Welcome to this survey!
The Edenton Public Art Initiative (EPAI) would like to learn what is most important to you regarding public
art.
Your responses will be kept absolutely confidential and will be used to: develop policy, create opportunities
for artists, and determine specific locations, in Edenton and Chowan county. Your input is critical to the
process.
This survey should take less then ten minutes to complete and your thoughtful consideration of these
questions is sincerely appreciated.
If you experience any technical difficulties, please contact Geraldine Plato at 828.467.0979
orgeraldineplato@gmail.com.
Note: For the purposes of this study, public art is defined as works of art in any medium that have been planned and
executed with the specific intention of being sited or staged in the physical public domain. Artwork is often placed
outside and available to all, but may also be sited inside publicly accessible buildings.
To make sure we get a good cross-section of answers, we would like to start with a few questions for
statistical purposes only.
1. Gender
o Male
o Female
2. Age
o
o
o
o
o
3. Ethnicity
o American Indian
o Asian
o Black or African American
o Hispanic
o Caucasian
o Other
o Prefer not to answer
o Other:
under 25
25-34
35-49
50-64
65 or older
4. What is your zip code?
5. How long have you lived there?
6. On a scale of 1 to 5 do you agree or disagree with the following statement:
Edenton and Chowan County would benefit from a public art initiative? Circle ONE.
1 strongly agree
2 mildly agree
3 neutral
4 mildly disagree
5 strongly disagree
7. What are the most important goals of a public art initiative? Select THREE.
o Community Identity
o History/Heritage
o Diversity/Ethnicity
o Opportunities for Local Artists
o Economic Development/Tourism
o Quality of Life/Livability
o Engage Youth
o Other (please specify):
8. What qualities of public art are most important to you? Select THREE.
o
o
o
o
o
Creativity/Uniqueness
Durability
Visibility
Functionality
Educational
o
o
o
Reflective of Environmental Surrounds
Reflective of Cultural Heritage or
History
Other (please specify)
9. Where would you most like to see public art in Chowan County? Select THREE.
o Along Transportation Infrastructure
o Public Schools
o City Parks, Bike Trails
o Storefronts in Downtown
o Downtown Historic District
o Unusual and Unpredictable Places
o In and Around Public Buildings
o Other (please specify):
10. What kind of public art experience interests you the most? Select THREE.
o Art to view (murals, sculpture, painting,
o Historical
storefronts)
o Interactive (Hands-on, sound, light,
o Contemporary
multimedia)
o Functional (benches, bike racks, light
o Temporary/Exploratory
posts, fences, fountains)
o Other (please specify)
11. What are the potential benefits of incorporating public art in Chowan County? Please use other side.
12. What are the potential drawbacks of incorporating public art in Chowan County? Please use other
side.
13. Please check if you would like to:
o Participate in more meetings about
public art
o Serve on a task force or find out more
about these meetings
o
o
Be kept informed about this project
I am not interested in participating or
receiving updates about this project
14. Is there anything else you would like to tell us? Please use other side.
15 Please share your contact information so we can keep you informed. When you do you will be eligible
to win 25 Downtown Dollars.
Name:
Email:
Phone:
Thank you for generously giving your time to complete this survey.
Jennifer Harriss
Destination Downtown Edenton
To take the survey online go to:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/EPAI
Find us on Facebook at: Edenton Public Art
Project
PLACE
STAMP
HERE
Destination Downtown Edenton/EPAI
c/o Jennifer Harriss
PO Box 441
Edenton, North Carolina 27932