A Global Call to Art: The COVID-19 Archives The latest ideas from around the world on how to stay home, stay healthy and make the most of the arts for wellbeing. Last updated: August 9, 2020. MUSEUMS Visit the first COVID Art Museum on Instagram Wander through over 2,000 museums and archives View the transient sand sculptures of Japan’s Sand Museum Become a Smithsonian Digital Volunteer to help make historical documents and biodiversity data more accessible Check out 75 virtual art, history, and science museum tours around the world Read how museums are embracing art therapy LITERATURE Catch LeVar Burton Reads for children, young adults and grownups on Twitter Try distance learning at Hogwarts. The new Harry Potter at Home hub launches Catch a reading of Harry Potter by Daniel Radcliffe and other stars Volunteer to make reading more accessible for adults and students with disabilities using Bookshare Explore the world of children’s literature with shows, music, and read-alongs on KidLit TV A mother’s COVID-19 children’s book parodies go viral Read J.K. Rowling’s newest story “The Ickabog” and enter the illustration contest Read the story of one day of COVID-19 in Cleveland by 140 Clevelanders who submitted 95,880 words and 346 photos DANCE Keep it moving with dance classes for all ages hosted by Alvin Ailey Extension Take virtual dance classes with Debbie Allen Dance Academy MUSIC Keep up with those music lessons online through the volunteer-run DoReMi project. May 1, 2020: Dance, spoken word, and music virtual concerts through The Straz (Tampa, FL) Watch a choir and orchestra come together online from 15 different countries Take in this orthopedic surgeon’s singing to lift your spirits Remix your favorite songs with The Eternal Jukebox Sing karaoke in this dedicated, 24-hour Zoom room with people from around the world Listen to music curated by young Black listeners Stream live virtual concerts during lockdown with this updated list THEATER/FILM Stream Shakespeare’s plays free of charge from the world-renowned Globe Theatre in London Watch movies at home with the AV Film Society’s Shelter in Place Series MEDIA ARTS Get a dose of positive news from around the world with John Krasinski at SomeGoodNews Play 50 wholesome indie video games curated by Wholesome Direct 2020 POETRY Listen to words of hope and inspiration from America’s Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman Read and reflect on the reverse poem “Social Distancing” by Hopkins medical student Howard Chang PAINTING/VISUAL ARTS Take a virtual tour of coronavirus murals from around the world Check out these beautiful (and helpful!) COVID-19 posters from the Viral Art Project Bedside Education in the Art of Medicine (BEAM) provides visual art and poetry to patients at Johns Hopkins WRITING Send postcards to isolated nursing home residents Pen letters to seniors with Letters Against Isolation Help write the longest letter in the world to fight loneliness with Dear Loneliness ART MAKING “Paint it, draw it, build it, carve it, knit it, grow it, sing it, play it.” This #Coronart Facebook group wants your personal take on the pandemic. Let loose and get creative by participating in a virtual Bad Art Night. (Cincinnati, OH) Artists and community members collaborate on the campaign to #StayHomeSaveLives. (Cincinnati, OH) Make (and donate) your own DIY masks using patterns and guidelines from the Colorado Mask Project Find ideas for creative expression activities at home with these resources curated by Art with Heart CRAFTS Contribute a memorial square to the COVID quilt being organized by a 13-year-old girl in California Add your origami art to The Lotus Effect, The Rubin’s public art installation symbolizing gratitude and resilience GAMES Play Telephone Pictionary online Play Codenames online NATURE Experience virtual art and nature experiences for children and teens with Wild Child Artdoors ($) Check out what people are seeing out their windows around the world with WindowSwap RESOURCES Join a UCLArts HOPE Series seminar to build resilience through social-emotional arts Check out this guide for parents and educators for fostering student creativity with arts and technology Read these poignant quotes about the healing powers of art Read the “No Going Back” COVID19 Cultural Strategy Activation Guide for Artists and Activists by the Center for Cultural Power Related Posts:How Giving Back Artfully Can Give Your Teen a BoostHow Storytime Builds Resilient, Young MindsIAM Lab Launches COVID-19 NeuroArts Field GuideArt Community COVID-19 Events Music Wellbeing
