Arts & Cultural Initiative

In partnership with Adams grant recipients seARTS, ArtsGloucester and the Rocky Neck Art Colony, the City of Gloucester is supporting the establishment of an Arts and Cultural Initiative to be led by a liaison to the Mayor and a council of citizens dedicated to the future and sustainability of Gloucester as a city rooted in its arts, culture, and natural heritage. The group’s main mission will be to strengthen alliances between the City of Gloucester and the City’s cultural sector and to strengthen and promote the cultural vitality of the city's waterfront and neighborhoods.

Your voice is important to this process, as your responses will inform the work to create the structure and scope of this working group. Your responses will be anonymous, and a summary of the results will be available. Please participate by responding to the following short survey:

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1. Gloucester's Arts and Cultural Initiative will be responsible for (at least) the following activities. Please indicate how important each activity is to you:

	Not at all important	Not very important	Neutral	Somewhat important	Very important
Activity	Activity Not at all important	Activity Not very important	Activity Neutral	Activity Somewhat important	Activity Very important
1. Develop a Cultural Master Plan for the City of Gloucester with a process similar to Boston’s: http://www.bostoncreates.org/	1. Develop a Cultural Master Plan for the City of Gloucester with a process similar to Boston’s: http://www.bostoncreates.org/ Not at all important	1. Develop a Cultural Master Plan for the City of Gloucester with a process similar to Boston’s: http://www.bostoncreates.org/ Not very important	1. Develop a Cultural Master Plan for the City of Gloucester with a process similar to Boston’s: http://www.bostoncreates.org/ Neutral	1. Develop a Cultural Master Plan for the City of Gloucester with a process similar to Boston’s: http://www.bostoncreates.org/ Somewhat important	1. Develop a Cultural Master Plan for the City of Gloucester with a process similar to Boston’s: http://www.bostoncreates.org/ Very important
2. Support the Committee for the Arts’ implementation of Gloucester’s public art policy	2. Support the Committee for the Arts’ implementation of Gloucester’s public art policy Not at all important	2. Support the Committee for the Arts’ implementation of Gloucester’s public art policy Not very important	2. Support the Committee for the Arts’ implementation of Gloucester’s public art policy Neutral	2. Support the Committee for the Arts’ implementation of Gloucester’s public art policy Somewhat important	2. Support the Committee for the Arts’ implementation of Gloucester’s public art policy Very important
3. Promote and facilitate the development of affordable artist work and live/work spaces	3. Promote and facilitate the development of affordable artist work and live/work spaces Not at all important	3. Promote and facilitate the development of affordable artist work and live/work spaces Not very important	3. Promote and facilitate the development of affordable artist work and live/work spaces Neutral	3. Promote and facilitate the development of affordable artist work and live/work spaces Somewhat important	3. Promote and facilitate the development of affordable artist work and live/work spaces Very important
4. Promote the development of performance and presenting spaces for cultural events	4. Promote the development of performance and presenting spaces for cultural events Not at all important	4. Promote the development of performance and presenting spaces for cultural events Not very important	4. Promote the development of performance and presenting spaces for cultural events Neutral	4. Promote the development of performance and presenting spaces for cultural events Somewhat important	4. Promote the development of performance and presenting spaces for cultural events Very important
5. Support the Committee for the Arts’ continued stewardship programs for city-owned artworks such as the WPA murals	5. Support the Committee for the Arts’ continued stewardship programs for city-owned artworks such as the WPA murals Not at all important	5. Support the Committee for the Arts’ continued stewardship programs for city-owned artworks such as the WPA murals Not very important	5. Support the Committee for the Arts’ continued stewardship programs for city-owned artworks such as the WPA murals Neutral	5. Support the Committee for the Arts’ continued stewardship programs for city-owned artworks such as the WPA murals Somewhat important	5. Support the Committee for the Arts’ continued stewardship programs for city-owned artworks such as the WPA murals Very important
6. Serve as a resource and advocacy office for Gloucester’s arts and cultural offerings	6. Serve as a resource and advocacy office for Gloucester’s arts and cultural offerings Not at all important	6. Serve as a resource and advocacy office for Gloucester’s arts and cultural offerings Not very important	6. Serve as a resource and advocacy office for Gloucester’s arts and cultural offerings Neutral	6. Serve as a resource and advocacy office for Gloucester’s arts and cultural offerings Somewhat important	6. Serve as a resource and advocacy office for Gloucester’s arts and cultural offerings Very important
7. Explore education and outreach opportunities to further engage Gloucester's youth in artistic and cultural initiatives	7. Explore education and outreach opportunities to further engage Gloucester's youth in artistic and cultural initiatives Not at all important	7. Explore education and outreach opportunities to further engage Gloucester's youth in artistic and cultural initiatives Not very important	7. Explore education and outreach opportunities to further engage Gloucester's youth in artistic and cultural initiatives Neutral	7. Explore education and outreach opportunities to further engage Gloucester's youth in artistic and cultural initiatives Somewhat important	7. Explore education and outreach opportunities to further engage Gloucester's youth in artistic and cultural initiatives Very important
8. Foster within the community a knowledge and appreciation of artistic and cultural diversity, commercial and otherwise	8. Foster within the community a knowledge and appreciation of artistic and cultural diversity, commercial and otherwise Not at all important	8. Foster within the community a knowledge and appreciation of artistic and cultural diversity, commercial and otherwise Not very important	8. Foster within the community a knowledge and appreciation of artistic and cultural diversity, commercial and otherwise Neutral	8. Foster within the community a knowledge and appreciation of artistic and cultural diversity, commercial and otherwise Somewhat important	8. Foster within the community a knowledge and appreciation of artistic and cultural diversity, commercial and otherwise Very important
9. Seek out private or public assistance for cultural development projects by way of donations, grants, and other resources	9. Seek out private or public assistance for cultural development projects by way of donations, grants, and other resources Not at all important	9. Seek out private or public assistance for cultural development projects by way of donations, grants, and other resources Not very important	9. Seek out private or public assistance for cultural development projects by way of donations, grants, and other resources Neutral	9. Seek out private or public assistance for cultural development projects by way of donations, grants, and other resources Somewhat important	9. Seek out private or public assistance for cultural development projects by way of donations, grants, and other resources Very important
10. Serve as a central communications office for Gloucester’s arts and cultural tourism	10. Serve as a central communications office for Gloucester’s arts and cultural tourism Not at all important	10. Serve as a central communications office for Gloucester’s arts and cultural tourism Not very important	10. Serve as a central communications office for Gloucester’s arts and cultural tourism Neutral	10. Serve as a central communications office for Gloucester’s arts and cultural tourism Somewhat important	10. Serve as a central communications office for Gloucester’s arts and cultural tourism Very important
11. Support the work of Gloucester’s two Cultural Districts	11. Support the work of Gloucester’s two Cultural Districts Not at all important	11. Support the work of Gloucester’s two Cultural Districts Not very important	11. Support the work of Gloucester’s two Cultural Districts Neutral	11. Support the work of Gloucester’s two Cultural Districts Somewhat important	11. Support the work of Gloucester’s two Cultural Districts Very important

