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CERF+ also administers extra relief programs depending on the nature of the emergency and readily available funding. Etsy sellers might be eligible for financial help administered in partnership with CERF+ if they experienced a federally declared natural catastrophe and are U.S.-based sellers with an active Etsy account in great standing at the time of the catastrophe.

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The Center for Craft's WNC Craft Futures Fund supports craft artists and organizations in Western North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene. The fund consists of phased programs concentrated on emergency relief, recovery, and long-term restoring for makers in the area. Program details for future funding stages will be announced in 2026.

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Assistance consists of legal help for maltreated or censored artists, support with resettlement and work permission in the United States, and legal support for artist-activists whose work advances human rights and social change. Center for Art Law uses pro bono legal consultations for visual artists through its Visual Artists' Legal Clinics.

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The Center runs several centers each year in collaboration with volunteer attorneys, arts specialists, and regional organizations, with new clinics reacting to emerging legal issues in contemporary and digital art. Volunteer Attorneys for the Arts (VLAA) provides pro bono legal services to low-income artists and not-for-profit arts companies across all artistic disciplines.