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A new mural has been unveiled at Kitchener’s Victoria Park Pavilion, with the artwork created by a youth Indigenous program in collaboration with Family and Children’s Services of Waterloo Region.
Posted: Jan 21, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 21
Mural artist Michael Cywink describes the impacts of COVID-19 to his livelihood as a shutdown. (Michael Cywink/Facebook) comments
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new meaning to the term starving artist.
According to Statistics Canada, one in four arts workers lost their job this past year due to the pandemic. Of the total Canadian jobs lost in 2020, 11 per cent were arts, entertainment and recreation jobs.
The statistics come from the Labour Force Survey, Statistics Canada s monthly survey of employees. The aim is to record data on employment for full-time, part-time, occasional employees, as well as self-employed workers.