Accessibility Survey
How important is participation in the arts for you or your charge?
Very important
What is the biggest barrier you face when it comes to attending an art event?
Cost of ticket.
What issues prevent you from taking part in arts activities?
Age, nationality.
What three things might encourage you to take part in arts activities more often?
Smaller submission fees. Clearer submission guidelines.
What support is most important to you in your work as an artist?
Being part of an artists’/writers’ network (online or with an organisation).
What advice would you give to any arts organisation planning to develop activities and events for creative people like yourself?
Multiple selection stages so that artists get acquainted with organisations regardless of whether they're selected at the end.
What do you personally do to make art accessible to yourself?
Time management.
Tell us about your day-to-day experience of the condition
Back pain and frequent migraines, difficulty sitting/lying down.
How do you describe your condition to people who don’t know you?
"My back is just wiggly."
What symptoms do you experience
What's the one thing you want people to know about your condition and/or work?
I often think about the juxtaposition between the straightness vs. curviness of lines and shapes.