Friday, April 30, 2004

Needs Assessment Questionnaire – Individual Artists

Purpose:
The purpose of this questionnaire is to collect information about the current and future requirements of artists in Wellington.

Please note

• It is your choice whether or not you respond to any or all of the questions
• The information you provide will be treated as confidential (unless otherwise authorised)


1 Name _____________________
2 Address ___________________
3 Phone number ______________
4 Email _____________________

5 Please describe your activities as an artist?

6 What genre(s) describe your activities as an artist?

Performing Arts Written word Visual Arts
- Theatre - Playwright - Painting
- Dance - Poetry - Sculpture
- Acting - Design
- Music - Printmaking
- Opera - Maori Arts
- Maori Performance

Other, please specify:


7 What work did you produce over the last year?
(Please provide descriptions and quantities if appropriate)

8 Please indicate the option that best describes your situation:
- As a full time employee using your arts skills
- As a part time employee using your arts skills
- A freelancer for arts companies/organisations
- On commission
- Recreational/hobbyist
- Other, please specify

9 What groups or organisations are you a member / performer / participant / associate / student?
If you are not a member of a group or organisation go to question 11

10 Do you do any work for the organisations or groups which you are a member of? Yes / No
If Yes, please specify the type of work and the relevant organisation or group.

11 Is the income you receive from your artistic activities:
(Please indicate the appropriate option)
- Your sole source of income?
- Your principal source of income?
- Supplementary to other income?
- No income from artistic activities – If no income, please go to question 13.

12 What level of income do you receive from your artistic activities?
(Please indicate the relevant income band)

$0-5,000 $5,000-10,000 $10,000-20,000
$20,000-30,000 $30,000-50,000 $50,000+

13 What are the sources of your income from your artistic activities?
(Please indicate the relevant sources)

- Sales
- Wages/Salary/Fees
- Sponsorship
- Other (please specify)

14 What expenses did you incur in the last year related to your activities as an artist?

$_____________ (approximation is o.k.)

15 What specialist resources do you currently use that are related to your activities as an artist?

If you do not currently require any specialist resources, go to question 16

15.1 How often do you require these resources?

15.2 What expenses did you incur in the last year related to your use of these resources?

15.3 Who currently provides these resources and where are the resources located?

16 What are your aims/ambitions in your artistic field?

17 How are you planning on achieving these goals/ambitions?

18 When do want to achieve these goals/ambitions by?

19 You would like your income from your artistic activities to be:

- Your sole source of income
- Your principal source of income
- Supplementary to other income
- No income from artistic activities
– If no income please go to questions 21

20 What is your target level of income from your artistic activities?
(Please indicate the relevant income band)

$0-5,000 $5,000-10,000 $10,000-20,000
$20,000-30,000 $30,000-50,000 $50,000+

21 What specialist resources do you require:

What resources do you require to achieve your aims/ambitions in your artistic field?
(Please indicate your requirements under the appropriate heading)
How often would you require/use the resource? (e.g. Daily, Weekly, Fortnightly)
What would you be willing to pay to use such a resource?

Space
- Rehearsal
- Workshop
- Teaching
- Meeting rooms
- Board rooms
- Performance
- Gallery
- Storage

Equipment
- Music rehearsal
- Music recording
- Prop design (workshop tools)
- Internet
- Design (graphic)
- Darkroom
- Printing
- Art supplies

Advice
- Business
- Marketing
- Artistic
- Legal

Mentoring

Other – please specify


22 Any other comments, recommendations, observations that you think would be relevant:

Provide Further Input for Wellington's New Arts Centre

Next step?
Help us plan a new Wellington arts centre

Below is information about the next meeting to guide and shape Wellington's new arts centre plan. If you are an individual artist or creative practitioner, and would like to complete the questionnaire provided at Thursday's meeting, please see the attached Word file. Oplete and return this to Allan Prangnell, Senior Policy Analyst, Wellington City Council or forward by email to artscubator@wcc.govt.nz

You may also submit narratives or essay-form statements about your work, studio needs, resources, or anything you might think is important for the development of a new arts centre.

