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CERF+ likewise administers extra relief programs depending on the nature of the emergency situation and offered financing. Etsy sellers may be eligible for monetary assistance administered in partnership with CERF+ if they experienced a federally stated natural disaster 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 companies in Western North Carolina affected by Cyclone Helene. The fund includes phased programs focused on emergency relief, healing, and long-term restoring for makers in the region. Program information for future funding stages will be announced in 2026.

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Assistance includes legal help for persecuted 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 modification. Center for Art Law provides pro bono legal consultations for visual artists through its Visual Artists' Legal Clinics.

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The Center runs numerous centers each year in collaboration with volunteer attorneys, arts professionals, and regional organizations, with new clinics reacting to emerging legal problems in contemporary and digital art. Volunteer Legal Representatives for the Arts (VLAA) offers pro bono legal services to low-income artists and not-for-profit arts organizations across all artistic disciplines.