The NWT arts community has been hit hard in recent months, but for Yellowknife musician Carmen Braden, SA国际影视传媒渉aving a strong and supported artistic community is essential to humanity.SA国际影视传媒�

Braden is scheduled to play Saturday in a live-streamed concert from the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC) stage. She describes her music as SA国际影视传媒渁 bit quirky,SA国际影视传媒� and hopefully touching on things people can relate to. She aims to showcase a different perspective on SA国际影视传媒渢he simple things in life.SA国际影视传媒� 

On how sheSA国际影视传媒檚 coping during the pandemic, Braden says sheSA国际影视传媒檚 adapting SA国际影视传媒� SA国际影视传媒渁s everyone has had to.SA国际影视传媒� In the performing arts, Braden says, the work has been either hyper-local, like the recent Buskers in the Bush festival, or online. 

In any case, she says she always tries to perform as if sheSA国际影视传媒檚 in front of a live audience. 

SA国际影视传媒淚 don't really know any other way to play and I think any other attempt to play would be, probably, a little disingenuous and would do a disservice to the music,SA国际影视传媒� she says. 

Even as she adapts and learns to play for different kinds of audiences, Braden says sheSA国际影视传媒檚 grateful that NACC has continued to be creative and find new ways to support artists.

SA国际影视传媒淭hey've been a real champion for a lot of Northern musicians this summer,SA国际影视传媒� she says. 

NACC executive director Marie Coderre emphasizes the importance of having a thriving arts scene, even in what she describes as SA国际影视传媒渁 completely different reality.SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒淚tSA国际影视传媒檚 mental health,SA国际影视传媒� she says. SA国际影视传媒淎rts prevent populations from going into depression mode.SA国际影视传媒�

She says itSA国际影视传媒檚 important for people to have creative outlets and to use the arts as a way of forming connections despite our current state of seclusion. Arts could be almost anything for any demographic of people, she explains.

SA国际影视传媒淓verybody needs to be creative. (The arts) make people dream, and encourage them to be motivated,SA国际影视传媒� says Coderre. SA国际影视传媒淚tSA国际影视传媒檚 important that we donSA国际影视传媒檛 forget about them.SA国际影视传媒�

While NACC worked hard to support the arts over the summer, Coderre says September will be quieter as they work to re-evaluate their plans and budget. 

SaturdaySA国际影视传媒檚 show is free for virtual concert-goers, and can be accessed through the Northwestel Community channel, Western Arctic Moving Picture's or NACCSA国际影视传媒檚 Facebook pages, or NACCSA国际影视传媒檚 YouTube channel. The performance is slotted from 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

SA国际影视传媒淭hrough any crisis, everything kind of gets magnified,SA国际影视传媒� Braden says. SA国际影视传媒淲hen you have problems, those problems are amplified. But when you have strengths, those strengths are what becomes so important to get you through.SA国际影视传媒� 

SA国际影视传媒淎rt is a strength for humanity, and in times of crisis, the strengths are what we need.SA国际影视传媒