URGENT: Options for Arts Organizations in Distress

We know all of our arts colleagues are sadly aware there will never be enough funding to help our sector recover from the devastating impacts of COVID-19. NCAPER (the National Coalition for Arts’ Preparedness and Emergency Response) is collecting information on the options which are being discussed and acted upon, beyond more emergency funding, for arts organizations in distress.

We know you are flooded with surveys, so we’ve kept this one brief – just thirteen questions - and is intended for the leadership of the country's arts funders/service organizations specifically.

NCAPER’s Arts Organizations at a Crossroads (OAX) field scan – not a scientific collection of data, but to help us understand what actions and resources are needed in the field - seeks your help in collecting information about existing efforts/resources specifically focused on helping arts organizations facing a potential severe restructuring or permanent closure. Our goal is to advance the awareness of and conversation about options to permanent closure, and assist organizational Executive Leadership and Governance in their efforts. We would appreciate any specifics or resources you are able to provide in our brief questionnaire. All “organization-specific” information collected within the survey will be kept confidential. For more information on NCAPER's OAX project, view this Fact Sheet, or contact us at motoole@ncaper.org.

We appreciate your response at your earliest convenience. Thank you for your time and expertise.

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* 1. Please tell us who you serve:

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* 2. Scope of your constituency/membership:

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* 3. Tell us what you are hearing in general about organizations' existential concerns.

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* 4. Are you aware of specific organization(s) which are considering or facing any of the following?

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* 5. Please elaborate on your response for the above question. How many organizations do you know are facing any of the following? Can you provide any specifics?

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* 6. Are you seeing particular trends/”hot spots” that are particular areas of concern? E.g. geographic areas/particular communities; urban/suburban/rural; Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) organizations; artist-run organizations; etc.

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* 7. Are there organizations you are concerned about that are critical to the field (unique artistic assets, historical significance, fund/empower other organizations, etc.)?

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* 8. Which of the following resources have you been able to extend to your constituents? 

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* 9. Please elaborate on your response to the above question. Have you provided direct support to constituents or referred/directed them elsewhere?

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* 10. Other than requests for more emergency funding, what assistance have your constituents most requested?

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* 11. Please provide any additional comments you feel relevant to this field scan topic.

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* 12. Would you like us to keep in touch with you about our findings and next steps?

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* 13. Contact Information

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