Becoming Public Art: Program Design Survey

Introduction

Markham Public Art and ART+PUBLIC UnLtd are asking for your input on the program design for ”Becoming Public Art”, a free online summit featuring international and local speakers. This event will offer practical insights into Public Art with reference to case studies.

Originally planned as an in-person 3-day summit, due to Covid-19 this event is being redesigned to abide by current safety measures and to make the most of platforms for outreach and engagement. The event will take place in October-December, 2020 in an online format.

Please proceed with this survey if you are considering attending this event, which will begin the week of October 12, 2020. This survey can be completed in 5-8 minutes. We appreciate your time.

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* 1. Why are you interested in public art? (eg: I am an artist, city planner, etc.)

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* 2. What time zone are you in?

Atlantic standard time (UTC-4)

Eastern standard time (UTC-5)

Central standard time (UTC-6)

Mountain standard time (UTC-7)

Pacific standard time (UTC-8)

Other (please specify)

In June 2020 Markham Public Art, the Varley Art Gallery and ART+PUBLIC UnLtd presented "Homework, a practical webinar series on public art".

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* 3. Did you attend any of the sessions for "Homework”? (Please check all that apply).

Forms of Rendering (June 22, 2020)

Proposal Design (June 24, 2020)

Materiality and Fabrication (June 26, 2020)

None

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* 4. If you attended "Homework” how helpful did you find it? (Please check all that apply. If you did not attend "Homework”, please skip to the next question).

	Very Helpful	Somewhat helpful	Neutral	Not so helpful	Not helpful at all
Forms of Rendering	Forms of Rendering Very Helpful	Forms of Rendering Somewhat helpful	Forms of Rendering Neutral	Forms of Rendering Not so helpful	Forms of Rendering Not helpful at all
Proposals	Proposals Very Helpful	Proposals Somewhat helpful	Proposals Neutral	Proposals Not so helpful	Proposals Not helpful at all
Materials and Fabrication	Materials and Fabrication Very Helpful	Materials and Fabrication Somewhat helpful	Materials and Fabrication Neutral	Materials and Fabrication Not so helpful	Materials and Fabrication Not helpful at all

Briefly explain why (optional):

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* 5. Would you consider attending a free summit that takes place online on a weekly basis (i.e., single or multiple sessions per week) for a number of weeks from October-December 2020?

Yes, all sessions if possible.

Yes, some sessions.

No, I would not attend.

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* 6. What time of day would you prefer to attend an online session? Based on Eastern standard time (UTC-5). Check all that apply.

Morning on a weekday

Mid day on a weekday

Evening on a weekday

Morning on a weekend

Mid day on a weekend

Evening on a weekend

I'm not interested in online programming.

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* 7. We want to schedule up to three activities (keynotes, panel discussions, workshops, etc.) for each programming session. What is your optimal amount of time for each session?

90 mins

2 hours

3 hours

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* 8. Which of the following formats is most feasible for you? Please select one:

Three sessions per week on three different weekdays for three consecutive weeks (e.g.: Monday, Wednesday, Friday for three weeks)

One session each week for nine consecutive weeks (e.g.; on the same day every week for nine weeks)

Daily sessions for the duration of the programming (e.g.: every weekday for 2.5 weeks)

Other (please specify)

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* 9. ”Becoming Public Art” will draw on international and local expertise and case studies to frame practical insights and explore three different streams of engagement with public art practices.

Please rank which of the following streams is of most interest to you, where 1 is most interesting and 5 is least interesting.

	1. Very interesting	2. Somewhat interesting	3. Neutral	4. Not as interesting	5. Not at all interesting
Pragmatics: For those interested in tactical tips for creating a public art project.	Pragmatics: For those interested in tactical tips for creating a public art project. 1. Very interesting	Pragmatics: For those interested in tactical tips for creating a public art project. 2. Somewhat interesting	Pragmatics: For those interested in tactical tips for creating a public art project. 3. Neutral	Pragmatics: For those interested in tactical tips for creating a public art project. 4. Not as interesting	Pragmatics: For those interested in tactical tips for creating a public art project. 5. Not at all interesting
New approaches to public art production: For those interested in working within existing public art models to create new opportunities or ways of working.	New approaches to public art production: For those interested in working within existing public art models to create new opportunities or ways of working. 1. Very interesting	New approaches to public art production: For those interested in working within existing public art models to create new opportunities or ways of working. 2. Somewhat interesting	New approaches to public art production: For those interested in working within existing public art models to create new opportunities or ways of working. 3. Neutral	New approaches to public art production: For those interested in working within existing public art models to create new opportunities or ways of working. 4. Not as interesting	New approaches to public art production: For those interested in working within existing public art models to create new opportunities or ways of working. 5. Not at all interesting
Implications: For those interested in engaging in more theoretical discussion about the state of public art practice, past present and future.	Implications: For those interested in engaging in more theoretical discussion about the state of public art practice, past present and future. 1. Very interesting	Implications: For those interested in engaging in more theoretical discussion about the state of public art practice, past present and future. 2. Somewhat interesting	Implications: For those interested in engaging in more theoretical discussion about the state of public art practice, past present and future. 3. Neutral	Implications: For those interested in engaging in more theoretical discussion about the state of public art practice, past present and future. 4. Not as interesting	Implications: For those interested in engaging in more theoretical discussion about the state of public art practice, past present and future. 5. Not at all interesting

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* 10. Each session will feature multiple activities (keynotes, panel discussions, workshops, etc.), which of the following formats would you prefer? Please select one:

Each session includes topics from each stream (i.e., Pragmatics; New approaches...; Implications)

Each session focuses on one stream only (i.e., Pragmatics; New approaches...; Implications)

No preference.

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* 11. Which topics are of interest to you (choose all that apply)?

Fabrication

Per cent for art planning tools

Temporary public art programming

Digital public art programming

Collaborative practices

Art and landscape architecture collaborations

Monuments

Artist in Residence programs

Site Specificity

Public art and urban design

Public art and accessibility

Cultural representation

Public space making

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Thank you for your input as we aim to design a summit that will be useful to artists, public art practitioners, policy makers, and the public.

For more information about summit dates and programming, please fill in your details below in order to subscribe:

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Becoming Public Art: Program Design Survey

Introduction

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* 1. Why are you interested in public art? (eg: I am an artist, city planner, etc.)

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* 2. What time zone are you in?

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* 3. Did you attend any of the sessions for "Homework”? (Please check all that apply).

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* 4. If you attended "Homework” how helpful did you find it? (Please check all that apply. If you did not attend "Homework”, please skip to the next question).

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* 5. Would you consider attending a free summit that takes place online on a weekly basis (i.e., single or multiple sessions per week) for a number of weeks from October-December 2020?

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* 6. What time of day would you prefer to attend an online session? Based on Eastern standard time (UTC-5). Check all that apply.

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* 7. We want to schedule up to three activities (keynotes, panel discussions, workshops, etc.) for each programming session. What is your optimal amount of time for each session?

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* 8. Which of the following formats is most feasible for you? Please select one:

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* 10. Each session will feature multiple activities (keynotes, panel discussions, workshops, etc.), which of the following formats would you prefer? Please select one:

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* 11. Which topics are of interest to you (choose all that apply)?

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* 12. Thank you for your input as we aim to design a summit that will be useful to artists, public art practitioners, policy makers, and the public. For more information about summit dates and programming, please fill in your details below in order to subscribe:

* 12. Thank you for your input as we aim to design a summit that will be useful to artists, public art practitioners, policy makers, and the public.

For more information about summit dates and programming, please fill in your details below in order to subscribe: