ABOUT ARERPP

Welcome to the Professional Development Resources page of the Arts Restabilization Emergency Response Preparedness Program (ARERPP), a program of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the Office of Councilmember Nithya Raman. This page offers information on the program, schedule, resources and contact information for the program’s classes and readiness plan elements to the participants who have been selected. 

 

NCAPER

NCAPER, the National Coalition for Arts Preparedness and Emergency Response, is the only national entity supporting artists and arts organizations/businesses in all disciplines, throughout the cycle of readiness, response and recovery.

 

Coalition was formed in 2006 in response to the significant losses and devastation artists and creative economies suffered in the wake of 21st-century disasters. As a voluntary task force of national, regional, state, and local arts organizations, public agencies, and foundations, the Coalition helps ensure that artists, arts/cultural organizations, cultural funders, and arts businesses have the capacity and ability to respond effectively to disasters and emergencies affecting the arts and culture sector. The Coalition also believes the Arts Sector is an essential collaborator in broader societal efforts for preparedness, emergency response, and recovery to ensure the resilience of the general community.

 

​Team Members for ARERRP:

 

 

 

 

 

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​Tom Clareson is Senior Consultant, Digital & Preservation Services at Lyrasis, focusing on preservation, disaster preparedness, digitization, funding, and advocacy for arts and cultural organizations. From 2017-2025 he was Project Director of Performing Arts Readiness, funded by the Mellon Foundation to help performing arts organizations protect their assets, sustain
operations, and prepare for emergencies. In late 2024, he began as Project Director for the Bay Area Arts Readiness Network, funded by the Hewlett Foundation to build emergency preparedness capacity for artists and arts organizations in the 10-county San Francisco Bay Area, and develop arts-focused disaster networks throughout the region.

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Mollie Quinlan-Hayes, based in Atlanta, GA, works with two institutions committed to the readiness and recovery of artists and arts organizations. For NCAPER, the National Coalition for Arts Preparedness and Emergency Response, she serves as Executive Director. NCAPER addresses policy and practice to build resiliency in the national arts sector and serves as a clearinghouse and responder. NCAPER manages the BAARN/Bay Area Arts Readiness Network project. For the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), she is a Program Officer leading Emergency Grants for individual artists. Previously, as Deputy Director and Accessibility Coordinator of South Arts, Mollie designed and guided programs including ArtsReady, South Arts State Fellowships and Southern Prize, Jazz Road, and the Dance Touring Initiative. Mollie also served as Assistant Director and Accessibility Coordinator of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, and was a founding board member of ARTability and ShowUp.com. She has worked as a professional audio describer for theatre, opera, live events and film. She is a graduate of the Executive in Arts and Culture Strategy program, University of Pennsylvania/National Arts Strategies.

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• DCA https://culture.lacity.org The Arts Restabilization Emergency Response Preparedness Program (ARERPP) is a pilot grant for Los Angeles-based artists and arts organizations connected to the 4th Council District to develop emergency preparedness plans. As a leading, progressive arts and cultural agency, DCA empowers Los Angeles vibrant communities by supporting and providing access to quality visual, literary, musical, performing, and educational arts programming; managing vital cultural centers; preserving historic sites; creating public art; and funding services provided by arts organizations and individual artists.

 

• 18th Street Arts Center: https://18thstreet.org is partnering with DCA to help distribute grant payments to each of the grantees and helping NCAPER with workshop planning in Los Angeles.