Seymour Art Gallery - Strategic Planning Survey

Dear Members,

The Gallery's strategic planning process is now underway, and is expected to be largely concluded by the end of August. Understanding that the summer can be busy, it is our intention to focus member consultation efforts in the months of May and June.

After careful review of the 7 responses to our terms of reference, Kathleen Darby was selected as our strategic planning consultant. Kathleen has more than 20 years experience in leading and directing cultural organizations across western Canada. She has developed and written numerous strategic and business plans, most for public organizations with budgets under $500,000. Following a May 6 inception meeting, Kathleen is now well into the first phase of her work - a full review of the operations of the Gallery.

We are now seeking your input through an internet survey that is on the Seymour Art Gallery website at;

http://www.seymourartgallery.com/survey.php

The survey is also available in paper form in the Gallery Shop. For members without internet access, the survey will be mailed out via regular mail. We strongly encourage all members to go online and complete this short survey, which will provide crucial guidance to subsequent phases of the strategic planning process.

In addition, we ask that you note the date of May 29, 2010 in your calendars, as on this day we will be hosting a planning workshop from 1 to 5 in the afternoon. We are still confirming an appropriate location for this workshop in the Deep Cove/Seymour area. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend as this workshop, combined with the results of the survey consultation, will be important input to the future of the Gallery. The planning workshop will be presented in a format that is informative, interactive and a lot of fun. It will be a great opportunity for you to get to know your fellow members better and to have a stake in the future success of the Gallery.

Please contact the Gallery at info@seymourartgallery.com or (604) 924-1378 to RSVP for the May 29 workshop by May 21, so that we can plan an effective workshop.

Looking forward to your input,

Your Board of Directors

Seymour Art Gallery Strategic Planning Survey

What type of art would you like to see in future Seymour Art Gallery exhibitions?

	Less Of	More Of
Fine Art (traditional art forms, like painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture)
Crafts (e.g. ceramics, fabric arts, decorative arts, etc.)
Contemporary Art (cutting edge art, or art in non-traditional formats such as performance art or installation art)

What type of artist would you like to see in future Seymour Art Gallery exhibitions?

	Less Of	More Of
Established Artists (artists who have had multiple exhibitions in galleries)
Emerging Artists
Student Artists
Single Artists (Solo Exhibitions)
Multiple Artists (Group Exhibitions)

Would you like to propose an exhibition focus or provide further comment on Seymour Art Gallery exhibition policy or mix?

What would/does attract you to attend exhibition openings?

Would you or members of your family attend or participate in the following types of events, if offered at the Seymour Art Gallery?

	Likely	unlikely
Adult Art Class
Child Art Class
Musical Event
Art Talk
Other Cultural Talk
Art Festival or Event

Please provide any additional comments on programs and events at the Seymour Art Gallery:

What kind of community involvement would you like the Seymour Art Gallery to undertake?

What is the best way to involve the community in Gallery programs and events?

Please rate the Seymour Art Gallery (SAG) in comparison to the other North Shore public art galleries:

	SAG not as good	SAG about the same	SAG better	Don't Know/No Opinion
Cityscape Gallery - Quality of Exhibitions
Cityscape Gallery - Quality of Programs and Public Events
Cityscape Gallery - Membership Benefits
Cityscape Gallery - Communication and Publicity
Ferry Building Gallery - Quality of Exhibitions
Ferry Building Gallery - Quality of Programs and Public Events
Ferry Building Gallery - Membership Benefits
Ferry Building Gallery - Communication and Publicity
Silk Purse Gallery - Quality of Exhibitions
Silk Purse Gallery - Quality of Programs and Public Events
Silk Purse Gallery - Membership Benefits
Silk Purse Gallery - Communication and Publicity

Please provide any additional comments on the relationship between the Seymour Art Gallery and the other North Shore public art galleries:

Should the Seymour Art Gallery's programs and exhibitions have a unique focus that clearly distinguishes it from the other North Shore public art galleries?

	Important	Neutral	Unimportant
How important is a unique focus?

If you answered "important" to the question above, please provide some suggestions on what would set the Gallery apart from others in the area.

Beyond Vancouver's North Shore, could you identify other, similar galleries that can provide our Gallery with inspiration for the future? Please explain why.

The Seymour Art Gallery has an open invitation to artists (individuals or groups), to submit exhibition proposals. Starting in 2009, these exhibitions proposals are adjudicated periodically by a 3-person jury, and successful applicants are offered an exhibition at a future date. Please provide your views on the adequacy of the Seymour Art Gallery's process of soliciting artist proposals and selecting artists for Gallery exhibitions

Gallery policy:

	Agree	Disagree	No opinion
Do you agree or disagree with the Gallery's policy of allowing artists who exhibit in the Gallery to sell their work?

Gallery shop:

	0 times	Once in 12 months	6-10 times	>10 times
Please indicate the frequency of your purchases at the Seymour Art Gallery Shop over the last 12 months?

Please provide your evaluation of the merchandise at the Gallery Shop:

	Too Low	About Right	Too High
Price range of merchandise
Quality of merchandise

What would you like to see in the Gallery Shop?

	Less Of	More Of
Ceramics
Jewelry
Paintings
Photography
Fibre arts
Greeting/note cards
North Shore artists' work

Please provide any additional comments on the merchandise available at the Seymour Art Gallery Shop

Communications & Publicity

	Good	Fair	Poor
How do you rate the Seymour Art Gallery's publicity of exhibitions and events?

Please (assign numbers 1 through 5 to) identify your top 5 sources of information about exhibitions and events at the Gallery

	1	2	3	4	5
Newspaper
Preview Magazine
Printed Invitations
Posters
Gallery Sign
Roadside Signage
Gallery Website
E-mail
Facebook
Twitter
Word of Mouth

Please provide any additional comments on the Seymour Art Gallery's publicity and communications

Gallery Visitation & Membership

	Not at all	Once	2-4 times	5-10 times	>10 times
How many times have you visited the Seymour Art Gallery over the last 12 months?

Reason for visiting

	Gallery Exhibition	Gallery Shop (Treasure Cove)	Theatre Performance
What was the primary reason for your most recent visit to the Gallery?

Are you currently a Gallery member?
Yes
No

If not a member, what would attract you to become a Gallery member?

Are you an Artist with work in Gallery exhibitions?
Yes
No

Are you an Artist with work in the Gallery Shop?
Yes
No

Are you a Volunteer in the Gallery or Shop?
Yes
No

Finally, to facilitate analysis of the survey results, please provide a little information about yourself: Your name and phone number?

What is your age?
Under 25
25-40
40-55
55-70
70+

What is your residential postal code or zip code, or your country of residence if you are from outside of Canada and the US?

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the City of North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver through The Arts Office:

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