Strategies from artists coping with COVID, or not

Advice from artists to artists on coping with the ongoing battering by COVID-19

3 Sep 2021 9:29

Gina Fairley

Visual Arts

Deborah Kelly, The God of Small Things (detail), digital collage. Courtesy the artist.

One of the most read stories this year, is one from our archive – 20×20: Why creative people are more prone to depression. It is not surprising.

So how are artists coping? ArtsHub asked.

Swimming, walking or singing – the need to break lockdown routine is key (of course within restrictions).

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina