A fund set up to help creators who've lost money due to the coronavirus has raised over €28k
Image: Shutterstock/Anna Jurkovska Image: Shutterstock/Anna Jurkovska A THEATRE IN Dublin has raised over €28k to help Irish artists who need financial help due to the coronavirus.
They received 400 applications in just nine hours while applications were open on St Patrick’s Day, and said that this would require over €200,000 to meet. As we have seen in recent days the importance of the arts in providing hope and distraction as communities virtually come together to enjoy music, share live streaming experiences or get involved in art classes and workshops. The applications have far exceeded the fund so we are appealing for more donations to help provide immediate support. The fund was established to provide financial relief through €500 grants, paid rapidly on a first-come, first-served basis to affected artists and groups.
“I think it’s a really good community initiative, it’s something constructive for everyone to do and something they can get behind and it’s positive,” said Honer. ”Everyone knows somebody that’s been hit and particularly the freelance artists in the arts community – they are the first people [affected] when their gigs get cancelled out of nowhere. It’s what they were relying on for their bills, their mortgages, their rent, so it’s very upsetting to see it happen.
They said they have received applications from choreographers, painters, actors, musicians, opera singers, directors, writers, producers, stage managers, theatre technicians, designers, singers and songwriters.
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