Watauga Arts Council Questionnaire

Thank you for helping us to improve Watauga Arts Council programs by completing this survey. Please mark the responses to each question that best reflects your experience. Your responses will remain anonymous (please do not put your name anywhere on the survey). Thank you again and please place the survey in the box at the table you received the survey.

1. What is your age group?

□ Below 20

□ 20-40

□ 41-60

□ 61-80

□ Above 80

  1. What is your gender?

□ Female□ Male

  1. Total number of children under 18 living at home ______
  1. What is your highest achieved education level?

□ High school graduate/GED

□ College, Associate or Technical Degree

□ Bachelor’s Degree

□ Graduate Degree

□ Other ______

  1. Have you: (please mark all that apply)

□ attended an arts class

□ displayed artworks publicly

□ created arts and/or crafts

□ participated in community performance

□ played an instrument (publicly and/or privately)

□ participated in the literary arts (attending functions, creating works, etc)

□ none of the above

  1. How did you hear about the Council (please mark all that apply)

□ Newspaper

□ Television

□ Radio

□ Online

□ Friends/Co-workers

□ Family

□ Other cultural events

□ Other ______

  1. Do you...

...donate money to the Watauga Arts Council?

□ Yes□ No

...volunteer for the Watauga Arts Council?

□ Yes□ No

9. What is your favorite program? Please comment why.

10. What changes to current programs or other events would you like to see?

  1. Please rank each of the events you or your family (if applicable) has attended:

Programs / Exceptional / Very Satisfactory / Satisfactory / Unsatisfactory / Very Unsatisfactory / N/A / Why
Touring Arts Program
Mountain Arts Program
A Common Heritage
Fourth-Grade Story-Telling Festival
Summer Arts Camp
Michael R. Patricello Craft Enrichment Program
Concerts on the Lawn
Junior Appalachian Musicians
Square Dances
Watauga County Jams
Gallery Openings
  1. If you have not attended other events, please mark all that apply:

□ Children (lack of childcare availability, do not have children of the right age

group, etc)

□ Lack of knowledge

□ No one else I know attends

□ Time

□ Not interested in specific programs

□ Money

□ Other ______

  1. If you have attended events, please mark all that apply:

□ Interested in the arts

□ Am a participating artist

□ Know other people coming

□ Happened upon it

□ Trying something different

□ Food, prizes, or other door prizes being given out

□ To meet people

□ Other ______

  1. What is your total household income level?

□ Below $30,000□ $31,000-70,000□ $71,000-110,000

□ $111,000-150,000□ Above $150,000

  1. What is your occupation?

□ Professional/Technical□ Executive/Administration □ Homemaker □ Middle management/White Collar □ Sale/Marketing □ Clerical □ Crafts worker □ Machine Operator/ Blue Collar □ Service Worker □ Education □ Retired

THANKS FOR PARITICIPATING IN THE WATAUGA ARTS COUNCIL SURVEY!