Patricia McIlreavy and the Fight Against Emergency Funding Fatigue Patricia McIlreavy is a musician whose story may be unfamiliar to many readers.
However, her experiences during the COVID 19 pandemic highlight the struggles faced by countless artists when the music industry was forced to adapt to emergency funding measures.
The Emergence of Emergency Funding Fatigue When governments and institutions implemented economic support packages during the pandemic, it became clear that musicians were particularly vulnerable to emergency funding fatigue.