Creative Cornwall

It seemed to me that as soon as the lock down happened people started to reach for the arts: music, reading, drawing, dancing, writing: all the things we do to entertain ourselves, keep our spirits up and sooth ourselves. Like other people I enjoyed the peace and quiet of lockdown but I found I needed to keep busy. I read, wrote and sewed, which helped me feel calmer. We need to encourage people to keep doing these creative things, for our physical and mental health. It was good to have a daily exercise hour in lockdown, it encouraged me to go out and walk. Similar encouragement to do creative things each day could be part of our future coping and resilience. At the same time, a lot of people who work in the creative industries, and who are freelance or self employed, are struggling to make ends meet. Yet they are the most creative people we have, and Cornwall is full of them. How can we use Cornwall's creative people now to help us solve the problems we face, heal, and find enjoyment?