The Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition (MALC) and Artmorpheus would like Massachusetts Artists of All Disciplines, Makers and Creative Entrepreneurs to participate in their By Artists, For Artists Survey. The project builds on the 2009 “Stand Up and Be Counted” project, the first-ever Massachusetts statewide survey of working artists of all disciplines. The 3,500 working artists who participated in the 2009 survey helped to change policies to benefit the communities of the creative sector.
This new online survey was developed by the original Stand Up And Be Counted team of artists and policy experts, in collaboration with other artists and creative entrepreneurs, municipal and state arts and economic development agencies, and creative economy advocates. The 2017 survey was expanded to include makers and creative entrepreneurs. The aim of this project is to be far-reaching and deep. The aggregate data collected in this study will help policy makers and funders to better understand what is needed to support a vibrant, dynamic cultural and creative economy in Massachusetts.
This privately funded survey tool has three goals and key uses: 1) it is an online questionnaire tool that can act a survey and collect data from of individual artists, makers, and creative entrepreneurs 2) it is an online questionnaire tool that can act as an economic impact study of individual artists, makers, and creative entrepreneurs on a state level, local-city/town level, and a discipline level. 3) it is an online questionnaire tool that can act as a census of individual artists, makers, and creative entrepreneurs on a state level, local-city/town level, and a discipline level.
The survey is funded in part by grants from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, the Surdna Foundation and private donations. One must be a resident of Massachusetts to complete the survey.
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