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Are you missing out on government support? We need your help to achieve a critical mass of public engagement, before Parliament sits on Wednesday to refine and adopt the wage subsidy to make sure that everyone is covered.
Post a picture of yourself holding up a sign featuring the hashtag #CreateAustraliasFuture to your Facebook/Instagram/Twitter account. Caption it with how you're missing out on government support or why we need an industry package. Tag in Josh Frydenberg, Scott Morrison (ScoMo) and your local MP. Tag National Association for the Visual Arts so we can see your post and share it.
Illustration by Emily Johnson.
Working with kids at home 🤦🏼
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“I drew this cartoon because of all those inspirational isolation memes telling me I should to find my genius with all the "spare time" I'm supposed to have as a parent of little kids. Swipe through photos to see this Artist at work. #covid19 #isolation #inspiration #quarantine”This best-selling illustrator is hosting daily online drawing classes for kids
This best-selling illustrator is hosting daily online drawing classes for kids
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A creative way to spend time inside.
“The arts have learnt some difficult lessons in the past five years. It’s made the industry more resilient and adaptive. I don’t mean the kind of ‘see how many punches you can take and still get up’ kind of resilient. I mean the kind that takes an incredibly shitty situation and through determination and grit strengthens us and doesn’t defeat us.
I’m sure many independent artists, venues, facilitators, producers and small companies without the comfort of reserves are asking, ‘How many more blows can you ask me to absorb?’
When the most vulnerable in the ecosystem are also the most impacted, we all are. When all this is over, when a vaccine is invented, when numbers return to double figures, when we go back to opening the doors to our theatres, concert halls, galleries and museums, we’ll still need to have the energy and resources to exhibit and to perform. We’ll need artists more than ever, because when people have been forcibly separated they will be gagging to get together. It’s human nature to want to connect, and at the end of this, audiences will come back with added appreciation and yearning.
Hold fast.
To get through this we’re going to need collective action. Now is the time to be inclusive, and to embrace (digitally) across art forms and states.”
Read on for some suggestions on what to do now:
How artists can adapt to COVID-19
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The coronavirus situation is changing quickly around us so Kath Melbourne advises that we stay informed, stay in touch and remember the enduring strength of our arts community.Splendour in the Grass comes alive inside Minecraft! Need to explore but stuck inside:
It is a frustrating process but it can be made a bit easier:
Coronavirus got you facing Centrelink? Here's how to apply for the Jobseeker Payment
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Centrelink is not known for being easy to navigate at the best of times, so here's some tips on how to apply for the Jobseeker Payment.
Germany Has Rolled Out a Staggering €50 Billion Aid Package For Small Businesses That Boosts Artists and Galleries—and Puts Other Countries to Shame
"Artists are not only indispensable, but also vital, especially now," says the country's culture minister.
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The German government is providing a major stimulus package to support its creative and cultural industries.Yet so many are losing jobs, security and hope every day... We will not go down without a fight. We will innovate. We will achieve recognition of our worth. We will survive!
But, we will need to reconsider who we choose to lead and protect us. The government must act to do more and to do it now! The Arts Industry is hurting badly.You can help any of our artists out at artsartistsartwork.com. They've got some great stuff listed <3 :)
America has some very tough times ahead according to current stats. Great that their celebs are trying to help out in such a lovely way.
Australia 🇦🇺 has a strong health care system... as long as it isn’t overwhelmed. Stay safe and isolate!
Celebrities Are Reading Children's Books Out Loud on Instagram During School Closures
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Thirty million children in the US rely on school for food. Celebrities are taking to Instagram in waves to support kids in need while schools are shut down.Free online “Time” magazines for kids? Yes please!
TIME for Kids Launches Free Digital Library
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Need support during school closures? Sign up for free access to a library of four grade-specific digital editions