South African Artist and the co-founder of the Trade Union for Musicians of South Africa (TUMSA), Ernestine Deane will join Zimbabwean Actress Patience Phiri and Music Crossroads Director Melody Zambuko in a ResiliArt discussion assessing the Impact of COVID 19 on Female Creatives: challenges and opportunities for the future on Wednesday 24 June 2020.

The discussion which will be hosted by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe comes against a background of concern about the lockdown effects on women in general who are the primary caregivers in society. It, therefore, aims to look at the particular pressures that female artists have had to face during the covid19 lockdowns.

Running from 1100 to 1230 hours on the Zoom Conferencing platform the dialogue will look at how women have coped with the restrictions in the creative sector and will go further to look at the opportunities that have been availed by the relaxation of lockdown restrictions. This dialogue seeks to come up with ways that women can adopt and adapt to take advantage of the new operating environment to resume or continue their creative work.

Deane is a Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Cultural activist, Heritage artist, Healer and UNESCO Cultural Expert. She will share experiences from South Africa looking at how women can take advantages of opportunities arising from the post COVID era and the new operating environment following the relaxation of lockdown restrictions

Patience Phiri is an Artist and Entrepreneur. In her presentation, she will examine the lessons that female creatives have learnt from the lockdown brought by the COVID-19 disease.Melody Zambuko is the Director of Music Crossroads and she will discuss the COVID 19 Challenges peculiar women artists and how women have managed to continue being creative in the face of these problems.

The ResiliArt Debate is part of a global network of cultural professionals that sheds light on the current state of creative industries through virtual discussions. The devastation brought to the entire culture value chain will have a long-lasting impact on the creative economy. Founded by UNESCO, ResiliArt aims to ensure the continuity of conversations, data sharing, and advocacy efforts long after the pandemic subsides.

The debates are a global response to the health crisis brought on by the novel coronavirus which has seriously affected artists across the world, most of whom were already working part-time, on an informal basis or under precarious contracts before the pandemic. Many creatives are struggling to make ends meet resulting in a global cultural emergency.

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