But there’s one cohort that may be in some small way more comfortable than they were in the Old Normal: artists. Statistically, when our painters, musicians, dancers, actors and comedians went on CERB, most of them began receiving more money than they would have otherwise. Try refreshing your browser, or The CERB art boom: How government cash is helping many creatives win the pandemic Back to videoThis recent moment of relative financial security for creatives may have ushered in a prolific, innovative age for Canadian art. Meghan O’Donnell, a painter and ceramics studio kiln technician in Victoria, B.C., was devastated when the pandemic took her job. It was very bad for my mental health at first“It was very bad for my mental health at first, because I really loved my job,” she said.

Source: National Post September 30, 2020 12:26 UTC