Report Launch: Explore the Data
We’re launching the public reporting phase of the Chicago Arts Census!
One of the primary goals of the Chicago Arts Census has always been to return the data to the community that trusted us with their stories. We have developed a set of resources including a written report, an interactive data dashboard, and a series of public programs to do just that.
This is part of our collective story. The Census data reflects what arts workers across Chicago shared about these conditions and how they affect their lives and work. On its own, data is not enough. But when it is shared in context, and taken up in community, it becomes knowledge we can act on together.
This is just the beginning. We are kicking off a year of programs and reporting. This phase includes a written report, an interactive dashboard, and a series of public programs. Throughout the year, we will return the data to the community through presentations and conversations with arts workers across Chicago
REPORT: Our Work Our Worth: The Lives and Labor of Chicago’s Arts Workers. The report shares the process and methodology, key insights and observations, and a series of recommendations generated from the stories and data arts workers shared with us.
DASHBOARD: Take A Deep Dive And Visit The Interactive Dashboard. Featuring over a hundred graphs and charts, along with a special filtering tool, users can drill deeper to gain more specific insights about the lives and working conditions of arts workers in Chicago.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS & EVENTS: Throughout the year, we will return the data to the community through presentations and conversations with arts workers across Chicago including town halls. The initial public presentations will share the process of developing the Census, analyzing the data, and introducing some of the insights we
What is the Census?
The Chicago Arts Census is a cross-discipline data collection effort created by and with the art workers of Chicago. The Arts Census was built to amplify our voices as art workers in Chicago.
We do this by collecting, mapping, and visualizing data sets to better illuminate the reality of our living and working conditions.
The Census aims to act as a catalyst for change, empowering art workers to advocate for better working conditions, contributing to policy discussions, influencing funding priorities, and creating new opportunities for collaboration across the arts sectors.
The data collected from the Chicago Arts Census is being translated into a series of maps and visualizations, an interactive website, thematic publications, and public programs that demonstrate the interwoven and dependent relationships that make up Chicago’s art ecosystem.
Interested in partnering with the Chicago Arts Census? Have an idea or suggestion you would like to share? Contact us at census@acreresidency.org