63.5% of Australia's performing artists reported worsening mental health during COVID

  • Written by: Helen Rusak, Senior Lecturer, Arts Management, Edith Cowan University
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92% of performing artists experienced significant changes to their work during early stages of the pandemic – and at least half experienced depression.

These shocking figures comes from new research talking to hundreds of performing artists from across Australia.

The impact of COVID-19 was particularly devastating for...

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