A relief fund and online performance series are being launched to support struggling Hamilton, Ont., artists during the COVID-19 pandemic.
David Hudson, community engagement officer for the Hamilton Arts Council, says the relief fund will provide $100 to $1,000 per month to offset the loss of revenue from cancelled performances, community events, educational and professional presentations.
Hudson says the pandemic is a double-hit for many artists who rely on secondary income from the food and hospitality industry, through “serving work or whatever else that looks like.” Hudson says the online video performance series, which will be launched by Hamilton singer-songwriter Terra Lightfoot on Tuesday, will be conducted “telethon-style” to