New Hampshire-based arts and cultural organizations are connecting for conversations about reopening their venues and businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by Ginnie Lupi, director of the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, arts organization leaders from around the state are sharing how they’ve been reopening since lockdown ended and what new ideas they’ve come up with!
In the video below, catch the Monadnock region’s own Reagan Messer, talking about the successes and community support MoCo Arts has experienced in its journey to reopen.
Dance class at MoCo Arts
Panelists also discuss the importance of communicating a clear message of safety - from showing pictures of people with masks and socially distancing, to explaining the rules to the patrons, to clarifying their cleaning regimens in emails and on social media, to sharing patrons’ positive experience stories.
This conversation was held on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, from 1 – 2:30 PM
Panelists:
Nicki Clarke, Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord
Jane Bard, Children's Museum of NH, Dover
Andrew Pinard, Hatbox Theatre, Concord
Reagan Messer, MoCo Arts, Keene
Andrew Bullock, Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, Warner
Arts Alive! will be publishing individual stories of organizations in our Arts Spotlight: Stories from the Pandemic. Please reach out if you’d like to share yours: