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​REVIEW OF VISUAL ARTISTS’ WORKSPACES (2009)
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Prepared for The Arts Council by CHL Consulting Company Ltd., 2009.

​70% of respondents to survey questionnaire were female. Questionnaire supplemented consultative programme carried out in studios. A sample of 276 artists was compiled by Visual Artists Ireland, drawing on their membership base, and responses were received from 61, representing a response rate of 22%.
 
Number of years as a practising professional artist ranged from 1 to 45 years, averaging at 15.7 years. Income from other employment earned by 64% of respondents. Main categories of other employment: primarily in arts-related areas, notably art lecturer / teacher (44%) and arts administration/management (44%).
 
Almost all (98%) of the respondents have a dedicated workspace, with 63% of these being in towns or cities. 60% of respondents have a workspace in their home or on their property; the rest have an individual space remote from home or a space in a studio complex, shared production facility or arts centre.
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