Turning Point West Midlands Survey of Artists

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* 1. What contact have you had with Turning Point West Midlands?

No specific contact

Looked at the Turning Point West Midlands website (http://www.tpwestmidlands.org.uk/)

Looked at TPWM's e-bulletin `News and Opportunities'

Attended consultation event(s)

Attended training event(s)

Attended residency

Attended research visit

Took part in New Art West Midlands

Took part in another Turning Point West Midlands project

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Have you ever followed up an opportunity on the Turning Point West Midlands website?

Yes, but nothing came of it

Yes, and gained work from it

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How important is the Turning Point West Midlands website to you?

Very important

Important

Don’t know

Unimportant

Very unimportant

Please explain:

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* 4. How would you describe your contact with Turning Point West Midlands?

Very positive

Positive

Don't know

Negative

Very negative

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* 5. Has any aspect of the work of Turning Point West Midlands opened up new possibilities for you in terms of:

	Yes, definitely	Yes, probably	Not relevant	Probably not	Definitely not
Thinking about art	Thinking about art Yes, definitely	Thinking about art Yes, probably	Thinking about art Not relevant	Thinking about art Probably not	Thinking about art Definitely not
Making art	Making art Yes, definitely	Making art Yes, probably	Making art Not relevant	Making art Probably not	Making art Definitely not
Presenting art	Presenting art Yes, definitely	Presenting art Yes, probably	Presenting art Not relevant	Presenting art Probably not	Presenting art Definitely not
Financing or selling art	Financing or selling art Yes, definitely	Financing or selling art Yes, probably	Financing or selling art Not relevant	Financing or selling art Probably not	Financing or selling art Definitely not
Working with other artists/curators	Working with other artists/curators Yes, definitely	Working with other artists/curators Yes, probably	Working with other artists/curators Not relevant	Working with other artists/curators Probably not	Working with other artists/curators Definitely not
Meeting other artists	Meeting other artists Yes, definitely	Meeting other artists Yes, probably	Meeting other artists Not relevant	Meeting other artists Probably not	Meeting other artists Definitely not

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* 6. Has the work of Turning Point West Midlands:

	Yes, definitely	Yes, probably	Don’t know	Probably not	Definitely not
Increased the opportunities for artists	Increased the opportunities for artists Yes, definitely	Increased the opportunities for artists Yes, probably	Increased the opportunities for artists Don’t know	Increased the opportunities for artists Probably not	Increased the opportunities for artists Definitely not
Increased the awareness of opportunities for artists	Increased the awareness of opportunities for artists Yes, definitely	Increased the awareness of opportunities for artists Yes, probably	Increased the awareness of opportunities for artists Don’t know	Increased the awareness of opportunities for artists Probably not	Increased the awareness of opportunities for artists Definitely not
Raised the profile of visual art in the West Midlands	Raised the profile of visual art in the West Midlands Yes, definitely	Raised the profile of visual art in the West Midlands Yes, probably	Raised the profile of visual art in the West Midlands Don’t know	Raised the profile of visual art in the West Midlands Probably not	Raised the profile of visual art in the West Midlands Definitely not
Increased critical debate on the contemporary visual arts in the region	Increased critical debate on the contemporary visual arts in the region Yes, definitely	Increased critical debate on the contemporary visual arts in the region Yes, probably	Increased critical debate on the contemporary visual arts in the region Don’t know	Increased critical debate on the contemporary visual arts in the region Probably not	Increased critical debate on the contemporary visual arts in the region Definitely not
Strengthened networks between artists	Strengthened networks between artists Yes, definitely	Strengthened networks between artists Yes, probably	Strengthened networks between artists Don’t know	Strengthened networks between artists Probably not	Strengthened networks between artists Definitely not
Created a stronger sense of a community of artists in the West Midlands	Created a stronger sense of a community of artists in the West Midlands Yes, definitely	Created a stronger sense of a community of artists in the West Midlands Yes, probably	Created a stronger sense of a community of artists in the West Midlands Don’t know	Created a stronger sense of a community of artists in the West Midlands Probably not	Created a stronger sense of a community of artists in the West Midlands Definitely not
Made the West Midlands a more attractive region for artists to work in	Made the West Midlands a more attractive region for artists to work in Yes, definitely	Made the West Midlands a more attractive region for artists to work in Yes, probably	Made the West Midlands a more attractive region for artists to work in Don’t know	Made the West Midlands a more attractive region for artists to work in Probably not	Made the West Midlands a more attractive region for artists to work in Definitely not

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* 7. Overall, do you think Turning Point West Midlands is making a difference to the contemporary visual arts sector in the region?

Yes, definitely

Yes, probably

Don’t know

Probably not

Definitely not

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* 8. Overall, what do you see as the strengths of Turning Point West Midlands?

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* 9. Overall, what do you see as the weaknesses of Turning Point West Midlands?

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* 10. Have you experienced any of these work changes over the last three years?

Lower availability of teaching work

Lower availability of commissions

Increase in costs of production in artistic work

Less contact with Arts Council England officers

Decrease in availability of training/CPD

Increase in uncertainty about the future

Greater difficulty finding collaborators

Greater availability of teaching work

Greater availability of commissions

More contact with Arts Council England officers

Decrease in costs of production in artistic work

Increase in availability of CPD

Decrease in uncertainty about the future

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Do you think the need for Turning Point West Midlands to support artists is increasing or decreasing compared to last year?

Definitely increasing

Probably increasing

Staying the same

Probably decreasing

Definitely decreasing

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* 12. Are you aware of the national network, Contemporary Visual Arts Network (CVAN)?

Yes

Comment:

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* 13. Name (confidential to the evaluator)

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* 14. What is your age?

Under 25

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

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* 15. What is your highest level of qualification?

Self taught

Diploma

Graduate

Postgraduate

Other (please specify)

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* 16. Are you/have you studied for a fine arts degree in the West Midlands region?

Currently studying in the West Midlands

Previously studied in the West Midlands

No (studied another subject or outside the region)

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* 17. Where do you live?

Birmingham

Black Country

Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull

Shropshire, Herefordshire and Telford

Worcestershire

Staffordshire and Stoke

Another region, please specify:

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* 18. How would you describe where you live?

Urban

Suburban

Rural

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* 19. What is your ethnicity?

White British (including British, Irish and other White)

White Other (other European or Australasian)

Mixed heritage

Asian or Asian British

Black or Black British

Middle Eastern or Middle Eastern British

Chinese or Chinese British

Other ethnic group, please specify: