The Civic Theatre in Dublin is organising a fund to help artists who are facing hardship because of closures and loss of work due to Covid 19.
The Tallaght-based theatre said that the crisis has had an instant impact on artists, arts workers and performers, many of whom are already on low pay and are now seeing future work cancelled.
To make matters worse, the theatre said, a large percentage of artists supplement their incomes with part-time jobs, often in the service industry, another industry that has been hit hard by this pandemic. Resources in the arts are stretched too thin across too many, with arts organisations and artists alike experiencing serious financial pressure.
These are troubling & uncertain times.
— The Civic (@civictheatre) March 14, 2020
We've established a fund to provide emergency financial relief to artists experiencing lost income related to COVID-19
Donate: https://t.co/pQUZfpnBgH#ArtistReliefCovid19IE#PayTheArtist
Info for artists: https://t.co/kZMkX8Tsur
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The theatre said it has established a fund to provide financial relief to Irish artists experiencing lost income related to COVID-19. Small grants of up to €500 will be paid rapidly on a first-come, first-served basis to affected artists and groups.
Those who want to contribute can make donations to a Go Fund Me account and to qualify, artists must live in Ireland and have experience lost income related to Covid 19.
Find out more about the Civic Theatre's Artist Emergency Relief Fund here.
