COVID-19 and the arts in Southeast Asia
about 50 months ago (03/27/2020)
COVID-19 and the arts in Southeast Asia | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints Photo by Hailey Oldfield on Unsplash March 27, 2020 by Nabilah Said As the world contends with the new normal of temperature checks, home quarantines and travel restrictions in the age of COVID-19, artists find themselves reckoning with a lack of paid jobs coupled with an existential question of the meaning of art in these times. There has also been an awakening of sorts as communities find ways to band together, finding strength in solidarity. There have been personal acts of philanthropy to help others who are in a bind, while some naturally turn to art to spread a message of hope to the world.