The Arts as a form of comfort during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Title
The Arts as a form of comfort during the Covid-19 pandemic
Subject
Arts, artists, COVID-19, pandemic, tertiary art education
Description
Society turns to the arts for comfort, escape, healing, entertainment and intellectual challenge. By
attending performances, festivals and events, visiting museums and galleries, studying the arts formally
or informally, or producing art either professionally or for leisure, the arts assist with building a sense
of individual and community identity. The COVID-19 pandemic has not only denied global societies
and audiences with opportunities to engage with the arts in live settings, but it has had a profound effect
on the arts sector, with institutions closing their doors, festivals and events cancelled, and the production
of art either severely restricted, in hibernation, or at worst abandoned. Millions of artists and arts
workers around the world are now unemployed and given the short-term, casual and project-driven
nature of much of the sector, many are unable to access government support initiatives designed for
more conventional business models. While there are many current challenges for the arts as a result of
the pandemic, there has been significant engagement with the arts during lockdown periods, largely
through digital technologies and virtual formats. This continued engagement with the arts proposes that
once COVID-19 is brought under control, the sector will rebuild and prosper again.
attending performances, festivals and events, visiting museums and galleries, studying the arts formally
or informally, or producing art either professionally or for leisure, the arts assist with building a sense
of individual and community identity. The COVID-19 pandemic has not only denied global societies
and audiences with opportunities to engage with the arts in live settings, but it has had a profound effect
on the arts sector, with institutions closing their doors, festivals and events cancelled, and the production
of art either severely restricted, in hibernation, or at worst abandoned. Millions of artists and arts
workers around the world are now unemployed and given the short-term, casual and project-driven
nature of much of the sector, many are unable to access government support initiatives designed for
more conventional business models. While there are many current challenges for the arts as a result of
the pandemic, there has been significant engagement with the arts during lockdown periods, largely
through digital technologies and virtual formats. This continued engagement with the arts proposes that
once COVID-19 is brought under control, the sector will rebuild and prosper again.
Creator
Ryan, Daniel.
Source
THE SOCIETAL IMPACTS OF COVID-19: A TRANSNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE (editors Veysel Bozkurt, Glenn Dawes, Hakan Gülerce, Patricia Westenbroek)
Publisher
Istanbul University Press
Date
2020
Contributor
Ryan, Daniel.
Relation
THE SOCIETAL IMPACTS OF COVID-19: A TRANSNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE (editors Veysel Bozkurt, Glenn Dawes, Hakan Gülerce, Patricia Westenbroek)
Format
Electronic
https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/2838A58EEFAB49CBADF448B432D63F53
https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/2838A58EEFAB49CBADF448B432D63F53
Language
English
Type
book Chapter (8), 109-121
Identifier
DOI: 10.26650/B/SS49.2021.006.08
Coverage
International
Collection
Citation
Ryan, Daniel., “The Arts as a form of comfort during the Covid-19 pandemic,” Teaching & Learning in COVID-19 times study, accessed May 7, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/teaching-and-learning-in-a-pandemic/items/show/181.