The roller-coaster ride for the arts + creative industries continues. The deployment of vaccines is underway, and containment of the virus is a plausible reality for the not-too-distant future. Deb Polich and David Fair discuss how COVID-19 caused the "Save Our Stages" movement to ignite changes and the eventual recovery, reopening, and possible reinvention of the arts + creative business model on this edition of "creative:impact." Listen here.
Creative industries in Washtenaw County add hundreds of millions of dollars to the local economy. In the weeks and months to come, 89.1 WEMU's David Fair and co-host Deb Polich, the President and CEO of The Arts Alliance, explore the myriad of contributors that make up the creative sector in Washtenaw County.
RESOURCES:
National Independent Venues Association (NIVA)
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"Entertainment Sector Poised For Explosive 2021 Growth: 5 Key Trends to Follow"
"Stimulus Offers $15 Billion in Relief for Struggling Arts Venues"
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— David Fair is the WEMU News Director and host of Morning Edition on WEMU. You can contact David at 734.487.3363, on twitter @DavidFairWEMU, or email him at dfair@emich.edu