by Carolyn Edlund
No one is untouched by the dramatic changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. How are artists coping, and what are they doing?
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I recently asked artists, “How have your plans changed? What are you doing now?” and received hundreds of responses from around the world. The vast majority of artists were steadfastly positive, saying that they are:
- Making art
- Baking bread
- Resting and healing
- Entering online art competitions
- Practicing yoga
- Updating their art websites
- Publishing free art courses on YouTube
- Taking free art courses on YouTube
- Sending inspirational newsletters
- Praying
- Sewing masks for hospital workers
- Growing produce for food banks
- Writing a book
- Working on commissions
- Playing with toddlers
- Caring for the elderly
- Mentoring others
- Participating in collaborative online art projects
- Cleaning and reorganizing their studios
- Learning better business skills
- Keeping a regular studio schedule
- Creating coloring pages for others to download and enjoy
- Making art videos for kids
- Participating in virtual art walks
- Donating a portion of their sales to support artists and others in need
- Transitioning their in-person art classes to online teaching
- Mastering YouTube and Facebook Live
- Taking long, hot baths
- Recording podcasts
- Encouraging and supporting others
- Designing home school art lesson plans
- Going with the flow
- Committing random acts of kindness
What have you been doing during this time of isolation?
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