Arts & Culture COVID-19 Resources

Below you’ll find up-to-date resources on operating arts and culture organizations on city, state and federal government guidelines:

Philadelphia-Specific Guidelines and Resources:

• As case numbers begin to rise and impact children, City released updated guidelines on July 22, 2021
  • The Health Department strongly recommends that everyone, including fully vaccinated people, wear masks in all public indoor places
  • Choose outdoor rather than indoor spaces
  • Avoid crowded indoor spaces
  • Mask while indoors around people you don’t know are vaccinated
  • For unvaccinated people, consider double masking while in indoor public spaces
• Businesses are Allowed to Require Patrons to Wear Masks: On Friday, June 11 the Health Department began allowing fully vaccinated people to go indoors in most settings without a mask. Unvaccinated people are still required to wear masks indoors under the state’s mandate. The announcement last week specified that businesses were allowed to continue requiring masks to be worn, regardless of vaccine status. Today, the Health Department published a sign that businesses can download and post in their window announcing that they will continue requiring masks. The sign can be found on the COVID Posters Webpage.
• Check out the latest news and resources from the City
• Philadelphia’s COVID-19 guideline documents, including for libraries, museums, events, drive-in theaters, businesses and more 
• Current Office Guidance
• PHLConnectED: Connecting K-12 students to the internet
• COVID-19 Testing Sites Map
• The Office of Special Events and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation began accepting event permit applications again on March 16, 2021
• Ready.Set.Philly!

• COVID-19 GUIDANCE for Montgomery County

Pennsylvania-Specific Guidelines and Resources:

• Wolf Administration: Pennsylvania Businesses, Events, Venues Return to 100% Capacity on Memorial Day; Masking Order Remains Until 70% of Adults Fully Vaccinated or June 28
• Responding to COVID-19 in Pennsylvania
• Resources for Businesses
• Pennsylvania Council on the Art’s Reopening Safely:Tips and Resources to Prepare

Other Guidelines and Resources:

• "What to Consider — and What to Avoid — When Reopening Your Nonprofit Office" The Chronicle of Philanthropy, June 29, 2021
• NEA’s American Rescue Plan Direct Grants to Arts and Culture Organizations will go to eligible organizations to support their own operations - the application deadline is Thursday, August 12, 2021
• Shuttered Venue Operators Grants Frequently Asked Questions from SBA
• EEOC Issues Guidance on Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination for Employees from Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP
• Navigating Uncertain Times: A Scenario Planning Toolkit for the Arts and Culture Sector from AEA Consulting
• CDC’s Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces, Workplaces, Businesses, Schools, and Homes
• COVID-19 Arts Federal Policy Updates & Action Alerts from AFTA
• NEA's COVID-19 Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations
• Navigating Uncertain Times: A Scenario Planning Toolkit for the Arts and Culture Sector from the Wallace Foundation
• Staying Afloat: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - a summary of key provisions impacting nonprofits from Your Part-Time Controller

This page was last updated on 7/1/2021.