Research on the professional practice of digital cultural artists and creators and appropriate working conditions

Design: Graphic Happiness

As an independent artist or creator in digital culture, you will engage in a diverse and interdisciplinary sub-sector, with a practice between art and technology, and with work ranging from concept to final product. Presentations of your work may take place at events, exhibitions or as interactive programs. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the work and the different roles you often take in the process, from technical producer to performer, the digital culture sector is complex.

What does your professional practice look like? What fees do you receive in return for your work? What are your sources of income? Answers to these questions help us form a full picture of the current working conditions within the digital culture sector. And to make an inventory of which working conditions are appropriate and desired. We therefore encourage you to this questionnaire* to complete.

The questionnaire is an initiative of the Digital Culture chain table of the fairPACCT program. Through this chain table, digital culture professionals are working together on fair pay and fair practice for workers in this sub-sector. For example, the chain table is currently compiling a Fair Practice Guide, which outlines what factors to consider when composing or negotiating your rates. Among other things, the results of this survey will serve as input for the development of this Fair Practice Guide.

This questionnaire:

is anonymous (and we handle the results with care)
It is best to fill in on your laptop
takes fifteen minutes to complete
can be completed until Monday, March 25 (note: this was previously March 18)

We thank you very much in advance for your cooperation!

Click here to complete the Dutch version of the survey.

Click here to go to the English version of the survey.

* Please note that this questionnaire is intended for all artists and creators based in the Netherlands within the digital culture sector, who work independently. Digital culture has the following subdisciplines: Art-Science, Audiovisual, Biohacking, Coding, Databases, Digital Fabrication, Digital storytelling, Games, Hacking, Interactive Art, Online Media, Performance, Postdigital and Product Development.