Quarterly State of the Arts Survey

Our Final opportunity for you to feedback on our industry's needs and experiences is now open.
During this time, voice and advocacy for the arts, culture, and creative sector continues to be vital. The responses we have received from creatives, administrators and enablers across so many different art forms from the first, second, and third survey has enabled us at Toi o Taraika Arts Wellington to:

  • Advocate to CNZ around funding and the application proccess

  • advocate to WCC's Aho Tini team including our industry's sustainability and venues

  • critically analyse our ToTAW action agenda going into 2023-24

  • choose the most relevant topics for Strategic Forum

  • and see a clear view of Independent artists needs and informing independent specific plans going forward


Our fourth and final quarterly State of the Arts survey has been made live and would appreciate your participation, feedback and experiences. Going forward we will use the individual survey analysis' alongside the overall data analysis to continue advocating on behalf of our Industry as we head through the election year.

The survey is only 10 questions long and we’ll be giving away $200 to a lucky participant. We’ll also share survey results with respondents if they’re happy to provide their email address.

 The survey is being run by Dovetail, an independent NZ research company. All of your responses are confidential and no identifying information will be released.

An important note on the use of the language of ‘creative’ in the description of ‘creative work’. This term is meant to encompass the wide range of roles that exist within the arts, culture, heritage and creative industries - across administration, management, production, curatorial, technical staff - the enablers and supporters of creative work, as well as artists and practitioners.

 Thanks so much for your input, it is appreciated.

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The State of the Arts Survey is led by Toi o Taraika Arts Wellington with the support of Wellington City Council (Pōneke), Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi (Tāmaki Makaurau) and Creative Waikato (Waikato). Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage is also supporting this survey to extend its reach to respondents throughout Aotearoa – and to build national reporting.