InReview
Artists and entertainers will be able to apply for a slice of a $250 million support package to help the sector recover from coronavirus restrictions.
InReview
While the pandemic has largely shuttered Adelaide’s arts and entertainment industries, it has allowed an opportunity to reflect upon their value and successes and to plan to build upon the city’s cultural reputation during economic recovery, argues Douglas Gautier.
Adelaide Hills author Pip Williams and her friends happily wrapped their arms around each other for this photo just a few weeks ago. They had hugged hello and they hugged goodbye when they parted. They had no inkling it would be the last time for a long while.
Across the world, people have spontaneously gathered on balconies to create music – and community – in the face of isolation and fear.
A $1.5 million State Government funding package will seek to relieve the immediate pressure on SA’s arts sector caused by the coronavirus crisis, with help including “quick response grants” of up to $10,000 for independent professional artists.
Adelaide multi-disciplinary arts hub The Mill has had to cancel the public viewing of its new Showcase exhibition, but plans to instead present a virtual gallery experience highlighting the work of its studio artists and makers.
Cultural activity across the country has been brought to an abrupt halt, with at least 255,000 events cancelled. Jo Faust looks at what support is being offered to artists and arts organisations, and asks: Where to from here?
