The Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee has been looking into the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on areas within its remit, including the arts.
On June 2020, they published a report ‘Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the arts sector’ which you can find here. In December 2020, they published an updated ‘Report on further work on the impact of COVID-19 on the arts’ which can be found here. Key themes include:
- Overall impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the arts
- Participation and digital
- Live arts and music events
- Support for the workforce
- Impact on individuals and communities
- Response by the Welsh and UK governments
- Recovery and the future