Most arts groups shut down completely during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. No kids explored Oregon’s history first-hand or experienced theater outdoors in an Elizabethan Theatre. No one saw their favorite author in person. Everyone was home, and museums, concert halls and theaters were quiet. But, to make sure it was a temporary loss, local, state and federal officials provided funding for Oregon’s dormant arts organizations. With that funding, many of those organizations stayed open, virtually at least, providing programming online and keeping staff employed. When it was safe, they reopened buildings to smaller, more tentative audiences, with safety precautions in place that often limited audience size. Now, many nonprofit arts organizations in Oregon – and throughout the country – are reporting that audience numbers still are not back to where they were in 2019. Read more at the link in our bio. 📸: Randy L. Rasmussen #arts #portlandarts #oregonarts #performingarts #museums #th...