Arts workplaces have long thrived on being highly collaborative and creative. But will they ever resemble pre-pandemic spaces again? Or are new-normal practices here to stay? Image: Marvin Meyer via Unsplash.
As we return to our offices, galleries and theatres across the country, we are no doubt filled with a sense of familiarity as our workplaces crank back into gear.
Yet three years on from the moment our working lives were seriously (and some argue irrevocably) transformed by the pandemic, it’s difficult to know how our ‘new-normal’ work routines will play out this year.
ArtsHub's Arts Feature Writer Jo Pickup is based in Perth. An arts writer and manager, she has worked as a journalist and broadcaster for media such as the ABC, RTRFM and The West Australian newspaper, contributing media content and commentary on art, culture and design. She has also worked for arts organisations such as Fremantle Arts Centre, STRUT dance, and the Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub of WA, as well as being a sessional arts lecturer at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
