Kilkenny Performing Arts Survey

Thank you for agreeing to take part in this survey.

As per our email, Kilkenny Arts Office are working with Irish Theatre Institute to take stock of the supports available to artists in Kilkenny. We wish to interrogate and refine how we can support career development for performing artists and organisations, and provide opportunities to nurture the sector at this vital time. We have asked Annette Nugent to manage this review on our behalf. Part of this review is this performing arts survey.

By participating in this short and anonymous survey, you can give us an important perspective on the artist/arts worker experience in Kilkenny, and inform future initiatives that can be put in place for those working in the performing arts in our county. There are 23 short questions in the survey, and it should take approx 15 mins to complete.

If you have any question about the survey, you can drop a line to Annette (annette@annettenugent.ie) or give her a call (086.6820971). The survey will be open until Thursday April 30th.

Our sincere thanks again for your contribution,

Kilkenny Arts Office and Irish Theatre Institute

Kilkenny County Council acknowledges the support of the Arts Council of Ireland

SECTION 1: ABOUT YOUR PRACTICE

Question Title

* 1. Which of the following best describes you and the viewpoint from which you are responding to this survey?

Artist

Arts organisation

Arts worker

Question Title

* 2. Which of the following would you use to describe your professional role?
You can select more than one if appropriate

Actor

Administrator

Consultant

Crew

Designer

Director

Educator

Facilitator

Manager

Performer

Playwright

Producer

Programmer

Technician

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 3. What is the primary artform area in which you / your organisation works?
You can select more than one if appropriate

Circus, Spectacle, Street Art

Comedy

Dance

Opera

Theatre

Multi-disciplinary

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 4. Do you mainly work in a particular context?
Please select just one

Arts and disability

Arts and communities

Art in education

Arts and health

Arts and older people

Public art

Youth arts

No, I don't work mainly in any specific context

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 5. What stage of your career do you consider yourself to be at, as an artistic professional?

Emerging

Mid-career

Established

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

SECTION 2: ABOUT YOUR ENGAGEMENT WITH KILKENNY ARTS OFFICE

Question Title

* 6. What Kilkenny Arts office funding / supports are you aware of?

ArtLinks bursary (includes mentoring)

Arts Act grant

Creative Ireland grant

Tyrone Guthrie Award

DLI Summer School bursary

Theatre Forum 'Gathering' bursary

Creative Futures Academy bursary

Haumea Ecoversity bursary

Your Voice Matters programme (for writers)

Other (please specify)

None of the above

Question Title

* 7. What Kilkenny Arts office funding / supports have you received or accessed in the last three years?

ArtLinks bursary (includes mentoring)

Arts Act grant

Creative Ireland grant

Tyrone Guthrie Award

DLI Summer School bursary

Theatre Forum 'Gathering' bursary

Creative Futures Academy bursary

Haumea Ecoversity bursary

Your Voice Matters programme (for writers)

Other (please specify)

None of the above

Question Title

* 8. Please list the three most beneficial Arts Office programmes / supports that you have accessed.

Question Title

* 9. In your own words, please outline why these three supports were so beneficial, and what difference, if any, the support of the Arts Office has meant to you and your artistic work.

Question Title

* 10. What other supports would be useful to offer to those in the performing arts sector in Kilkenny?
Is there any particular activity or programme already offered to another artform that you think would benefit you?

Question Title

* 11. What other funders / stakeholders do you receive support from?
Please list in order of importance to you / your organisation

Question Title

* 12. Are you aware of the Irish Theatre Institute (ITI)?

Yes

Question Title

* 13. If yes, what do you know about Irish Theatre Institute and what it does?

SECTION 3: ABOUT YOUR SUPPORT NEEDS

Question Title

* 14. What do you think are the top three things you need to advance as an artist / arts professional?

Question Title

* 15. What is important to you when looking for supports?
Please rank the following in order of importance to you, where number 1 is the most important.

Question Title

* 16. Other than direct funding, which of the following would be most professionally beneficial to you?
Please rank the following in order of benefit to you, where no. 1 is the most beneficial.

