2020 Murray Arts NSW & VIC Creative Industries Bushfire Impact Survey

Murray Arts are working with agencies to assist our creative community with bushfire recovery. If you are professional artist, a creative business, museum, gallery or collective living or operating in the Murray Arts footprint, Towong Shire Council, Greater Hume Council, Indigo Shire Council, City of Wodonga, AlburyCity and Federation Council and have suffered direct impact from the bushfires we want to hear from you.

We also ask that arts organisations and schools let us know their needs in relation to carrying on workshops and arts education. If you are a cultural tour guide or the keeper of a cultural place, please also complete the survey.

Murray Arts will confidentially collate information to pass on to other agencies and assist in evaluating and assessing the needs of our creative community. This will hopefully lead to assistance that is genuinely useful to you.

We appreciate that this situation is not over, and we understand that it is a long road to recovery. Examples of loss may include materials or instruments, infrastructure, portfolios, collections or bodies of work.

At this stage, this is not an offer of direct assistance, but any information you can provide will help agencies determine what is the best way to help you get back on your feet. Hopefully it will speed up the process.

Please be assured that as soon as any assistance programs specific to our industry are available, we will let you know.

Murray Arts values the importance of the Creative Industries, to the very fabric of our community. Please respond with your needs using this confidential survey.

Please contact us at director@murraytarts.org.au or ph. 02 6021 5034 if you wish to discuss anything directly. Thank you for your time.

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* 1. Which of the following Local Government Areas are you a resident of or was your creative practice/business or event based?

AlburyCity

Greater Hume

Federation

City of Wodonga

Towong

Indigo

Other

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* 2. Tell us about your arts practice or creative business or organisation e.g. I am a professional musician or I run a private art gallery Or we are an organisation that runs events/festivals/gigs/cultural tours.

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* 3. Is this your main source of income for you or your organisation?

Yes

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* 4. What damage/loss have you incurred in the bushfires 2019/2020? e.g. I lost all my instruments OR My entire body of work was damaged OR Had to cancel shows OR the land I use is no longer accessible.

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* 5. If you had to cancel a gig, orders, an exhibition or shows? Please provide some details.

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* 6. Did you lose your home, your base for your artistic practice or both? e.g. home or studio, shop or office, historical or cultural place

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* 7. Is there anything else you'd like to tell us?

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* 8. Please provide your contact information, so that we can best assist you as we move into recovery mode. This is a confidential survey and your contact details will not be shared without your permission.