Ilbijerri Theatre Company, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, Moogahlin Performing Arts, and BlakDance sought assistance and feedback from the First Peoples Independent Performing Arts sector to ensure that your needs are being heard for sustaining your arts practice during and post-COVID-19 restrictions.
THE FIRST NATIONS PERFORMING ARTS SECTOR RESPONSE TO COVID-19
Inquiry into the Australian Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
This is a submission by the First Nations Performing Arts sector to the Senate Select Committee on COVID- 19, outlining the measures the sector took to respond to the pandemic and to contribute to the broader Australian Cultural Arts industry response. It is intended to complement the Performing Arts Peak bodies submission.
C-Virus Dilly Bag
C-Virus Dilly Bag is an ongoing collection of resources for our sector during COVID-19. The threat is increasing over the coming weeks and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent a particularly vulnerable group within the community. Our local Elders have requested that we develop a First Nations lead approach to COVID-19. Our approach consists of an online dilly bag filled with resources, by all communities, for all communities.
Calling for Champion Companies – Crisis Cash for Artists Fund
A consortium of companies in the performing arts, led by TNA in partnership with Creative Partnerships Australia, are currently working on a fundraising campaign to provide equity bursaries to independent artists who have been adversely affected by Covid-19 and who do not have a financial safety net.
In times of crisis, we turn to the arts. Now the arts is in crisis.
ARTS IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
Over fifty of Australia’s leading arts, creative, cultural and entertainment industry bodies have united to send a clear message to the Prime Minister: act now to ensure that Australia’s cultural life survives COVID-19.
Targeted stimulus to a value of 2% of the $111.7 billion industry is urgently required to save hundreds of thousands of jobs and prevent business closures, so that Australia’s social and cultural life can adapt and survive through COVID-19’s perils.