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Survey: Fairfax County artists say they need money, space and local audiences, Arts Fairfax reports
Summary
Arts Fairfax's two-year Regional Artist Survey drew about 1,400 responses and, when limited to practicing artists in Fairfax County, just over 1,000. The report says artists seek financial support, rehearsal and presentation space, and better ways to reach local audiences.
Arts Fairfax's two-year Regional Artist Survey found Fairfax County has a large and active artist community but that many local artists lack funds, space and audience access, Stuart Holt, the nonprofit's president and CEO, told County Magazine.
"We ended up getting a bit over 1,400 responses, but when we put the lens of practicing artists and living or working in Fairfax County, that dropped down to just over 1,000 responses," Holt said. "The responses that we got were really enlightening." The survey, Holt said, was created with an artist advisory council, analyzed with AMS Analytics, offered in English, Farsi, Hindi, Korean and Spanish, designed to take about five minutes and was available for six months.
The survey identifie…
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