Almost £7,000 has been raised in 24 hours to help local artists who have lost gigs as a result of the Coronavirus crisis.
Abbie Spallen from Newry set up the Bread and Butter Fund, to try to help Northern Ireland arts practitioners affected by the pandemic.
She said: “Bread and Butter is what we call the short gigs; the corporate videos, the voice overs, the events that keep food on the table.
“These lifelines are now being cancelled in droves.
“This fund hopes to offer a ‘gig’ fee of £200 on a first come first served basis. There are no big forms to fill in - none of that malarky.
“It’s not a huge amount. But it will buy bread and butter.”
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