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1. There is lot of good writing about #Covid19 and its effects, as people imagine what could or should change. Art and culture are key to how the pandemic is experienced, imagined and narrated, while the future of those who make it has rarely seemed more fragile. …
2. Here are a few of the things I’ve found interesting in thinking about these questions; I don’t always agree with what’s here, but if you’re concerned about the arts and what might happen to them, I hope you’ll find something worth reading in what follows …
3.Magda Sawon argues that it’s the big institutions that have most to fear, while others might be overwhelmed but have the capacity to renew themselves https://news.artnet.com/opinion/magda-sawon-postmasters-op-ed-1845471 …
4.Ioannis Tsioulakis and Ali FitzGibbon look at the effects of Covid-19 on the performing arts, arguing for a universal basic income and a new approach to policy in future http://qpol.qub.ac.uk/performing-artists-in-the-age-of-covid-19/ …
5.Julian Reynolds argues that arts practitioners should be considered key workers https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/article/new-normal-will-only-artists-left-be-enthusiastic-amateurs …
6. Art Workers Italia would surely agree, and have produced a convincing manifesto outlining the needs of their sector and professions: https://artworkersitalia.it/otherlanguages …
7. Justin O’Connor, argues that undue emphasis on economic value has led cultural advocates to lose their way and their authority: https://wakeinalarm.blog/2020/04/09/art-and-culture-after-covid-19/ …
8. The Art Newspaper has a range of pieces about how coronavirus is affecting its sector https://www.theartnewspaper.com/coronavirus-resources …
9. Including this from Robert Hewison, in which the cultural historian argues that ‘should worry less about the creative economy, and rebuild the public realm’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/comment/when-this-is-all-over …
10. Arlene Goldbard, stalwart champion of social justice and community cultural development, gives an engaged view of what’s happening in the USA in her blog: https://arlenegoldbard.com/2020/05/05/arts-and-culture-if-this-doesnt-wake-up-establishment-arts-what-will/ …
11. Finally, I’m very conscious of the many perspectives missing from this little round up. If you’ve read or written about how the arts and cultural worlds might respond to this crisis, please share it below. / ENDS
12. And Maria Vlachou is always worth reading - here's her latest blog post
http://musingonculture-en.blogspot.com/2020/05/quarantine-readings-2-and-first-version.html
http://musingonculture-en.blogspot.com/2020/05/quarantine-readings-2-and-first-version.html