Question Title

* 17. What, if any, are the barriers that might prevent you from attending any activities or events that we would run in Kilkenny, either in person or online?

Not hearing about it

Time of day doesn't work for me

Difficulty getting to the venue

Access issues in the venue

Difficulty with online access

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 18. Do you have any specific thoughts or ideas on how we can further meet the needs of the performing arts community in Kilkenny?

SECTION 4: ABOUT YOU
In line with our commitment to Equality and Diversity, we have included some questions which will help us to understand more about the artists we support. Your answers to these questions can help us to ensure we provide supports in the best possible way for all.

Question Title

* 19. What best describes your relationship to Kilkenny?

Living and working in Kilkenny

Living in Kilkenny but mainly working elsewhere

Working in Kilkenny but living elsewhere

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 20. Your gender

Female

Male

Non-binary

Prefer not to say

Prefer to self-describe (please specify)

Question Title

* 21. Your ethnicity

White Irish

White Irish Traveller

Any other White background

Asian or Asian Irish

Black or Black Irish

Any other ethnic group

Mixed ethnicity

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 22. Are you living with a disability?

Yes

Prefer not to say

Question Title

* 23. Please select the age category to which you belong

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

Prefer not to say

Kilkenny Performing Arts Survey

Question Title

* 1. Which of the following best describes you and the viewpoint from which you are responding to this survey?

Question Title

* 2. Which of the following would you use to describe your professional role?You can select more than one if appropriate

Question Title

* 3. What is the primary artform area in which you / your organisation works?You can select more than one if appropriate

Question Title

* 4. Do you mainly work in a particular context?Please select just one

Question Title

* 5. What stage of your career do you consider yourself to be at, as an artistic professional?

Question Title

* 6. What Kilkenny Arts office funding / supports are you aware of?

Question Title

* 7. What Kilkenny Arts office funding / supports have you received or accessed in the last three years?

Question Title

* 8. Please list the three most beneficial Arts Office programmes / supports that you have accessed.

Question Title

* 9. In your own words, please outline why these three supports were so beneficial, and what difference, if any, the support of the Arts Office has meant to you and your artistic work.

Question Title

* 10. What other supports would be useful to offer to those in the performing arts sector in Kilkenny?Is there any particular activity or programme already offered to another artform that you think would benefit you?

Question Title

* 11. What other funders / stakeholders do you receive support from?Please list in order of importance to you / your organisation

Question Title

* 12. Are you aware of the Irish Theatre Institute (ITI)?

Question Title

* 13. If yes, what do you know about Irish Theatre Institute and what it does?

Question Title

* 14. What do you think are the top three things you need to advance as an artist / arts professional?

Question Title

* 15. What is important to you when looking for supports? Please rank the following in order of importance to you, where number 1 is the most important.

Question Title

* 16. Other than direct funding, which of the following would be most professionally beneficial to you?Please rank the following in order of benefit to you, where no. 1 is the most beneficial.

Question Title

* 17. What, if any, are the barriers that might prevent you from attending any activities or events that we would run in Kilkenny, either in person or online?

Question Title

* 18. Do you have any specific thoughts or ideas on how we can further meet the needs of the performing arts community in Kilkenny?

Question Title

* 19. What best describes your relationship to Kilkenny?

Question Title

* 20. Your gender

Question Title

* 21. Your ethnicity

Question Title

* 22. Are you living with a disability?

Question Title

* 23. Please select the age category to which you belong

* 2. Which of the following would you use to describe your professional role?
You can select more than one if appropriate

* 3. What is the primary artform area in which you / your organisation works?
You can select more than one if appropriate

* 4. Do you mainly work in a particular context?
Please select just one

* 10. What other supports would be useful to offer to those in the performing arts sector in Kilkenny?
Is there any particular activity or programme already offered to another artform that you think would benefit you?

* 11. What other funders / stakeholders do you receive support from?
Please list in order of importance to you / your organisation

* 15. What is important to you when looking for supports?
Please rank the following in order of importance to you, where number 1 is the most important.

* 16. Other than direct funding, which of the following would be most professionally beneficial to you?
Please rank the following in order of benefit to you, where no. 1 is the most beneficial.