By Jackie Bailey: last updated 18 June 9.00 with support from research associate Dr Julie Keys.
What governments are doing (in brief)
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First wave of economic stimulus: a lot of the government measures in the first wave of economic measures targeted small to medium businesses.
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Second and third waves of economic stimulus: In terms of freelance and independent arts workers and specific support for the arts and cultural industries, I saw targeted support for self-employed, freelancers, and the arts and culture sector, in some governments’ ‘second and third wave’ of announcements (e.g. Germany’s massive 50 billion for small businesses and freelancers like artists)
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Access to culture during lockdown: digital programs are popping up across a number of jurisdictions, often drawing on repurposed funds. Countries like Egypt, Indonesia, Poland and Chile are also setting up digital aggregators of arts content so the public can still access cultural content during lockdown.
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Shift to recovery: Governments are also beginning to develop recovery packages and responses. This includes New Zealand’s NZ $175 million over three years to re-start the arts sector, and Germany’s EUR 1 billion (yes, billion) in ‘Neu Start’ for culture.
Source: BYP Group
