Survey for Artists and Artworkers in Yorkshire and the Humber
The information collected from this survey will be used to create a report, which will be shared so that YVAN, organisations and individuals in the region can advocate for better conditions and investment in visual arts. 

The data will also be shared with our national Contemporary Visual Arts Network partners to help create a national picture for CVAN England to advocate with government and policy makers. Once published you can access the report from our website. This may take quite a few months to properly analyse the information collected.

Visual Arts South West have developed a set of questions that will enable us to: 
- Better understand the needs and experiences of artists and artworkers in the Yorkshire and Humber region
- Gather key data around pay, employment and funding
- Understand and articulate the make-up of the region (who is operating here) to give a clear picture of the sectors diversity and barriers to inclusion.

We want to support informed decision making, and this report will help set priorities for the future of visual arts in the Yorkshire and Humber region. 

We anticipate the survey will take between 15 and 20 minutes to complete. The responses are anonymous.

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1. Please tell us which one of these best describes your main source of employment or involvement within the visual arts in Yorkshire and the Humber?  
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2. Please tell us if you have another source of employment or involvement in the Visual Arts?  
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3. If you have a secondary employment outside of visual arts, what type of work best describes that employment  
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4. How many years have you worked or been involved in the visual arts in Yorkshire and the Humber?   
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5. If you work within the visual arts where do you mostly work from?  
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5a. If you work away from home, where do you mostly work from?
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6. Where do you mostly engage with visual arts?   
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7. Where do you usually find out about visual arts opportunities / visual arts exhibitions?   
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7a.  Are you a member of, or do you participate in any visual arts networks/groups?
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7b.  If you are a member of a network or group, why did you join? (tick all that apply)
8. Please tell us which of these routes best describes how you started to work in visual arts?   
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9. Have you studied visual arts at any of the Colleges / Universities in Yorkshire and the Humber (now or in the past)?  
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10. If yes, which College / University?  
11. Have you moved from outside of Yorkshire and the Humber to be involved in visual arts in Yorkshire and the Humber?   
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12. If you make an income through visual arts, which of these best describes that income in an average year?  
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13. What percentage of your overall income is related to your work in the visual arts (approx)?  
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14. In the last two years has your income from your work in the visual arts increased, decreased or stayed roughly the same?  
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15. How much of your week is spent engaged in working in visual arts?   
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16. How much of your week would you like to spend engaged in working in visual arts?  
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17. In the last year have you undertaken any professional development / training?   
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18. If yes please tell us about the professional development or training you undertook  
19. In the last year have you applied for funding for your work?  
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20. If you were successful, what was the source of the funding?  
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21. If you were unsuccessful, which funders did you apply to?  
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22. In the last year have you been commissioned to produce new artwork?  
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23. If yes, what are your thoughts about the artist fee, the production budget and the commissioning process?It’s useful for us to understand the culture around commissioning artists in this region   
24. If you experience any barriers to working in / making visual art at the moment, how would you describe those barriers? Please tell us about anything, for example lack of finances, space / studio, lack of time, I have caring responsibilities, lack of ways to sell my work, lack of accessible opportunities, cultural background.
25. What are the top three things that you think a regional Visual Arts Network should prioritise over the next three years? Please add whatever you think - this could be anything from undertaking advocacy/tackling issues for the visual arts network in the region, delivering networking events and development programmes, providing a visual arts communications hub for the region.   
26. What are your/your organisations' top 3 priorities over the next three years? Please add whatever you think - this could be anything from increasing sales from work, securing a commission, presenting work in a certain place, building your network, securing funding or growing your audience etc.   
27. Have you engaged with us (YVAN) previously? For example, have you signed up to our newsletter, followed us on social media or attended an event? 
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28. If yes, please describe how you have engaged?  
29. How did you find out about this survey?   
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About you:
30. Age
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31. Ethnicity
If you prefer not to say, please leave the below options blank
Black, Black British
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East & South East Asian/ Asian British
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South Asian/South Asian British
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White
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Dual
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Any other Background
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Disability
The Equality Act 2010 defines a disability as a "physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person's ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities". An effect is long-term if it has lasted, or is likely to last, more than 12 months.
32. Do you identify as a D/deaf and/or disabled person, or have a long term health condition?
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33. Do you identify as Neurodivergent? Being Neurodivergent could include Dyslexia, ADHD etc.
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34. Do you currently reside in the UK?   
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35. If Yes: What is the postcode of your current residence? [Full postcode]
36. What is your sex?
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37. Is your gender identity the same as the sex you were assigned at birth?
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38. How would you describe your gender identity?
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Gender identity: Prefer to self-describe 
39. Sexual Orientation
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 40. Socio-economic background Please tell us about the occupation of your main household earner when you were aged 14. If this question does not apply to you (because, for example, you were in care at this time), you can indicate this below. There is a growing body of evidence that people from low socio-economic backgrounds are under-represented in publicly funded culture. In line with Arts Council England, we are gathering data about the backgrounds of those currently working in the sector to take steps to challenge the barriers that people face in entering and progressing in the sector.   
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