Residencies for Writers Who Are Victims of Natural Disasters (Fire, flood, etc)
In its unconditional support for all artists, SFAIs Emergency Relief Residency program provides respite to artists affected the horrors of political,
social, or natural disasters. SFAI began the Emergency Relief Residency in 2001 for New York artists following the devastating events of 9/11. The
hurricanes and flooding in the Gulf Coast region underscored our feeling of responsibility toward our US peers and colleagues. In comprehending the
loss of lives and the ways in which the work of a lifetime can be wiped out in an instant, SFAI reinstituted our Emergency Relief Residency Program to
provide living space and studios to professional artists, writers, and crafts people of the Gulf Coast states, whose lives and livelihoods have been
so deeply affected.
The flexibility of the Institute to respond quickly and effectively to such challenges is one of our great strengths. In response to the recent
California wildfires, SFAI has once again opens its doors to artists whose lives and creative work have been disrupted. SFAI has received support for
this initiative through generous contributions from the Pollack-Krasner Foundation and the Joan Mitchell Foundation.
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