These are certainly challenging times, to say the least. For everyone. So many people are dealing with COVID-19 (otherwise known as the coronavirus), worried about themselves, their families, their communities. And an ever-growing number of people are getting sick, some who are recovering, and too many dying.
Many of us grow out of touch with our bodies, our health, trying not to pay attention to aches, pains, illnesses. so we can carry on with what needs to be done. Now our daily lives are being radically changed — we can’t go out and socialize like we were able to do just a few weeks ago. We can’t work together, take classes. It’s hard to even get groceries. And In order to protect our loved ones, we can’t see all of them face to face, can’t hold them, comfort them. It’s taking a toll on our work, our bodies, our mental well-being.
This is where artists come in. All kinds of artists — musicians, painters, photographers, writer — are turning to what we do best in order to provide comfort to our loved ones, to our communities, a world that is hurting. And in the process, we help each other (and ourselves) cope with everything going on around us.
Now is not the time to go silent. Now is the time for us to use our art to speak out louder than ever. Express the fear, the anger, the love, the hope. And get it out there for others to see and hear. Reach out to family and friends, with your art. Reach out to the world, with your art!
Now is the time to let your art speak louder than ever.
Let us help — tell us about your art, we’ll show it on this site, link to it, post it on twitter (or retweet if you tweet yourself), link or post on instagram. Or just start a dialogue with us, reach out, artist to artist. We’re here to listen.
Stay well, stay safe, stay creative.