The AIGA KC Board has gathered a list of helpful creative resources to provide education, inspiration and comfort over the following weeks.

This list will continue to be added to as more resources become available – if you have any that you have found, please email them to Megan at operations@aiga.kc.com.

Reliable News Sources

• CDC
• World Health Organization
• What is Covid?
• Pew Research 
• Physicians for Human Rights

Unemployment/Financial Resources

• Apply for Unemployment in Missouri
• Apply for Unemployment in Kansas
• Find Unemployment Benefits by State
• Paycheck Protection Information
• IRS Coronavirus Tax Relief
• Stimulus Package Answers
• Alliance of Artist Communities Emergency Relief Fund
• Artists Assistance Resources
• Artists Relief Application
• What to Do If You Lose Your Health Insurance or Don’t Have Any

Giving Back

• https://whileathome.org/
• https://whileathome.org/take-action/
• https://secure.actblue.com/donate/coronavirus-relief#
• https://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/

Creative Conferences/Virtual Events

• Adobe 99U – being offered for free and online 
• Girl Boss Conference – being offered for free and online 
• Adobe Summit Free Digital Conference
• Creative Mornings goes virtual
• Canceled Con

Creative Classes

• Skillshare Premium 2 free months 
• Creative Live Free online classes
• Adobe Creative Cloud Waiving Subscription fees for 2 months
• 450 Ivy League courses online for Free
• Free SuperHI Coding class
• Sign up for a virtual library card from KC public library and receive access to ebooks, digital tutorials and select videos from Lynda.com
• General Assembly
• Design Podcasts
  Gary Huswit videos one a week for free 
• Lunch Doodles with Mo
• Creative Pep Talk
  
• Free Access to Pantone Connect
• Arts Resources
• Covid-19 & Freelance Artists Resources
• Digital tools for Artists to run a remote career
• Terry Runyan Online Classes

Relevant Articles

• The Risk of Motivation Pressure
• A guide to Social Distancing for Freelancers
• How to Transition to a Virtual Workplace Overnight
  
• Artist Think Tank
• This is Not a Snow Day
  
• How to Clean Your Phone
• 7 Simple Steps to Move Your Work Online
  
• OMG I’m working remotely, now what?!
• What to Do If a Client Wants to Cancel a Contract
• Design Education Resources and Considerations for dealing with COVID-19

Finding Work

• Upwork
• Freelancing Females Facebook Group
  
• 15 Things To Do When Things Get a Bit Quiet
• Best sites for finding remote work in 2020
• A blog post of lots of sites that have postings for remote work
• 75 Work From Home Jobs
• Forbes: 10 Best Jobs Working From Home

Mental Wellness

• Be Social Change
• Shine Text App
• Supermaker 

Entertainment

• Kanopy.com
• Virtual Museum Tours
• Paris Opera Live Performances For Free
• MailChimp – SXSW Shorts

Online Workouts

• Corepower Yoga
• Powerlife Yoga
• Sweat
• Tone It UP
• Alo Yoga
• Obe Fitness
• Yoga with Adriene
• Yoga with Jesse Davis

For Kids

• Pinterest board with crafts kids can do at home
• Enrichment Activities for Children While Parents are Working Remotely
• Jessica Hische

Disclaimer:
Any reference obtained from this document to a specific product, process, or service does not constitute or imply an endorsement by AIGA KC or AIGA National of the product, process, or service, or its producer or provider. The views and opinions expressed in any referenced document do not necessarily state or reflect those of AIGA. 

Neither AIGA KC or AIGA National nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information from this document or the links to services.