Many figured the changes might be temporary and last a few months.
Today, many companies have continued with these practices and see them as continuing indefinitely, and possibly becoming permanent.
Geoff Kershner, executive director at the Academy Center of the Arts, said when large-ticket events shut down last March, staff had to put all of their energy into other products.
âIt has been a hard year, but the positive is that we were able to develop our other product lines in ways we had always wanted to or discovered new ways to utilize them in light of the moment.â
He is excited about how the Academy will run and what it will offer moving forward.