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Q: How has the crisis affected your everyday life? A: My family and I have been affected in every way – from the way we eat (no more going out), the way we are able to use public entertainment (no more community events like movies, concerts, live theater, art museums), to the way to we visit the doctor (virtual, or …

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Q: How has the crisis affected your everyday life? A: Besides being physically cut off from the world, life has almost grinded to a halt. I’ve learned that the stimulation that one finds from going out, from seeing and hearing other people, is more reinvigorating that I ever understood. It has made me reconsider my previously reclusive lifestyle. What I’ve …

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Q: How has the crisis affected your everyday life? A: The ripples reverberate becoming bigger waves. My mind is more alert & in tune with the global consciousness. Though apart, I feel connected with my “species” & pact of fellow humans. I am anxious for positive change. My inner self thirsts for cleansing & I know this great pause is …

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Q: How has the crisis affected your everyday life? A: Thus far it has meant working my teaching job from home through on-line portals which is a poor way to interact with students. The most pressing impact has been trying to help my students manage the stress and disappointment of losing their studios, degree show, and graduation ceremony while also …

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Q: How has the crisis affected your everyday life? A: I am most affected by not being able to interact with others. It is unsettling to not be able to visit with my parents or friends. It has caused me to invest much time into rebuilding how I approach teaching art. It has resulted in a structure of walking outside …

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Q: How has the crisis affected your everyday life? A: Increased financial uncertainty, intensity of 24/7 childcare for two babes under 3 during shelter-in-place order Q: How has the crisis affected your practice? A: Childcare trumps practice Q: How has the crisis affected you economically? A: Increased uncertainty about whether employment will continue Q: What is the role of culture …

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Q: How has the crisis affected your everyday life? A: Now working from home. Deep limitations to my collaborations. Nearly all of my performances were cancelled. Q: How has the crisis affected your practice? A: My practice is largely based on collaboration, so much of my practice was eliminated. However, it give me time to work on my chops, read, …

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Q: How has the crisis affected your everyday life? A: I can’t pursue my favorite pastime or go to see my doctor Q: How has the crisis affected your practice? A: Q: How has the crisis affected you economically? A: Not too much. If I could spend more, it might have made a bigger difference. Q: What is the role …

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Q: How has the crisis affected your everyday life? A: I recently complained that I had no more “daydreaming time” as I did when I was a freelance artist. Now I have plenty. I’m attempting to tap into my mystical in this spaciousness. Q: How has the crisis affected your practice? A: I don’t enjoy online teaching, but I have …

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Q: How has the crisis affected your everyday life? A: Very early on in my life, in order to find the gumption to leave the house, I’ve had to say, “I might get got today so let’s get it back.” Absurd or reckless death is a given for a Flint kid, even before they (the government & Nestle corporate interest) …