Loving the leap? Survey of artists and other cultural workers
A new survey focuses on the affordability and working conditions for artists and other cultural workers.
With the help of the Cultural Human Resources Council, I'm proud to announce that we've just launched a survey on the affordability and working conditions of artists and other cultural workers in Canada.
(It's also a survey launched on Valentine's Day that extends over Leap Day. Hence the title.)
Please respond to the survey now and share the link (culturalwork.ca)!
We want to hear from all types of artists and cultural workers.
The goal of the survey is to investigate affordability and working conditions in the careers of artists and other cultural workers, especially issues that are not covered by census data or other statistical sources.
The survey design is more qualitative than quantitative, although, in the end, I will be counting the number of people who choose specific responses.
The survey covers issues that I get asked all the time by artists, association leaders, funders, and other cultural workers.
Your responses will help us understand the similarities and differences regarding affordability and working conditions among artists and cultural workers.
Please complete the survey before March 6.
The survey has mandatory sections related to affordability, demographic information, and your work in the arts and culture.
These should take about 15 minutes to complete, but it might take a bit longer if you stop to ponder some of the statistics presented.
You can choose to stop there or to complete an optional section related to secondary employment or key opportunities and barriers in your career.
I hope that this survey will be informative and engaging. If it is, please spread the word through your networks.
Please take part now. Thank you for your interest and participation!
Unique call-and-response format
The survey has a unique format, where I’m trying to share information with you, in addition to receiving information about you. I’m calling it a “call and response” survey, inspired by the long history of call and response formats in the arts.
Call:
I will outline some things that we do know from arts statistics, as well as some things that we do not know.
Response:
I’ll ask for your response to some of the unknown things.
You know what to do...
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