QUALITATIVE DATA:
All participants (community groups and artists), hosts and consultantts were asked to fill out equalities monitoring forms (see Appendix). Overall, 85% of participants identified as Black, 10% gave their identity as a host of other diverse ethnic backgrounds, and 5% of participants identified as White from lower socio-economic backgrounds Hosts and consultants who helped to deliver this project gave their identity as 70% Black and 30% of other ethnically diverse backgrounds. A questionnaire was shared with artists (see questionnaire in Appendix) to gather quantitative data on their artistic practice, interests and opinions. Their responses were collated and are shared as word-clouds, graphics and diagrams throughout this report.
Artists and community data jointly fed into this report, as it became apparent during sessions that communities and artists are not clearly defined or distinct categories. All participants want to engage in the arts both as active creators and consumers of culture. In order to avoid artificial distinctions, qualitative input from all participants was collated and analysed by theme rather than by participant group.
Qualitative data was gained from artist and community
consultations held in May 2021. 37 artists participated in 3 sets of 3 thematic Explore Sessions covering Events, Spaces & Artist Development. 14 explore sessions were held in total. 3 community group sessions were held with 20 people from diverse backgrounds with an interest in the arts, these one-off sessions touched more broadly on the same themes. quotes and feedback inform the body of this report, and are shared as quotes and through visual illustrations throughout the text. The report was shared with participants before publication, and amended in response to their feedback. Data was gathered through short-hand transcription and
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