25 Jun Covid-19 Safety Enhancements 2020
Covid-19 Safety Enhancements 2020
The Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival is following the CDC Festival guidelines as well The Event Safety Alliance Reopening Guide published by the ESA Event Safety Alliance.
Just as our security protocols have changed over the past 40 years, now our health and safety protocols will change due to the pandemic.
- Added sanitation expert to Festival Committee
- Quadrupled the number of hand sanitizers on Festival site
- Added Plexiglas shields to Festival booths with large public interaction
- All Global Village Food service workers with public contact will wear Face Masks
- Increased cleaning of the Dining Tent
- Increased cleaning of portable toilets and restrooms
- Volunteer Program using a new touchless check-in system
- Ticket gates staffed with experts in Covid-19 cash-handling procedures
- Increased space
- Increased Festival footprint to 600 Block of Broad to allow more room for attendees
- Fine Arts and Crafts Booths- increased spacing
- Family Area -Increased spacing
- Family Area participants briefed on Best Practices prior to the Festival
- Offering special opening time for Arts Council Members on Saturday morning from 11 to 12
Online Options
- Fine Arts and Craft Area will be on-line for pre-Festival browsing
- Merchandise will be offered for on-line purchase with options to ship-to-home or pick-up at Festival
- Live Feed of Festival during the week-end
- Facebook Live throughout the week-end
Performances Stages
- All microphones will be covered with disposable windshields during performances
- Microphones will be disinfected between acts
We will be updating this list as rules change for Public Gatherings.
From Brenda Durant, Executive Director of The Greater Augusta Arts Council