If you are engaged in community arts activities, courses, workshops, open studios, or public programmes designed for the general public, then consider attending the next arts centre meeting:


Community arts groups
10am to noon
Wednesday 5 May
Square Affair Suite
(1st floor of the Old Town Hall)


It?s envisaged that this facility will be multi-purpose, and a melting pot for all kinds of artists, craftspeople, arts groups and organisations. It could include office space for arts organisations, workshops and course offerings, studios, rehearsal space, recording facilities and specialist arts equipment. Public facilities like a caf?, performance space, information hub and a small gallery are other possibilities.

The Council needs your input to decide the mix of facilities and then develop a business plan around identified needs and functions.

For further information phone Allan Prangnell, Senior Policy Analyst, on (04) 801 3425 or email artscubator@wcc.govt.nz

Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Help us plan a new Wellington Arts Centre

Wellington City Council is developing a proposal for a new arts centre - currently called the ArtsCubator - and wants input and ideas from potential occupants and users. There is an important meeting on Thursday, April 29 at 11am in the Rangimarie Room at Te Papa.

It’s envisaged the ArtsCubator would be a melting pot for all kinds of artists, craftspeople, arts groups and organisations. It could include office space for arts organisations, workshops, studios, rehearsal space, recording facilities, community arts courses, professional development services, and specialised art-making resources. Public facilities like a café, performance space, information hub and a small gallery are other possibilities. We need your input and ideas to formulate a formal and workable plan.

The Council will then develop a business and operational plan for the ArtsCubator.

Three meetings are planned for the next week:

· Artists, craftspeople and practitioners – 11am to 1pm on Thursday 29 April in the Rangimarie Room at Te Papa

· Major arts organisations – 10am to noon on Tuesday 4 May, Square Affair Suite (1st floor of the Old Town Hall)

· Community arts groups – 10am to noon on Wednesday 5 May, Square Affair Suite (1st floor of the Old Town Hall)

For further information phone Allan Prangnell, Senior Policy Analyst, on (04) 801 3425 or email artscubator@wcc.govt.nz

The meeting rooms have limited capacity, so to ensure your place, please respond if you plan on attending. You may also draft any comments, ideas, or suggestions that relate to your creative occupation and art work, for consideration as we develop the ArtsCubator plan.

Thanks for contributing to the profile of our city, and for being creative in Wellington.

Monday, April 26, 2004

THE ARTS AND LOCAL PUBLIC POLICY

Here's some Council information for Wellington artists and creative organisations, in case it might prove useful. First, I have been working with Council's policy staff to advance the newly minted Public Art Policy. This plan, once adopted and funded as a Public Art Programme, has the potential to impact on local artists and local landscapes in bold and interesting ways. At the below link, you will find the latest information, which was reported at last week's Economy & Arts Committee:

Public Art Policy and Recommendations
http://www.wcc.govt.nz/council/committees/2004/pdf/Economy_and_Arts/1463_03%20Funding%20Options%20Paper_April%2004.pdf

And, for anyone interested in public policy and the arts in Wellington, it might be of benefit to attend an upcoming Economy & Arts Committee meetings. The schedule is listed at the following link, and meetings are open to the public. In fact, the first 15 minutes of every Council meeting is reserved/scheduled for public input. This is a good time to say hello to the elected people, tell them you are part of the local arts community, and introduce your projects, performances, etc. and then thank them for their support:

Economy & Arts Committee Meeting Schedule
http://www.wcc.govt.nz/cgi-bin/showcommittee.pl?year=2004&committee=44

The full agenda from the last meeting, including all reports and hand-outs, is at the following link:

Agenda and Reports from the April 13 meeting
http://www.wcc.govt.nz/cgi-bin/showagenda.pl?id=44&agid=1463&year=2004