How Can Artists and Supporters Give Feedback on Artist Trust's Strategic Plan?

Updated

Artist Trust is inviting both artists and partners/supporters to help shape its future through strategic planning surveys. The organization is developing a new strategic plan in partnership with Imago, and it has set up two separate surveys—one for artists and one for partners and supporters—so each group can share its perspective. If you are a Washington State artist or someone who supports Artist Trust's work, completing the relevant survey is the direct way to contribute feedback.

Who can participate

There are two distinct feedback tracks, and you should choose the one that matches your relationship to Artist Trust:

  • Artists — the "Strategic Planning Survey - Artists" is aimed at artists, consistent with Artist Trust's mission of serving individual artists of all disciplines in Washington State.
  • Partners & Supporters — the "Strategic Planning Survey - Partners & Supporters" is for organizations, collaborators, donors, and others who support the organization's work.

The homepage presents both surveys under the heading "Help shape Artist Trust's future!" with the note that your perspective will help inform Artist Trust's new strategic plan in partnership with Imago.

How to give your feedback

  1. Go to the Artist Trust homepage at artisttrust.org.
  2. Look for the "Help shape Artist Trust's future!" section.
  3. Choose the survey that fits you:
    • Select the Artists survey if you are an individual artist.
    • Select the Partners & Supporters survey if you are a partner, supporter, or affiliated organization.
  4. Complete the survey questions about your perspective on the organization's direction.
  5. Submit your responses.

The expected result is that your input feeds into the strategic plan Artist Trust is building with Imago.

Why your input matters

Artist Trust states that it has invested over $15 million in individual artists of all disciplines in Washington State since 1986 through grants and professional development programs, and that as a fundraising organization it relies on community support. Because the strategic plan will guide how that support and programming evolve, the surveys are a chance for the people the organization serves—and those who sustain it—to influence priorities rather than react to them after the fact.

What to keep in mind

  • The homepage does not state a survey deadline, so if timing matters to you, check the site for any closing date before relying on it.
  • The two surveys are separate; submitting the wrong one may route your feedback to the wrong planning audience.
  • The strategic planning effort is described as a partnership with Imago, so feedback is being gathered as part of that joint process.

If you want to do more than give feedback, the same site lists other ways to engage, including grants, opportunities, resources, and a Call for Art for the Artist Trust Benefit Art Auction. But for shaping the strategic plan specifically, the two surveys are the entry point.