#COVIDartscrisis

Emily MarkFitzGerald

My timeline is full of anger, despair, frustration at #COVIDartscrisis announcements yest. It’s clear @josephamadigan @artscouncil_ie @creativeirl got this badly wrong. What perplexes me is how this response’s concept of

NCFA is engaging with @DeptAHG as well as with @artscouncil_ie, @culture_ireland and our colleagues across the sector to ensure that artists and arts workers are not left behind during #COVID19

Important #covidartscrisis detail artists cannot apply for €3k digital fund if you have applied for the Covid 19 emergency payment or applied for Jobseeker’s Allowance. http://www.artscouncil.ie/uploadedFiles/Main_Site/Content/Funds/Arts%20Council%20

We are worth so much more than the crumbs this government throws us. This is an insult to every Arts worker in Ireland. As the world sits at home absorbing