Young Artists Relief Fund

AFPOB created a special emergency fund to provide support for deserving young dancers and singers facing financial hardship during the COVID-19 crisis. The fund addressed the needs of artists who could no longer train, audition, or earn income due to pandemic-related closures.

Geographic Scope: USA and France

Focus Areas:

• Support for young artists in ballet and opera
• Artists transitioning from training to professional careers
• Financial assistance during the pandemic crisis

Eligibility:

• Young dancers from prestigious ballet schools completing their training or transitioning to professional life
• Young singers from Paris Opera Academy
• Artists facing financial hardship due to COVID-19
• Included students from: Paris Opera Ballet School, Boston Ballet School, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Miami City Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet School, and other prestigious institutions

Award Details:

• First round: 24 dancers and singers awarded $2,500 each
• Total distributed: $60,000 in first round

Background: According to AFPOB Chairman Olivia Tournay Flatto: "The world of performing arts cannot exist without the artists, and the youngest of them are facing an exceptional ordeal to turn their demanding and life‐long training into a livelihood.

Contact:

• Phone: +1 (347) 686-4810
• Email: [email protected]
• Address: 972 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10075 USA

Application Information

Detailed application procedures are not provided in the available website content. The campaign utilized a crowdfunding approach on the GoFundMe platform to expand community support and accept gifts of any size (now closed).

Note: Based on the information available, this appears to have been a completed emergency relief campaign with limited ongoing application details. Interested parties should contact AFPOB directly for information about any current or future similar programs.