Covid-19 pandemic and the future of the cultural sector.

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic there has been revived discussion of the role of the cultural sector and its functions in various spheres. In these difficult times, cultural institutions and creative professionals are looking for new and creative strategies and practices for the production and dissemination of cultural products. COVID-19 pandemic has put a considerable strain on cultural institutions and creative professionals thus raising questions about the future of the cultural sphere as a whole and new forms and shapes that it might transform into. Researchers such as Bailey, Deveraux, and Nguyen have emphasized that culture is more of a fluid ecosystem rather than a monolith whole. COVID-19 pandemic is changing how different elements in this ecosystem are interacting. Pandemic changes financing and production of cultural products as well as dissemination of them. It is clear that the pandemic has changed the cultural sphere for decades to come. It is evident that many face to face cultural events have been stalled thus dramatically cutting the financial flow and putting cultural institutions and creative professionals in a difficult position. One of the most common answers to this challenge has been the digitalization of the production and dissemination of cultural products. The aim of this paper is to define the challenges that are in front of the cultural ecosystem. Survey the successful projects of digitalization and model scenarios of the future of the cultural sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]