Whether you are an artist, an activist, a cultural advocate—or all of the above—directly or indirectly impacted by the catastrophic fires in the Los Angeles area, there is relief you can seek and programs you can support.
Bridge the Gaps: Wildfire Relief for L.A. Artists—a Los Angeles Performance Practice initiative—is helping to serve those “whose needs aren’t being met by the timelines of larger relief funds and government assistance.” See:
app.aplos.com/LosAngelesPerformancePractice
For info on the Artsy x Art Relief LA: Benefit Auction 2025, see:
artsy.net/auction/artsy-x-art-relief-la-benefit-auction-2025
Aid for Artists—funded by Saltwater, Cultured Magazine, Shopify, and the Edward Charles Foundation—is now accepting applications:
Through February 18, you may apply for up to $10,000 from the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund:
A list of L.A. County Wildfire Recovery resources for the arts is here:
lacountyarts.org/2025-la-county-wildfire-recovery-resources
Grief and Hope is helping artists start over, and they have a GoFundMe page:
gofundme.com/help-rebuild-the-lives-of-las-artists-and-art-workers
Carla magazine founder Lindsay Preston Zappas has organized a Google spreadsheet of arts community members in need:
The Armory Fire Relief Fund is now open for donations…
armoryarts.org/support/fire-relief
… as is the ArtCenter Emergency Fund:
artcenter.edu/about/support/emergency-fund-for-artcenter-community
Through the end of January, Insomniac is hosting musical performances, with 100% of proceeds going to wildfire relief efforts:
insomniac.com/la-fire-benefits-2025
Residents impacted by the fires—as well as first responders—can request up to four (4) complimentary tickets to Kelli O’Hara in Concert on Saturday, February 1 at 7:30pm, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in downtown Los Angeles:
laopera.org/affected-residences-and-first-responders
Or, on the same evening, join Clockshop for a special Reading By Moonrise event, which will benefit the Altadena Library Foundation:
