2017 Herts Open Studios Participants Survey

2017 Herts Open Studios Participating Members Survey

If you did take part in Open Studios 2017, please complete this participants questionnaire and provide your contact information for a chance to have your Open Studios fee refunded (individual, group leader or part of a group, excluding HVAF membership fee):

Feedback open until 7th November 2017

One name will be chosen at random.

To enable us to continue to develop Herts Visual Arts and Open Studios, we are keen to gather feedback about members who did take part in Open Studios this year, to hear your opinions and choices around Open Studios. Please take this opportunity to make your voice heard by completing this very short survey.

Herts Visual Arts is a membership organisation for artists living or working in/near Herts – funded and run by and for artists on a voluntary not-for-profit basis. We’ve been hosting our annual Open Studios event for almost 30 years.

Our 2017 new-look brochure and on-line presence are part of on-going Open Studios development and we'd appreciate a moment of your time to answer a few questions about HVAF/Open Studios. As a thank-you, enter you contact details at the final question for a chance to have your 2018 Herts Visual Arts OS fee (not HVAF membership fee) refunded. (Non-OS participants, please complete a members questionnaire)

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* 1. We’d like to understand our members better (please tick all that apply):

Bucks OS Participant

Other OS Participant

Full-time Artist

Student/Pupil

Other Profession (Full-time)

Other Profession (Part-time)

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Why did you choose to be part of Open Studios 2017? (please tick all that apply)?

joined HVA to do Open Studios

always do Open Studios

help from HVAF committee

found a group (to be part of)

2017 new group pricing

2017 reduced individual prices

it’s an adventure

want to make new contacts

HVAF OS is changing

want to learn how to present

want to talk to potential customers

I’m established and my customers want to visit

a friend helped me

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Please tell us about your visitors and how they heard about you?

<10 visitors

11-25 visitors

26-50 visitors

51-100 visitors

More than 100 (please specify)

Please tell us why they visited you: (friends? word of mouth? existing customers? chance drop-ins? other artists? other?)

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* 4. How times have you taken part in Open Studios before?

2- 5

more than 5

How did this year compare to previous years?

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* 5. Did you make any sales because of Open Studios (before, during or after)?

<£100

£101-£250

£251-500

£501-£1000

more than £1000

Please comment on your sales: Was it cards? Originals? Prints? More than expected? Less than hoped? Commissions?

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* 6. Please tell us which of our Open Studios information you and your visitors used or collected (please tick all that apply):

Printed Brochure

Brochure pdf

Brochure flip book

Printed Pull-out

Pull-out pdf

Pull-out flip book

Printed local art trail

pdf art trail

Poster

Artist information in Open Studios section of web site

Herts Visual Arts Facebook Open Studios event

#hertsopenstudios

downloadable marketing materials

bunting

street signage

What did you notice about your visitor preferences for OS information? (please specify)

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* 7. Please help us understand your preferences (please tick all that apply):

I prefer information on my smart phone/tablet

My www.hvaf.org.uk free members gallery page is up to date

I follow the Herts Visual Arts Facebook page

I am a member of the Herts Visual Arts PRIVATE Facebook group

I follow Herts Visual Arts @HVAF on Twitter

Open Studios information on www.hvaf.org.uk is easy to find

I like this year’s printed brochure

I read the brochure in detail and paid attention to the contents

I think a full printed brochure (and other information) is essential (please say why in comments below)

I don't use a computer

I have my own Public Liability Insurance

I keep/refer to the full brochure for more than 6 months

I reminded my visitors (or emailed them) about the visitors questionnaire/prize

I read about HVA in the press

I have printed materials left over (brochures, trail maps, posters) – please specify below

I’d like to take part as a helper/volunteer

I helped with OS organisation and/or helped distribute printed materials

Our member volunteers organise Open Studios, please give your comments on this years printed or on-line materials, distribution, including how many brochures/trail leaflets you had left over.

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* 8. How likely are you to be part of Herts Open Studios 2018?

Might take part

Unlikely to take part

Definitely will take part

What has influenced or will influence your decision?

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* 9. What is your age?

0 - 18

19 - 25

26 - 40

41 - 55

56 - 60

61 - 70

71+

Prefer not to say

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* 10. Please complete if you would like to enter our prize draw:

Name:

Membership Number

Email Address:

The one thing that stood out for me this year is: