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Hurricane Preparedness for the Broward Arts Community

As South Florida officially enters hurricane season, here are some resources to help keep you, your organization or your creative work safe.Get ahead. Fast and easy actions from Broward County that you can take now to prepare:Subscribe…

As South Florida officially enters hurricane season, here are some resources to help keep you, your organization or your creative work safe.

Get ahead. Fast and easy actions from Broward County that you can take now to prepare:

  1. Subscribe to AlertBroward to receive emergency notifications like evacuations, curfews, etc. You can also subscribe by texting “AlertBroward” to 888777 to receive emergency notifications via text only.
  2. Visit the County’s Hurricane portal for everything from shelter options to preparedness shopping guides and emergency checklists such as a 10-step family plan and pet survival kit.
  3. Find more critical hurricane resources on ready.gov.
  4. Download the FEMA app to receive alerts from the National Weather Service.
  1. Click here for Arts Preparedness and Recovery Resources compiled by the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs.
  2. Visit Craft Emergency Relief Fund CERF+ to access a Studio Safety Guide and find disaster relief funding options for artists in all disciplines.
  3. Americans for the Arts has helpful links and resources for artists and arts organizations including a step-by-step-guide on preparing for a hurricane before a storm arrives on their Disaster Preparedness page.
  4. Follow the Cultural Division on Facebook and Instagram for more news and resources.

For entertainment:

  1. Watch last summer’s Business Skills for the Modern Creator lessons on growing your career or check out videos by local artists in our Creatives in Quarantine series and other content always available on our YouTube page.
  2. Download a Hurricane Safety Coloring & Activity Book.
  3. Broward County Libraries have downloadable movies and books so your family can stay entertained even when the lights go out. 

Hot tip: Take the fear out of the unknown and watch this video about Hurricane Tracking and Reporting, presented by Museum of Discovery and Science. It’s perfect for easing your mind and explaining how hurricanes work to your little ones.

Above: En Plane Air, previously on view at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
En Plane Air is a colorful exhibition of 27 umbrellas – made of painted paper plates with pipe cleaners – created by children of Broward County employees ages 4-13 who worked through Hurricane Irma in September 2017 at the County’s Emergency Operations Center. The umbrellas symbolically provided a source of safety for the children from the hurricane-force rain and wind.