Even before the pandemic, the U.S. lagged significantly behind other industrialized countries in per capita arts spending.
Lily Janiak May 9, 2021Updated: May 12, 2021, 5:44 pm
Old show calendars decorate the wall of Bottom of the Hill, a venue that has been closed since March 2020. Photo: Marlena Sloss, Special to The Chronicle
One of the extraordinary phenomena of this pandemic has been the way that artists, administrators, advocates, companies and fans have come together to find new ways to support the performing arts after whole seasons were postponed, then postponed again, then postponed again indefinitely.
Even before the coronavirus outbreak, the United States lagged significantly behind other industrialized countries in per capita arts spending; COVID-19 only laid further bare how flimsy our support system for artists is.
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Independent Venue Preservation Initiative launches crowdfunding campaign to support music venues
The Independent Venue Preservation Initiative recently unveiled it’s new Subscribe to Live program, a micro-donation funded initiative aimed at supporting indie music venues in the bay area.
(CelebrityAccess) The Independent Venue Preservation Initiative announced the launch of Subscribe to Live, a program to support independent live music venues in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The initiative, which is funded through micro-donations, will seek to pay venues’ essential bills dating back to February 2020, including rent or mortgage payments, liability insurance, and utilities and will work in coordination with state and federal relief efforts
New Nonprofit Vows To Pay Off Nightclubs‘ Unpaid Bills
The Independent Venue Preservation Initiative says it will pay venues’ unpaid bills going back to last February, but will depend on community-driven micro-donations to do so.
Another relief program is on the way to help nightclubs, as Billboard reports that a newly forming nonprofit called the Independent Venue Preservation Initiative (IVPI) is launching a “Subscribe to Live” program that will pay nightclubs’ unpaid bills going back to February 2020.
We are ready to pay venue bills. Join us with your monthly micro-donation at https://t.co/UaNWBBbCm9 and make sure we keep our independent live performance venues safe from closure. #paythebills#subscribetolive#ivpi#ivpiorgpic.twitter.com/KUCS08ZJKZ Independent Venue Preservation Initiative (@IVPIORG) April 23, 2021
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San Francisco s independent venues are getting a helping hand. With concerts shut down since last March due to the coronavirus pandemic, nonprofit The Giving Back Fund has launched the Independent Venue Preservation Initiative (IVPI) with a new project called Subscribe to Live to aide venues by paying their essential bills through community crowdfunded micro-donations.
Designed to work in conjunction with federal, state, and city grants as well as individual venue fundraisers, Subscribe to Live provides immediate financial relief by directly connecting venues to a network of private donors. The program is now available in San Francisco with plans to expand throughout the greater Bay Area.