Your Voice in Outdoor Arts: A National Survey

Introduction

This survey aims to gather insights into the current state and future direction of the Outdoor Arts sector in England. It seeks input from all parts of the sector, including artists, producers, venues, local authorities, and funding bodies.

The findings from the survey will contribute to broader conversations about the future of Outdoor Arts and a summary will be shared with sector colleagues, funders as well as Local and National Government.

The survey will be followed by a series of 1-2-1 and group conversations, which will shape resources that will benefit the Outdoor Arts sector as a whole such as a new strategy document and an advocacy toolkit.

OutdoorArtsUK (OAUK), Without Walls and 101 Outdoor Arts have commissioned this work with additional funding from Arts Council England. OAUK has been designated as the Project Manager. These commissioning organisations have engaged an external consultant to advise and support the process, collate and interrogate information and draft the final documents to ensure impartiality.

How to approach this survey

We recognise that the survey is substantial, and it is purposefully so in order to gather as much depth and width of your views as possible.

The survey comprises of multiple choice questions and open ended questions where you are free to respond using your own terms. It is not mandatory that you answer all the questions, and you may choose to answer the majority of the questions very quickly.

Your answers do save automatically once you have completed a section, so we recommend you complete the survey in more than one sitting in short bursts. The survey has five sections in total.

Some tips on answering the questions:

Be honest and specific in your responses.
Feel free to share examples from your own experience to illustrate your points.
Consider both the positive aspects and the challenges facing the sector - being open to both.
Think creatively about the future possibilities and potential of Outdoor Arts - your direction and that of others too.
If you are unsure about a particular question, feel free to leave it blank.
Use the free text to say more about each of the specific sections if you wish.
There are no right or wrong answers!

The responses will not be individually shared, distributed or made public. Any individual comments that are deemed useful to be shared within discussion groups will be made anonymous, or where context is necessary, used with permission from the responder.

If filling in a form is inaccessible to you, please contact OutdoorArtsUK. A member of staff can then collect your survey responses over the phone or online meeting. Please email: info@outdoorartsuk.org, or phone 07366 146389.

GDPR

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). All information collected in this survey will be used solely for the purposes outlined in the introduction and will be anonymised in any published reports or findings. You have the right to access, rectify, or erase your data at any time by contacting OAUK/ info@outdoorartsuk.org. By completing this survey, you consent to the collection and use of your data as described.

Section 1: About You

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* 1. Who are you answering this survey as? Choose more than one if you have multiple roles.

Individual Artist

Artist-Led Company

Producer

Production Manager

Community-Led Body (e.g. Creative People and Places)

Festival organisation

Carnival organisation

Mela organisation

Local authority

Creative space

Education or training institution

Other (please specify)

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* 2. If you have chosen more than one above, please tell us your primary role within the sector.

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* 3. What is your primary artform? Choose more than one if you work in multiple artforms.

Theatre

Dance

Circus

Music

Puppetry

Installation and visual arts

Light based work

All of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 4. If you have chosen more than one above, please tell us your primary artform.

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* 5. Where are you based?

Town

City

Postcode

Arts Council Area

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* 6. Your relationship with Arts Council England

Recipient of Project Grant

Recipient of DYCP funding

NPO Funded

Area or National Council Member

Employee

None

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* 7. Years of practice in the Arts

Under 5

5-10

10-20

Over 20

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* 8. Years of practice in Outdoor Arts

Under 5

5-10

10-20

Over 20

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* 9. Are you an OAUK Member

Yes

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* 10. Have you received commissioning funds or been part of the Without Walls network before?

Yes

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* 11. Have you utilised the services or been part of a programme led by 101 Outdoor Arts before?

Yes

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* 12. What is your age?

0-15

16-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75+

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* 13. What is your ethnicity

White British

White Irish

Gypsy, Roma or Irish Traveller

Any other white background

White and Black Caribbean

White and Black African

White and Asian

Any other mixed/multiple ethnic background

Indian

Pakistani

Bangladeshi

Chinese

Any other Asian background

Black African

Black Caribbean

Any other Black background

Arab

Latin American

Any other ethnic background

Prefer not to say

Not known

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* 14. What is your disability status? do you identify as D/deaf and/or Disabled person, or have a long term health condition?

Yes

Prefer not to say

Not known

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* 15. Do you identify as neurodivergent

Yes

Prefer not to say

Not known

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* 16. What best describes the occupation of the highest income earner when you were 14 years old?

Modern Professional Occupations

Clerical and Intermediate Occupations

Senior Managers and Administrators

Technical and Craft Occupations

Semi-Routine Manual and Service Occupations

Routine Manual and Service Occupations

Middle or Junior Managers

Traditional Professional Occupations

Self-employed

Short Term Unemployed

Long Term Unemployed

Retired

Not applicable

Don't know

Prefer not to say

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* 17. What is your sex

Female

Male

Intersex

Prefer not to say

Not known

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* 18. Sex registered at birth: Is your gender identity the same as your sex as registered at birth?

Yes

Prefer not to say

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* 19. Gender Identity

Woman

Man

Non-binary

Identify in another way

Prefer not to say

Not known

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* 20. Please tick the description which best describes your sexual orientation

Bisexual

Gay Man

Gay Woman or Lesbian

Heterosexual or Straight

Queer

Identify in another way

Prefer not to say

Not known

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* 21. If you're responding to this survey on behalf of an organisation, is your organisation...

Disabled-led (at least 50% of your board and senior managers are disabled)

Global majority-led (at least 50% of your board and senior managers are from global majority backgrounds)

Female-led (at least 50% of your board and senior managers are either female or identify as woman)

LGBTQ+ led (at least 50% of your board and senior managers are LGBTQ+)

None of the Above