The Interview Will Be Going with a General Introduction, Such As

The Interview Will Be Going with a General Introduction, Such As

Interview Guide (Checklist) for Interviews with Participants in the Eastside Culture Crawl in a Sample of Locations in Vancouver about Workshop Place and Space Issues

Introduction & Informed Consent Form Signing (Consent form submitted with ethics application form)

The interview will be going with a general introduction, such as

“This study is about participants of the Eastside Culture Crawl to further understanding of creative workspaces and document some of the studios and workspaces featured in the Crawl. We are asking a sample of participants Eastside Culture Crawl what seems important to them about their workspaces, what works well, what some of the greatest challenges are and what ideas they have for improving access spaces for creative workers in Vancouver. We hope to learn more about artists and other creative workers, their networks and space issues that they feel are important for sustaining their creative work, as individuals and in the community.”

The interviewis intended as a way of learning your views about space you use, could use or need for your work. We plan to use this information to create videos and conduct analysis that will help identify issues that will be useful for understanding current issues, planning facilities and policies.

Portions of the video taped interview may be used in a short edited video and final written report (as indicated in a separate form).

  1. First can you say your name and tell us a little about yourself and your work in the arts?

(We won’t actually ask for all this information here. We will ask people to begin to talk about themselves and their work to get them started. At the end of the interview we will go back to fill in any information missed.)

  • Demographic information (Age, sex, nationality, ethnicity, family situation, etc.)
  • Education and Training
  • Occupation & general information about income sources: Occupational type and discipline(s) (if applicable). Are the activities related to a career goal in the arts? Does the respondent receive remuneration? Is this volunteer work or a leisure activity? Does the respondent do other work for pay? If so, what?
  • History of involvement with this artistic activity (when started, range of activities, etc.)

Information about Activities in the Workspace/Studio

  1. And can you tell us what are the things you are working on now in this particular workspace/studio?
  • Type of creative work (Clay; Drawing; Fashion; Film; Furniture; Glass; Jewellery; Mixed media; Music; Painting; Performance; Photography; Printmaking; Sculpture; Textile; Other (specify))
  1. Information about the type building and its use as a creative workspace
  • Type of building (Warehouse, Factory or industrial, Purpose-built, Social/recreational facility (901 Main, Raycam community centre), Office building (?), store fronts, residential
  • History and Future Prospects of the participant’s use of this workspace
  • Length of time participant in the workspace
  • Past users, uses
  • Prospects for Continued use as Creative Space (endangered, potentially threatened, medium-term and long term stability)
  • Other features of the workspace
  • Owned vs. Rented
  • Organizational type
  • Individual Studios
  • Multiple
  • Live-work vs. workplace only
  • History and Future Prospects of the workspace
  • Length of time participant in the workspace
  • Past users, uses
  • Prospects for Continued use as Creative Space (endangered, potentially threatened, medium-term and long term stability)
  1. Does the workspace work well for the type of work you do or would like to do? Why/why not?
  2. Please tell us about the physical features of the workspace that are helpful or present challenges.

Potential topics: spaciousness, storage, lighting, safety installations, accessibility.

  1. Please tell us about thelocation of the workspace in terms of practical concerns or social/professional networks, community involvement, resources in the building, neighbourhood connections, safety,or any other location-related issues. If applicable, how does living in close proximity to other artists affect your work?
  2. Do you have any ideas for middle and long-term future of workspaces like yours in Vancouver? What improvements are most pertinent? What would you like to see addressed at municipal/provincial/federal level? What issues could be addressed by artists, artist collectives and cooperatives?

Conclusion

  • Review checklist and ask questions about information missed.
  • Invite interviewee to discuss other issues related to their work in the arts or space and place issues (problems or models) related to creative work (in the Vancouver area or elsewhere).
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