Artists Live/Work Space: Surveying Displacement in the Wake of the Ghost Ship Fire

NOTE: For Spanish language assistance please contact Andrea Porras at andrea.porras@arts.ca.gov.
Para asistencia en español: Andrea Porras andrea.porras@arts.ca.gov.

Survey Introduction from the California Arts Council:

We have been hearing directly and indirectly from artists and arts organizations facing displacement or other hardships in the wake of the tragic Ghost Ship Fire in Oakland.

As California’s state arts agency, we’ve issued this survey with the goal of gathering concrete data and local examples of the displacement or anticipated displacement of artists from their homes and/or work spaces following the tragic incident that took place in Oakland on December 2, 2016.

This survey is for general research purposes only. If you are in need of immediate legal assistance, you may wish to contact California Lawyers for the Arts, a statewide service organization (https://www.calawyersforthearts.org/).

The information collected via this survey may be shared with state and local policymakers as they work to find solutions to these pressing challenges for artists, arts organizations, and low-income individuals.

This is a public survey for California-based respondents. We encourage you to share this link with any individuals or organizations who may wish to contribute their own local experience. Most questions are optional. Please provide as much detail as possible so we may best record and convey your experience. Submit responses by January 30, 2016, if possible.

You can learn more about the California Arts Council at www.arts.ca.gov.

Thank you.

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* 1. What is your first name?

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* 2. What is your last name?

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* 3. What is your email address?

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* 4. In what California city do you live/work?

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* 5. In what California county do you live/work?

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* 6. What is your ethnicity? (Please select all that apply.)

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Asian or Pacific Islander

Black or African American

Hispanic, Latino, Latinx, or Chicanx

White / Caucasian

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What is your approximate average household income?

$0-$14,999

$15,000-$24,999

$25,000-$49,999

$50,000-$74,999

$75,000-$99,999

$100,000-$124,999

$125,000-$149,999

$150,000 and up

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* 8. Do you represent an organization or are you part of an artist collective?

Yes

If yes, please provide the organization name:

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* 9. What is the primary art form of your individual work or the work of your organization? (Select all that apply.)

Visual Art - Painting or Drawing

Visual Art - Photography

Visual Art - Sculpture

Visual Art - Murals

Visual Art - Film or Digital Media

Visual Art - Printmaking

Dance

Theater

Music

Arts Education (youth)

Arts Education (adult)

Textiles/Fashion

Literary Arts

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Describe how you or your organization has been affected since the Ghost Ship Fire on December 2, 2016. (Please select all that apply.)

Have been evicted from a residential space

Have been evicted from a work, performance, or exhibit space

Currently facing displacement or eviction from a residential space

Currently facing displacement or eviction from a work, performance, or exhibit space

At risk of displacement or eviction from a residential space

At risk of displacement or eviction from a work, performance, or exhibit space

Currently facing high costs for upgrades, renovations, or repairs in a residential space

Currently facing high costs for upgrades, renovations, or repairs in a work, performance, or exhibit space

Other (please specify)

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* 11. On what date were you notified of the action(s) listed in question 9?

Date

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* 12. By whom were you notified of the action(s) listed in question 9? (Select all that apply.)

Landlord

Fire Marshall

City Code Inspector

Neighbor

Other (please specify)

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* 13. How were you notified of the action(s) listed in question 9? (Select all that apply.)

Verbally

Via phone

Via voicemail

Via email

Via mail

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Was the Oakland Ghost Ship fire directly referenced as part of this notification?

Yes

Other (please specify)

Artists Live/Work Space: Surveying Displacement in the Wake of the Ghost Ship Fire

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* 1. What is your first name?

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* 2. What is your last name?

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* 3. What is your email address?

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* 4. In what California city do you live/work?

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* 5. In what California county do you live/work?

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* 6. What is your ethnicity? (Please select all that apply.)

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* 7. What is your approximate average household income?

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* 8. Do you represent an organization or are you part of an artist collective?

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* 9. What is the primary art form of your individual work or the work of your organization? (Select all that apply.)

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* 10. Describe how you or your organization has been affected since the Ghost Ship Fire on December 2, 2016. (Please select all that apply.)

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* 11. On what date were you notified of the action(s) listed in question 9?

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* 12. By whom were you notified of the action(s) listed in question 9? (Select all that apply.)

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* 13. How were you notified of the action(s) listed in question 9? (Select all that apply.)

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* 14. Was the Oakland Ghost Ship fire directly referenced as part of this notification?

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* 15. Have you been assisted by any local, statewide, or national organizations or resources? If so, please name:

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* 16. Have you sought and been denied assistance by any local, statewide, or national organizations or resources? If so, please name:

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* 17. Narrative: Please tell "your story" in your own words.