Resources for Immigrant Artists
Updated: March 18, 2026
Local, state-wide, and national resources for immigrant communities, employers, and local artists. Resources include legal counsel and assistance, general immigrant community and family resources, and relevant opportunities for artists to get involved in protecting and advocating for one another.
Rapid Response Resources
- North Bay Rapid Response Network (NBRR)
⟡ 707-800-4544
⟡ 24-hour hotline for immigrants facing ICE raids, providing dispatch of trained legal observers to raid locations, legal defence to affected communities, and accompaniment to impacted people and families following a raid. - “ConsulApp Contigo” Mobile App
⟡ Contact Button: emergency location tracking and direct dialing with the Center for Information and assistance for Mexican persons (CIAM)
⟡ Know Your Rights information
⟡ Emergency contacts: customizable list of contacts in case of emergency in the app
⟡ Map of consular offices to find the nearest in-person assistance
Local Legal Assistance
- Napa County Legal Assistance
⟡ A list of legal aid resources for Bay Area and Napa County residents - International Institute of the Bay Area (Napa Office)
⟡ Low-cost immigration legal services for immigrant and refugee families - Immigration Institute of the Bay Area (IIBA)
⟡ Providing immigration legal services, monthly citizen workshops, and free citizenship classes in Napa County.
Local Resources
National and State Resources
- CA Attorney General Resources for CA
⟡ Immigrant Communities Information on: knowing your rights, immigration scams, guidance and model policies for public institutions, employer resources, law enforcement responsibilities, and defense/prosecutor responsibilities - National Alliance on Mental Illness, San Francisco – Immigrant Safety Resources
⟡ Information on: Interacting with ICE, planning, and legal resources - California Arts Council (CAC) Emergency Preparedness Resources
⟡ Artist preparedness and emergency funding resources - Informed Immigrant: How to Prepare Yourself for an Immigration Raid
Employer Resources
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How Artists Can Help!
- Fall of Freedom
Open Call – Deadline: May 1, 2026
⟡ A focused, urgent call to artists and arts institutions across all sectors to make art, music, plays, exhibitions, comedy, and beautiful protests aligned with immigrants’ rights organizing, to amplify struggles against repression and state violence. - National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON)
⟡ DALE Campaign – a campaign to make visible the crisis of workplace abuses facing immigrant workers and to demand respect and protections so workers can advance their rights.
⟡ Somos Más Committees – Across the country, communities are hosting popular assemblies in defense of migrant families to bring together migrants and allies who are committed to organizing for the protection of themselves and their communities.
⟡ Conoce tus Derechos – Know Your Rights
Do you have relevant resources to add to this list? Please share with us via email to info@artscouncilnv.org.