All tagged covid-19
In a couple of weeks students will return, for the first time in six months, to their classrooms across Alberta. Teachers are having to confront a very different, and often frightening reality of teaching in a completely new headspace, one that involves masks, frequent sanitation, and, for music teachers in particular, the elimination of high-risk activities such as singing.
None of us know what tomorrow will bring; but I promise you this: Arts Commons will continue to evolve as one of Canada’s most important arts centres and continue to bring the transformative nature of the arts to the lives of our fellow Calgarians. - A letter from our incoming President and CEO.
Arts Commons core purpose is to serve our community. With the spread of COVID-19, we did that by suspending our events and closing our doors to the public in order to ensure the health and safety of our community. But that was just the beginning…
We interviewed Calgarian, musician, educator, and long-time arts patron and donor, Helen Beach, to find out why it was important to her to support the arts, especially during this unprecedented time.
