COVID-19 (Disease) and the arts

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Oral History Interview of Dinah Poellnitz on April 5, 2023. Interview discusses Dinah Poellnitz’s community engagement within the city of Oceanside through art. In particular, the interview focuses on Poellnitz's involvement in the founding of the Hill Street Country Club art gallery in Oceanside, CA. Poellnitz discusses how to navigate through the art community as a Black woman, emphasizing the importance of equity and inclusion.

Scope and Contents From the Series: The Share Your Story series comprises 44 submissions to Together/Apart that came to the site through a form with guided questions. Questions could be answered in free-writing format. Contributors had the option to contribute anonymously; in such cases, their identities have been redacted and their information not kept. The forms were exported as text forms and saved as PDFs. Questions for the form were focused on experiences and actions shared regarding the early pandemic...

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[Six poems submitted by author covering one month in 2020, during beginning of the pandemic's onset.]

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Mixed Media 30"x30" Canvas - What does an artist do when isolated at home? You reflect on art masters of the past and try and convey what you're feeling while stuck at home. #GustavKimpt #EdvardMunch #VanGough

Abstract The Together/Apart North San Diego COVID-19 Community Memory Archive was created by the University Library, California State University San Marcos, in response to the arrival of the COVID-19 disease in California and its related societal impacts beginning in March of 2020. The collection is a particiaptory archive that utilized community participation from individuals that lived, worked, or studied in North San Diego County and Southern Riverside County in 2020-2022. The collection consists...

Scope and Contents I woke up one Sunday during a pandemic with the soul so heavy I'd swear the ghosts of all the women I used to be were laying on top of me. When I finally got to pep talk them into letting me go, I tried to do as functional humans do, shower, get dressed, and get busy. Unfortunately, I was that sad and overwhelmed that the only things that seemed to be entertained were my mind and my heart. Who knows what is going on anyway? I needed fresh air that would shake my hair and my thoughts away. ...