Funding the Arts in Times of Pandemic in Malaysia
How are the arts adapting to the #NewNormal ? Well over 11 months into the global pandemic, this series presents experiences and stories of #resilience, #adaptation, and success from the arts sector to the Covid-19 pandemic, with particular focus on arts & disabilities, artists residencies and arts funding.
In this article, Nicole Chang Shu Fun depicts the public funding for arts in Malaysia during the current pandemic. The article focuses on the funding initiatives tailored for the arts and cultural sectors by the government’s cultural agency, namely CENDANA (Cultural Economy Development Agency). The article describes CENDANA’s team endeavour in supporting the arts and cultural practitioners and the collectives towards building a resilient art and cultural ecosystem in Malaysia.
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Britons Unleash Meme Fest to Cope With Another Strict Lockdown Imposed in UK Amid New Strain
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Coronavirus pandemic and the following lockdown that induced in the UK have become so prolonged in the country that netizens have started making memes on social media to describe their situation.
The first nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the deadly virus was imposed on March 23, 2020, in the UK. Since then, Britons have faced some of the strictest social distancing rules to curb the spread of the virus.
Last year, as news of vaccine approvals came, there was excitement among the Britons who eagerly waited for Christmas celebrations. However, cases of mutated coronavirus were reported in the UK which led the government to impose another series of lockdown across the country dampening the holiday season. Now, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a stricter lockdown. The measures come in the backdrop of growing pressure on the country s National Health Se