Perhaps because art has to find elbow room even in normal times in a world increasingly governed by commerce, artists have learnt to turn the COVID inflicted situation around in ways that might help keep themselves and their art alive and well. Then there are artistes who reach out to help other artistes. Reach Virasat, a cultural arm of REACH (Rural Entrepreneurship for Art & Cultural Heritage) which holds a hugely attended annual 15 day festival of music, dance and allied arts has launched an Outeach programme to help performing artistes who had no scope to earn during the long months of isolation imposed on them by COVID.