In this episode, we are on location. We are at Otterbein University, with Professor Gerckins, who is the chair of Otterbein Department of Theater.

Through this pandemic, we have lost a lot. Our kids aren't in school. We're stuck at home.

And we started to realize that we were also losing our world of art.

Suddenly, what happens? The musicians are back in Zoom or sitting on somebody's front porch and creating music. Or the movies were being streamed.

What we also saw was that live theater was coming back in different ways, different formats, different software, Zoom or whatever.

Our conversation with Professor Gerckins covers how Otterbein pivoted and Carol, being an alum of Otterbein, had to bring them in.

But this is just an example of everything this is going on across the world through this pandemic to bring our art world back to us.

What has been the most dramatic adjustment you or your organization has had to make in order to keep the public engaged and interested in the arts?

Have you seen positive changes in your work and your arts organizations, that you believe were needed, even before the pandemic?

What are some of the innovative ways you have discovered that other artists created or adopted, when they could not have live, in-person events?

What short-term and long-term changes might we expect in how we enjoy art performance, exhibits, and art education? How well do you believe the public will adapt to these changes?

If you could change Zoom or the other programs you use, what changes would you need or wish for?

Here is link to the resource sheet me mention in the podcast.

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