Survey 2011
Artery Survey results - March 2011
Thanks!...
…to everyone who took part in the Artery Online Survey during February. Your views are important to us and help us to find out how useful you find ArteryOnline.
We are pleased to report:
- 86% of respondents gave ArteryOnline 3 or more stars.
- 77% of respondents considered ArteryOnline to be either important or very important to their practice.
And in line with our current knowledge of artists across the county it is useful to note that: - Visual Artists count for 43% of respondents.
- Followed by craftspeople – 25% of respondents.
- Media (including photography) at 11%
- Other 9%
- Education (including workshop leaders) and literature both at 5% of respondents.
- And finally music at 2%.
When asked to describe career stage the results were relatively evenly spread across new graduate or in first 2 years of business (23%), mid-career (36%) and well-established (32%). Only 2% of respondents stated that they were currently in education (arts related course).
50% of respondents stated that they spent up to £1000 on their arts practice. This still indicates that a significant number of readers spend more than £1000 on their business (with 25% spending between £1000 and £3000 and 25% spending £3000 plus).
ArteryOnline is intended to be primarily a tool to inform artists about opportunities and provide other information which may lead to opportunities for them and their business, we are therefore pleased to note the following results:
- 75% stated that they used ArteryOnline as a source of information.
- 66% attended or participated in an event eg h.Art as a result of reading ArteryOnline.
- 32% felt that they had benefited from networking opportunities presented by ArteryOnline.
- 25% had received a direct economic benefit as a result of reading ArteryOnline.
- 23% developed skills as a result of attending training or workshops.
- And 14% increased their mailing list.
Artery Online Survey February 2011
Here are the questions we are emailing to all our Artery Subscribers. If you want to take part please send an email to Deborah Allison.
Alternatively - copy and paste the questions into an email to Deborah and add in your answers.
Please take a few minutes to tell us what you think about Artery Online – your views are important to us and will help us to continue to offer an online service which is useful to you and your practice.
Other ways to complete the survey:
- You could print the survey, complete and post to us - Deborah Allison, Arts Development Officer, Cultural Services, PO Box 4, Plough Lane, Hereford, HR4 0XH. Or drop off your completed survey in a clearly marked envelope at the Plough Lane office reception.
- You could telephone Deborah and complete the survey questions over the ‘phone. Please tel: 01432 260614. (Deborah is normally in the office on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays)
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1. What is your overall impression of Artery Online? Please select how many stars you would award it. (1 star = poor, through to 5 stars = very good).
1 star
2 stars
3 stars
4 stars
5 stars
2. As a way of finding out about opportunities and information about the arts, how important is Artery Online to your practice?Slightly Important
Important
Very Important
Vitally Important
3. What would you consider to be your main artform area? Please put an X next to one option on the list:Crafts
Visual Arts
Theatre and Performance Arts
Dance
Literature
Media (including photography)
Education (or workshop leader)
Music
Designer (including graphic and illustration)
Suppliers and services
Other (please state)4. How would you describe your career stage?
Currently in education (arts related course)
New graduate or in first 2 years of business
Mid-career
Well-established5. During the year approximately how much to you spend on your arts practice? (eg Materials, services, advertising)
Up to £1000
£1000 to £3000
£3000+6. Have you benefitted from Artery in any of the following ways? Please put an X next to all that apply.
Source of information (eg applied for an opportunity, or job, or exhibition, advertised your own workshops, reached a new customer or received a commission)
Direct Economic benefit (eg successfully applied for an opportunity, or job, or exhibition, advertised your own workshops, reached a new customer or received a commission)
Developed skills as a result of attending training or workshops
Increased your mailing list
Networking
Attended or participated in an event eg h.Art
Any other benefits (please state)
7. Do you have any other views about Artery Online that you would like to tell us about? (Please write in the space below)
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Thank you for taking the time to tell us what you think about Artery Online. Please return your completed survey to us by Friday 18 February.
We will publish the results of the survey online at www.arteryonline.co.uk during March. We will feed back generally on our findings – individual responses will not be identified or highlighted. Survey results will also be used within Herefordshire Council to report on our progress in meeting the needs of local artists.
