Making Space for Culture

City of Toronto


	Making Space for Culture

When you think about your community, what types of cultural activities do you participate in?
(Check all that apply.)

Heritage

Researching local history, family genealogy
Visiting museums, historic sites, or parks

Live Performance

Playing an instrument, singing, dancing
Attending a concert, theatre, festival, or other performance

Visual and Applied Arts

Painting, drawing, photography, graphic design, computer graphics, art classes
Visiting art galleries/exhibitions

Writing and Publishing

Writing novels, plays, poems, short stories, journals or articles
Reading books, newspapers, magazines in print or electronic form

Audio-Visual, Film and Interactive Media

Recording, sharing or making own recordings of visual material, writing blogs, producing videos
Attending movie theatres, watching television or online content, playing video games

Sound Recording

Composing or recording music
Listening to recorded music

Other

What types of cultural spaces are most needed in your neighbourhood?
(Check all that apply.)

Heritage

Libraries & Archives
Museums
Historic sites or buildings
Parks, zoos, or other nature conservation areas

Live Performance

Dance, theatre, or music rehearsal spaces
Performance spaces
Festival and celebration spaces

Visual and Applied Arts

Artist studio or crafts space
Galleries or exhibition spaces

Writing and Publishing

Places to write
Bookstores, cafes, or other places to read

Audio-Visual, Film and Interactive Media

Film and television production studios
Places to watch video, film or television

Sound Recording

Sound recording studios
Sound listening spaces

Other

Do you feel that arts, culture and heritage offerings are physically, financially and geographically accessible to you? Arts, culture and heritage offerings are defined as films, live music, theatre, dance, literary events, art galleries/displays, museums or heritage displays.

If so, which of the following?

	Physically	Accessible Not accessible
	Financially	Accessible Not accessible
	Geographically	Accessible Not accessible
	Other (Please specify)

Have you encountered any barriers to participating in arts, culture and/or heritage in the last four weeks?

	Cost	Not a barrier Barrier
	Disability	Not a barrier Barrier
	Geographic remoteness	Not a barrier Barrier
	Language barriers	Not a barrier Barrier
	Access to information	Not a barrier Barrier
	Other (Please specify)

How would you rate your neighbourhood’s cultural spaces?

Very low 1 2 3 4 5 Very high

Have you seen cultural spaces either in Toronto or elsewhere that you would like to see in your neighbourhood?

Are there any other ideas or issues you would like to share with us about cultural spaces in your neighbourhood?

The following optional demographic information is collected to assist in better understanding the needs of your community.

The first three characters of your postal code:

Your age: 0-12 13-18 19-24 25-39 40-54 55-69 70 and over

Your gender: Female Male

Do you speak any languages at home other than English?

Arabic	Greek	Lithuanian	Sindhi
Assyrian	Gujarati	Mandarin	Spanish
Cambodian	Hebrew	Marathi	Swedish
Cantonese	Hindi	Norwegian	Tagalog
Croatian	Hungarian	Polish	Taiwanese
Czech	Italian	Portugese	Thai
Farsi	Japanese	Romanian	Turkish
French	Konkani	Russian	Vietnamese
German	Korean	Serbian	Other

Are you professionally employed in the arts or culture industries? Yes No

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