Dear Fellow Miami Artist, Thank you for your interest in the Miami Artist Census. We invite you to participate in a survey to better understand you and your needs. Please read this entire message and ask us any questions that you may have before clicking the arrow to consent to participating in this survey. The Miami Artist Census is an artist-run research initiative that will identify and map the needs of Miami-based artists. Made for artists by artists, the county-wide data project will collect information that will help public and private funders know where and how to allocate funding for local artists, and provide public officials with the data needed to support policies responding to artists’ needs. Furthermore, it will give artists, art institutions, researchers, and the public, a clearer picture of what today’s Miami artist community looks like for years to come.  The backbone of the Miami Artist Census is our survey. Originally developed by Los Angeles-based artists as part of the Los Angeles Artist Census, this survey has been edited and adapted by members of Artists for Artists: Miami to address the issues that are particular to artists in Miami-Dade County. The major benefit of your participation in this survey is your contribution to a comprehensive data collection and visualization project intended to benefit Miami’s artists — the first of its kind in Florida. We believe the census will support the creation of advocacy tools to serve the fight for better working, living, and making conditions, and create opportunities for grassroots coalition-building across Miami.
Procedure & Confidentiality:

If you agree to participate in this survey, you will complete a 20-minute on-line survey. The survey will ask you questions about your demographic profile, artistic practice, professional status, income, education, housing, debt, and related hardships. You will remain completely anonymous. The Miami Artist Census utilizes Alchemer Survey software. Data collected via the Miami Artist Census survey will be stored on Alchemer’s secure servers. Access to this data is password-protected and accessible only to the four artists managing the collection and analysis of the survey data. The raw data from the census will be temporarily downloaded for analysis, during which it will be stored safely and securely, and will be deleted afterward. Miami Artist Census will keep the records of this study private and confidential to the extent permitted by law. We will not include information that will personally identify you as a participant of this survey in any report, interactive dashboard, or other publishing format we may use. Our electronic research records will be securely stored and only Miami Artist Census will have access to the records through a password-protected account. We will not attempt to identify you through your answers.
Voluntary Nature of the Survey:

Your participation in this survey is voluntary. Your decision to participate in this study will not affect your current or future relations with Miami Artist Census and its members or affiliated organizations. If you decide to participate, you are free to withdraw at any time. We ask that you answer all questions deemed “required.” We ask that you only submit accurate information.
Contacts and Questions:  You may ask any question(s) you have before taking the survey. If you are unsure about how to accurately answer a question on the survey, please ask us for clarification. If you have a question after taking the survey, please contact us directly at miamiartistcensus@gmail.com.  Consent is given by completing the survey and clicking submit.