More donations for #CanadaPerforms relief fund to help coronavirus-affected artists
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torontosun.comProfessional Canadian artists struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic just got some good news.The #CanadaPerforms relief fund has been given an additional $200,000 each from SiriusXM and RBC Foundation and is now accepting applicants until April 13 with streamed performances until the end of May.Started on March 19 as a collaboration between the National Arts Centre (providing the time and staff only) and a Facebook Canada donation of $100,000 — and a subsequent $100,00 from Slaight Music — the fund, which sees artists performing online in exchange for an $1,000 honorarium, was originally going to wrap up on March 31.But “people are stepping up — we haven’t asked for any of this money,” said Heather Gibson, the NAC’s
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