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National Arts Centre becomes more national in 2020 Sandra Abma
The pandemic may have shut its doors for most of 2020, but it didn t stop the National Arts Centre (NAC) from finding ways to showcase and support artists across the country in ways it hadn t before. Suddenly an opportunity to change presented itself, said Christopher Deacon, president and CEO of the multi-disciplinary and bilingual arts centre in downtown Ottawa. In any normal time it s very hard to give up habits, to change behaviour.
In the last days of winter, COVID-19 forced the NAC to shut down its stages and cancel all performances. Revenue evaporated from ticket sales, banquets and restaurant meals, even the downtown parking garage.