Philadelphia arts groups and artists to receive $4 million from emergency COVID-19 fund

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Philadelphia arts groups and artists to receive $4 million from emergency COVID-19 fund

Posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

All told, 467 Philadelphia-area arts and culture groups plus more than a thousand individual artists are receiving a total of $4 million raised through the COVID-19 Arts Aid PHL Fund, a multidonor fund assembled in response to the pandemic.

When the pandemic shutdown hit in mid-March, concerts were canceled, fund-raising galas scrapped, and rental fees lost, leaving the entire arts and culture sector fighting for its life.

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