Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council's Artsmobile takes the show on the road
nextpittsburgh.com: When the pandemic shut down stages, the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council (GPAC) started its engine.
The organization, which represents nearly 600 local artists and venues, launched the Restart the Artsmobile, a converted food truck that brings free live performances and ice cream to events around town.
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It's interesting the ways that the arts have made their rebound within the environment of the pandemic. At first online was the only option, which made for some very interesting configurations and productions. But as we gain our footing, it’s great to see that we can bring back the arts and performance even if it's not exactly in the old ways. We crave so greatly to go back to “normal” but in reality, despite the difficulties of the pandemic it has created time and space for so much creativity and progress. It has also made people realign their priorities and operations. This operation is a perfect example, within the mere year of the pandemic they have changed to helping artists specifically with the difficulties of COVID and revamped an entire truck. It's also very important they are striving to get actual facts on the response of the audience through data. Throughout the pandemic, the arts have undergone a great amount of debate on their relevance, so data on the matter would show that audiences are truly eager for art to return.
I love seeing ways artists are able to reimagine and reconfigure themselves and their work in order to still reach and impact an audience during Covid-19. I personally think the van idea is not only fun but also useful. It allows the artists to easily transport themselves and their work, so they can reach the size of an audience that they would probably get with one or two precovid shows in one day. I also love that it is free! I think a big problem in theatre is inaccessibility due to ticket prices. The beauty of art is in its universality, and I think free tickets helps remind creators and audience's of this. I think this style of presenting art should become more normalized, even after Covid. It allows art to have a further reach, and further impact. In general, I think a lot of ways we have learned to live now in a Covid-19 world will become adopted into normal culture.
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