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2. Of the above list, please list the three (by activity number) that are the most important to you with “A” being most important.

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3. In addition to the activities above, what contributions do you believe an arts and cultural office would make to the city’s quality of life?

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4. What concerns do you have regarding the establishment of Gloucester's Arts and Cultural Initiative that you would like the planning committee to consider and address?

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5. In what area of Gloucester or Cape Ann do you reside?

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6. What Gloucester or Cape Ann-based organization(s) do you support as a member or volunteer?

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7. Do you believe that a city-sanctioned arts and cultural body should be:

A City Commission created by ordinance and funded in part by the City

An independent body and funded in part by the City

Other (please specify)

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8. In order to make the best-informed decision on this position, we are also requesting demographic information from our respondents. Please let us know your zip code.

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9. Please let us know your age group:

21 and under

22 to 34

35 to 44

45 to 54

55 to 64

65 and over

Decline

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1. Gloucester's Arts and Cultural Initiative will be responsible for (at least) the following activities. Please indicate how important each activity is to you:

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2. Of the above list, please list the three (by activity number) that are the most important to you with “A” being most important.

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3. In addition to the activities above, what contributions do you believe an arts and cultural office would make to the city’s quality of life?

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4. What concerns do you have regarding the establishment of Gloucester's Arts and Cultural Initiative that you would like the planning committee to consider and address?

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5. In what area of Gloucester or Cape Ann do you reside?

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6. What Gloucester or Cape Ann-based organization(s) do you support as a member or volunteer?

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7. Do you believe that a city-sanctioned arts and cultural body should be:

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8. In order to make the best-informed decision on this position, we are also requesting demographic information from our respondents. Please let us know your zip code.

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9. Please let us know your age group:

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10. What have we not asked, that you would like to add?