The impact of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic on the arts sector resulted in acute, drastic drops in employment, revenue, and events. Career maintenance and persistence in the arts during this period involved substantially altered practices, particularly in terms of professional social interactions, which are known to be essential in artistic occupations. This research uses interview data from 66 U.S.-based arts graduates during the first year of the pandemic to establish how those in early, established, and late career stages experienced their professional social interactions. The findings show that the massive shift from in-person to almost solely online work and connectivity led to a drastic decrease in professional social interactions. Findings show that early career artists have the least social capital, established artists have the most, and late career artists begin to lose social capital unless they actively maintain it. Additionally, the “event-ized” nature of scheduling and attending work interactions digitally reduced feelings of community and collegiality.

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保持社交距离的艺术生涯：COVID-19 期间早期、成熟和晚期职业阶段的专业社交互动


COVID-19 大流行第一年对艺术领域的影响导致就业、收入和活动急剧下降。在此期间，艺术职业的维持和坚持涉及实践的大幅改变，特别是在专业社交互动方面，众所周知，这在艺术职业中至关重要。这项研究使用了大流行第一年对 66 名美国艺术毕业生的采访数据，以确定那些处于职业生涯早期、成熟和晚期阶段的人如何经历他们的职业社交互动。调查结果表明，从面对面工作到几乎完全在线工作和连接的巨大转变导致专业社交互动急剧减少。调查结果显示，职业生涯早期的艺术家拥有的社会资本最少，成熟的艺术家拥有的社会资本最多，而职业生涯晚期的艺术家则开始失去社会资本，除非他们积极维护社会资本。此外，数字化安排和参与工作互动的“事件化”性质降低了社区和同事关系的感觉。