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: