In March, 2020, three Seattle-area artists knew they wanted to help their fellow creatives who'd been slammed by pandemic closures. They created a grassroots Artists Relief Fund, ultimately handing out more than a million dollars to more than 2,000 people.

The Seattle cultural organization Langston administered the fund. Now, Langston Executive Director Tim Lennon says they're getting ready to launch a new relief fund aimed specifically at Black artists.