The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) is conducting a survey to assess COVID-19 impacts on employment and revenue in the creative industries.
In a statement, the Department said it was seeking contributions from freelancers, businesses and organisations engaged in creative industries who created, performed, produced or presented artistic or cultural works.
“We need help in building a robust and reliable sector profile for Western Australia by understanding the current situation and planning for the future,” the Department said.
“The survey is the creative sector’s opportunity to provide critical data for a statistically reliable survey on the employment and revenue impacts of COVID-19 on the broader creative industries across the State.”
DLGSC said the creative industries it wanted to hear from in the survey included film, TV and radio; writing and publishing; fashion, jewellery and textile design; performing arts venue operation; set, lighting and production design, and visual arts, music, theatre and comedy.
Also part of the survey will cover dance, circus, opera and orchestra; interactive VR/AR/XR artists; games publishing and development, and libraries, art galleries and museums.
“We are seeking contributions from freelancers, businesses and organisations engaged in creative industries who create, perform, produce or present artistic or cultural works,” the Department said.
It said the study sought to measure lost revenue by market segment; report on the number and type of jobs and work lost; and report on access to financial support, including JobKeeper, JobSeeker and grants.
The survey can be found and completed at this PS News link.
