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 On 9/8/20 Kelly Gibson, President of the Cultural Alliance of York County, shared how the COVID-19 pandemic is putting staggering pressures on our arts organizations and artists. With strict guidelines to stem the spread of the virus, public gatherings are banned, venues are closed, and performances, shows, events, classes and fundraisers are being cancelled. Organizations and artists are losing income – immediately and into the foreseeable future. The Cultural Alliance of York County is addressing this urgent need by taking immediate action to deploy $630,000 of grants from York County for operational relief funding for its partner organizations and artists. Kelly has been amazed at the speed and resilience of our arts community. As soon as Governor Wolf announced the state of emergency for Pennsylvania on March 16th, our arts community has created innovative ways to share their content digitally and bring arts and culture to the thousands of area residents who can no longer be with them in person |