 28th Annual
Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour, May 8-10. In response to the
COVID-19 outbreak the tour will be held online with shops going
live on May 8th at 10 am CDT. For more information visit
www.minnesotapotters.com or follow @stcroixvalleypotterytour on
Instagram for previews and updates.


I’d like to thank Amaco/Brent for sponsoring the community
corkboard. Brent Equipment is celebrating their 50th Anniversary
this year and have created a Limited Edition Black CXC wheel. For
more information visit www.amaco.com.


 


Hey Red Clay Rambler fans, we are embarking on our ninth season
of the show starting this May. To support the new season, we are
having a spring fund drive. Throughout the year I receive emails
from fans who talk about how this podcast helps them connect with
other artists around the world. One recent listener said, “I
appreciate all the voices you give a platform to, especially
amazing women like Naomi Clement.” Giving voice to the many
generations of ceramics artists that are working today is my
mission, and I need your help to accomplish it. Our goal for the
month of May is to raise $3,000 to support our production costs.
You can get involved by making a donation through the Pay
Pal donation portal at
http://www.talesofaredclayrambler.com/donate or by making a
monthly pledge at patreon.com/redclayrambler.