Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY) - Portrait of New York State Artists (PoA) Survey

Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY) launched the “Portrait of New York State Artists” survey in February 2022 to build a portrait of the needs, circumstances, and experiences of artists across New York State. CRNY used data from this survey to conduct advocacy and narrative change work, and to assess whether the funding provided to artists through CRNY’s programs helped meet the needs of individual artists in any substantive or transformational ways.

Upon submission of an application to CRNY’s Guaranteed Income for Artists or Artist Employment Program, artists were invited to answer additional optional questions about their artistic practice, financial circumstances, well-being, pandemic experience, and attitudes about policy and advocacy matters. A publicly accessible version of the survey was made available for those not interested or eligible to apply for CRNY funding. The survey closed on May 31, 2022.

Overall, 13,377 artists completed the survey.

Below is a list of fields with their respective questions as asked in the survey:

Field	Survey Question
age	Applicants age
age range	Applicants age range
agency	I feel agency over my future.
amount of energy	In the last month, how would you describe the amount of energy you have to engage in your artistic or cultural practice(s)? Please consider your overall physical, mental, emotional, and creative energy
amount of time	In the last month, how would you describe the amount of time you have to engage in your artistic or cultural practice(s)?
approach to practice	How do you approach your practice as an artist, culture bearer, or culture maker? Select all that apply
art practice impact	How, if at all, was your artistic practice impacted between March 2020 and February 2022? Select all that apply:
articulating involved	Do you feel confident articulating your creative process and the labor involved?
aware of gi	Prior to learning about Creatives Rebuild New York, were you aware of guaranteed income or universal basic income policies?
caregiver	Do you regularly provide care – either on your own or with someone else – to any of the following people? Select all that apply:
carrying debt	Are you currently carrying debt? This could include financial obligations not paid in full each month like credit cards, personal loans, payday loans or short-term debt, student loan debt, housing debt, automobile loan, other.
coalitions	Which coalitions or causes do you actively participate in as a supporter or advocate? Select all that apply:
community	How would you describe the community in which you live? [Select one]
county	County
criminal legal	Do you have any past criminal legal system involvement? [Select one]
deaf disabled	Do you identify as Deaf or disabled? [Select one]
debt manageability	If yes, would do you describe it as:
deserve safety net	Do you believe that artists, culture bearers, and culture makers deserve to have a financial safety net? (A “financial safety net” is a personal financial cushion that can include emergency savings funds, assets, family resources, disability insurance coverage, and life insurance so that one can financially support themselves for 3-6 months without income and/or in the case of an emergency.)
discipline	Please rank up to three discipline(s) that best reflect your practice as an artist, culture bearer, or culture maker
emergency assistance	If yes, which of the following types of emergency financial assistance did you receive? Select all that apply:
emergency assistance received	At any time between March 2020 and February 2022, did you receive any kind of emergency financial assistance? [Select one]
emergency money	If an unexpected $400 emergency came up today, would you be able to pay for it with cash or a cash equivalent, without using credit?
employ impact	How, if at all, was your employment impacted between March 2020 and February 2022?
experience barriers	Do you experience any barriers to pursuing educational or professional development opportunities that advance your artistic or cultural practice?
feed myself	I am able to feed myself and those I care for.
financial capacity	In the last month, how would you describe your financial capacity to afford to engage in your artistic or cultural practice(s)? Please consider necessary materials, training, space, assistance, or other needs related to your artistic or cultural practice(s).
financial stability	On a scale of 1-5, how would you describe your own financial stability?
gender	What is your gender identity?
health insurance	Do you currently have health insurance?
household income	Please provide an estimate of your 2021 household income, before taxes:
immigrant	Do you identify as an immigrant to the U.S.? [Select one]
language	What is your primary spoken language? [Select one]
LGBTQIAP	Do you identify as LGBTQIAP+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual/aromantic, pansexual)? [Select one]
mental health	I am in good mental and emotional health.
money source	How do you currently earn money? Select all that apply
optimistic about future	I am optimistic about the future
other income	Do you have any other sources of income or financial stability besides income from jobs? Please consider sources such as inheritances, real estate, family support, retirement accounts, stocks, bonds, tangible property, settlements, or lottery proceedings. [Select one.]
physical health	I am in good physical health.
policy group member	Are you an active member of any group (not including a political party) that tries to influence public policy or government?
public values	Do you feel that the general public values, sees, and/or understands your work?
purposeful life	I lead a purposeful and meaningful life.
race	Which of the following best describes you? Select all that apply:
region	Region
seek impacts	In your artistic or cultural practice, do you seek specific impacts or outcomes related to community change?
selected	Selected to be in the guaranteed income program
social relationships	My social relationships are supportive and rewarding.
stable housing	My housing circumstances are stable and meet my needs.
transgender	Do you identify as transgender? [Select one]
wage paid source	. How are your wages currently paid? [Select one]
wellbeing impact	How, if at all, was your well-being impacted between March 2020 and February 2022? Select all that apply:
zipcode	Zip Code

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More information on this survey, including a copy a of the survey questionnaire, can be found at the National Archive of Data on Arts and Culture (NADAC).

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