Long-term COVID impacts beset sector

The cumulative impact of repeated cancellations and lost work opportunities will affect the sector for years to come.

With health impacts including fatigue, lung and heart damage, and problems with memory and concentration, Long COVID is something we’ll be dealing with collectively for some time.

Nor is the arts ecology immune from long-term pandemic impacts, with the cumulative effects of disruptions, cancellations and lost employment opportunities likely to be felt across the sector for years to come.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts