RAISES CRITICAL FUNDS FOR ARTISTS, CULTURAL NONPROFITS
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hen the pandemic hit, the figurative curtain fell on the arts and culture scene on Cape Cod. Artists lost gigs. Museums, galleries, and art venues temporarily closed their doors. And staff at creative nonprofits were laid off or furloughed. Julie Wake and her two-person staff at the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod (AFCC) knew they had to act immediately, so they devised Home Is Where The Art Is, a three-day virtual arts and music festival that featured national acts like G. Love; regional talent like Adam Ezra; and local artists like Tianna Esperanza, Bert Jackson, and Zoe Lewis. Over 20 artists, representing musicians, painters, singers, songwriters, authors, and filmmakers, participated in the event, helping raise more than $30,000 for the Cape Cod Arts Relief Fund, which is helping to fuel the recovery of our creative economy. “We were able to curate a great assortment of talent representing different creative media, but sharing one thing in common—they all wanted to use their art to give back to our community,” Wake says. “That’s the true power of the arts. They offer avenues for us to come together, lift each other up, and heal in moments like we’re in right now.” The festival helped to kick-start something bigger—a $100,000 fundraising goal—and the AFCC is already more than halfway there. By making a donation today at www.artsfoundation.org, you can help us reach that goal and, more importantly, save the arts on Cape Cod.
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