COVID19

COVID-19 Resources

Articles, Blogs, Analysis

It is not just artists who are starving: how the US can rebuild its creative industry post-COVID
Author: Margaret Carrigan, The Art Newspaper,
September 10, 2020

Lost art: Measuring COVID-19's devastating impact on America's creative economy
Authors: Richard Florida and Michael Seman, Brookings,
August 11, 2020

With a country "on the brink" does it matter if your arts venue is shuttered?
Author: Diane Ragsdale, Jumper, June 2, 2020

Inspired by Recovery Efforts
Author: Ms. Jill Robinson, Artsblog, Americans for the Arts,
May 22, 2020

The Coronavirus in America: The Year Ahead
Author: Donald C. McNeil Jr., The New York Times, April 18, 2020

Concert Industry Hits Peak Bleak as Artist Guarantees Disappear, Refunds Get Complicated
Authors: Shirley Halperin and Jem Aswad, Variety, April 15, 2020

Live Concerts Won't Return Until "Fall 2021 at the Earliest," Health Expert Warns
Author: Wren Graves, Consequence of Sound, April 13, 2020

After Entertainment Venues Reopen, When Will the Public Feel Safe Enough to Return?
Authors: Adam B. Vary, Jem Aswad, Variety, April 8, 2020

What Will Make People Feel Safe Attending a Cultural Entity Again?
Author: Colleen Dilenschneider, Colleen Dilenschneider COVID-19 Updates, April 1, 2020

Survey Shows Audiences' Reluctance to Return to the Theatre
Authors: American Theatre Editors, American Theatre, April 14, 2020

#KeepThePeopleDancing: Futures in Digital Management
Authors: Seema Rao and Nina Simon, Museum 2.0, Adrienne Lalli Hills, April 14, 2020

Restarting America Means People Will Die. So When Do We Do It?
The New York Times Magazine, April 10, 2020

How Coronavirus Will Reshape the Concert Business
Author: Dave Brooks, Billboard, April 2, 2020

A Moment to Rethink How We Support Music
Author: Nathan Taylor Pemberton, The New Yorker, April 2, 2020

Arts groups have never been very flush with cash. Now, they're facing an even bigger battle for survival.
Authors: Peggy McGlone and Geoff Edgers, The Washington Post, March 23, 2020

Performing Artists and the Financial Fallout of the Coronavirus
Author: Emily Witt, The New Yorker, March 22, 2020

The arts will recover from the coronavirus, as the did after 9/11. But they might look a lot different.
Author: Philip Kennicott, The Washington Post, March 19, 2020

Coronavirus Concerts: The Music World Contends With the Pandemic
Author: Alex Ross, The New Yorker, March 14, 2020

The Forgottten Art of Assembly
Author: Nicholas Berger, Medium, April 3, 2020

Coronavirus: Out of Many, One
Author: Tomas Pueyo, April 1, 2020

Do We Really Want a Return to Normalcy?
Author: Alex Sarian, Creative Generation, March 31, 2020

The Coronavirus Pandemic has Cost American Arts Organizations a Collective $4.5 Billion so Far, a New Study Claims
Author: Taylor Dafoe, Artnet News, April 8, 2020

Podcasts, Data Reports, Newsletters, Etc.

Guide to Reopening Theatrical Venues
Principal Authors: C.J. Marshall and Dionne Christian,
Performing Arts Center Consortium, May 15, 2020

The Legal Landscape of Live Streaming
Presented by: The Alliance of Performing Arts Conferences, April 27, 2020

Navigating COVID-19 for Nonprofits: From Financial Triage to Scenario Planning
Recorded Webinar, The Wallace Foundation, April 17, 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource and Response Center
Americans for the Arts

CARES Act Table of Loan, Grant, and Compensation Opportunities for the Arts
Americans for the Arts, Action Fund

Come to Your Census: Who Counts in America?
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Webinar Archives
Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP)

Data Update: How COVID-19 is Impacting Intentions to Visit Cultural Entities
Author: Colleen Dilenschneider, April 13, 2020

CI to Eye Podcasts
Capacity Interactive

The Daily Podcasts
New York Times

Must the Show Go On?
Event Safety Alliance

Reopening Guidelines

National Endowment for the Arts Reopening Guide

Venue Management Reopening Guide from International Association of Venue Managers

IATSE Stagecraft Safety Committee COVID Reopening Recovery Guidelines

The Safe Way Forward
A Joint Report of the DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE and Teamsters’ Committees for COVID-19 Safety Guidelines.

OSHA: Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 (PDF)

ESA Releases "Six Month Update" to The Event Safety Alliance Reopening Guide

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