Seacoast arts: Survival stories of 2020 s mighty struggle
By Jeanné McCartin
This was an unrivaled year in the arts; exhausting, bewildering, and more painful than a horrific production of Hamlet starring a relative - no way out.
Keeping it local and to topic, the pandemic has been devastating on all art and culture concerns. Hundreds of artists, instructors and support staff are affected. Many are unemployed and others have limited opportunities.
The venues, galleries, companies hang by a thread. Each turned itself inside out to make things work - cleaning, closing, opening and doing it all over again. From March on, we lost most festivals, and many camps were cancelled or greatly diminished.