{"id":2142,"date":"2021-05-03T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fgm.atypicweb.com\/?p=2142"},"modified":"2021-05-06T14:06:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T18:06:21","slug":"culture-is-an-essential-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2021.fgmtl.org\/staging\/culture-is-an-essential-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture is an essential service"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A word from FGM &#8211; May 2021<\/h3>\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns of the past year have disrupted all our lives. The arts and culture sector, like others, has not been spared. For many of us literature, music, movies and television have seldom played as big a role in our daily lives. Writers, musicians or actors accompanied us through the gloom as the virus kept us confined. Thanks to technology and to the inventiveness of those working in the sector, we were even able to access some of the living arts. In the comfort of our homes, we could enjoy theatre or live music. We owe a debt of gratitude to these artists and cultural workers. In a particularly difficult situation, they provided us with a bit of respite. Even comfort, during some of the toughest times. Although they had to work virtually, they allowed us to keep in touch with each other \u2013 and with our humanity.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, the world of culture was among those hardest hit by the pandemic. It is also among those that has had the hardest time recovering.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.logilys.com\/c\/443\/412b1de282c88467cdf3f0a9031f7de63b682716957abae45a4538f49458edf0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">It was recently reported<\/a> (article in French) that 24% of the jobs in Quebec\u2019s cultural sector \u2013 about 50,000 of them \u2013 were lost last year, as was 54% of the GDP it generates. Worse yet, 41% of artists surveyed were thinking of ending their careers. Nearly 65% of them said they had felt psychological distress due to \u2013 among other factors \u2013 a drop in income oscillating between 26 and 69% as compared to the previous year. There is no getting around it: the cultural sector is in crisis.<\/p>\n<h4>How can we support culture?<\/h4>\n<p>More than ever, the survival of our cultural institutions, and the need to support our artists, are pressing issues. <a href=\"https:\/\/fgmtl.org\/receive-funding\/programs\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">At the Foundation of Greater Montr\u00e9al<\/a>, we have been working on solutions for a long time. Through the creation of in-perpetuity endowment funds, backed by the generosity of benefactors and by matching programs that multiply the impact of their donations, we can support the operations and the long-term development of arts organizations. And in turn, these organizations foster the emergence and the ongoing success of artists from all backgrounds, as well as affording us access to culture.<\/p>\n<p>Artists, like the rest of our community, will rise again. They are resilient individuals. They have proved it, as they continue to stir us and make us think, despite the obstacles placed in their way by the pandemic. But from now until we can all put this crisis behind us, let\u2019s reach out and support them as much as we can. Just like they do for us, day in and day out.<\/p>\n<h4>Karel Mayrand<br \/>\nPresident and CEO<br \/>\nFoundation of Greater Montr\u00e9al<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world of culture was among those hardest hit by the pandemic. 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