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This report was published in September 2001. Table of Contents Section VIII. ARTISTS' QUAKE AID STATISTICS Total Applications: 62 Amount of Awards:
$1,000 - 3 Awards $750 - 9 Awards $500 - 5 Awards $250 - 15 Awards County:
Pierce County - 4 applicants Mason County - 1 applicant Island County - 1 applicant Snohomish - 1 applicant Kitsap County - 2 applicants
Performing Arts - 9 applicants Interdisciplinary Arts - 4 applicants Media Arts - 1 applicant Primary Income for the Last 3 years from artwork: 39 applicants Practicing Artist for How Many Years:
6-10 yrs: 19 applicants 11-15 yrs: 14 applicants 16-20 yrs: 11 applicants 21-25 yrs: 8 applicants 26-30 yrs: 5 applicants 31+ yrs: 1 applicant Impacted Workspace: 36 applicants Permanent Loss: 18 applicants Unsure about Permanence: 8 applicants Temporary Loss: 10 applicants Artists in Live/work spaces: 5 applicants Live/work artists in red-tagged buildings: 4 applicants Artists living in illegal live/work spaces: 2 applicants Artists with spaces in unreinforced masonry buildings that were condemned: 7 applicants Artists in unreinforced masonry buildings that were evacuated for repairs: 10 applicants Most Pressing Need at the time of Application due date:
25 Funds reimbursement for lost work time 15 Funds for operating costs 15 Funds for moving expenses 12 Funds for lost sales of work 11 Finding new work space 10 Funds for rent difference 10 Funds to replace or repair equipment 9 Get new workspace built & operating 6 Funds for repairing damage to work space 3 Belongings, artwork, equipment or files trapped in condemned building 2 Living illegally/afraid to apply for other funding 1 Funds for childcare
10 Rental temporary or new work space 9 Build out new space 8 Reimbursement lost work time 7 Rent difference 6 Moving or storage expenses 5 Replace or repair equipment 5 Work time to recreate damaged artwork or work on new space 4 Operating Costs 3 Repair or clean up work space 2 Childcare costs 1 Earthquake preparedness supplies
25 Loss of work time 20 Loss of work space 18 Building red-tagged by DCLU 16 Damaged equipment & materials 5 Loss of living space Workspace Questionnaires Received: 34 (See Below) Inventory Losses: 33 applicants Total Losses (from all applicants) of Inventory Losses: $889,911 Lost Equipment or Materials: 34 applicants Total Losses (from all applicants) of Equip. or Mater.: $60,726 Lost Work Time: 47 applicants Total Losses (from all applicants) of Lost Work Time: $155,595 Total Other Expenses Occurred: $115, 946 OVERALL TOTAL LOSSES FROM ALL APPLICANTS: $1,286,799 WORK SPACE QUESTIONNAIRES STATISTICS Conducted at Application Time # of Surveys: 34 Square Footage:
10 1,000-1,500 sq. ft. 1 1,600-2,000 sq. ft 1 2,100-2,500 sq. ft 6 2,600-3,000 sq. ft 1 3,100-4,000 sq. ft 1 4,100-5,000 sq. ft. 0 Over 5,000 sq. ft
1 201-500 sq. ft. 6 501-1,000 sq. ft. 2 1,000-3,000 sq. ft.
11 Evacuation for Repairs 10 Need for Future Repair
12 1920âs to 1970's 1 Post -1970's 2 Don't Know
10 Wood 3 Concrete 0 Steel Frame 5 Combination 1 Don't Know
10 No
5 $200-$300 5 $301-1,000 4 $1,000-$2,000 6 No Increase
7 Finding New Space 5 Buildings' Future Unclear 3 Prevention Future Damage to Artwork 3 Finding Landlord Sympathetic to Artists' Needs 3 Elevator Problems 3 Problems Getting Equip/Artwork, out of red-tagged buildings 3 No Concerns 2 Long Term Rental Stability 2 Need Special Working Conditions 2 Emergency Exits Clear 1 Emotionally Traumatized 1 Parking Problems New Space Surveys Received: 28 Lost Work space:
16 No
3 No 2 Long-term 1 Temporary 1 Back in old space
5 Newspaper 5 Web email list 3 Rented local studios for rehearsals 3 Artist Trust Information Services to find space 2 Worked temporarily at home 2 Borrowed work space from friends 2 Unable to find space at an affordable price 1 Building out new space at home or on land 1 Frustrated with rent increase 1 Frustrated with space availability 1 Spaces for rent with cracks in wall for earthquake? No way.
3 Rent Increase over $300 1 Rent Increase over $100 2 Rent Decrease (with space decrease) 3 Space Increase (with rent increase) 3 Space Decrease 0-500 sq. ft. 1 Space Decrease 500-1,500 sq. ft. 1 Space Decrease over 1,500 sq. ft.
3 Hired Contractors for Carpentry or Electric 3 Special Skills include those mentioned above 2 Family & Friends helped to do work
5 More than 2 months 4 1 to 2 weeks 2 Still working at a reduced level 1 2 to 4 weeks 1 Still unable to work without work space
8 Family & Friends 3 Credit Card 4 FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) 4 DUA (Disaster Unemployment for Self Employed Artists thru FEMA) 3 Personal funds/loans 2 SBA (Small Business Administration) 2 Working temp jobs 1 CERF (Craft Emergency Relief) 1 Pollock-Krasner 1 WSAC (Washington State Arts Commission) 1 Arts Community 1 Arts Organization 1 Selling off equipment 1 Large trash container 1 Gallery 1 Personal handyman skills and time 1 Prayer
14 Work space safety 11 General precautions on what to do during and after an earthquake 3 How to secure equipment 1 Advice on how to store or secure original slides of artwork 1 Artists access to affordable safe buildings
11 General stress 9 Emotional trauma 4 Ability to find new space 6 Loss of community 2 Financial burden of rent increase 2 Stress from living on the edge 2 Stress from losing so much artwork 1 Shock 1 Inability to make decisions 1 Earthquake one more blow to Pioneer Square 1 Overwhelmed
4 Earthquake preparedness 5 Building unsafe 4 Health and safety for people 3 Do not want studio in vulnerable building 2 Loss of equipment 2 Insuring artwork 2 Loss of income 2 Concerned about how most affordable spaces are in unsafe buildings 1 Safety of galleries 1 Having to move again 1 Spending more money on work space causing artists to have to be more commercial not by choice
3 Artists will be gone in Seattle unless affordable space is more available 2 Government programs did not address artists needs 2 Artists are overlooked as a workforce by society 2 Unsafe building is the problem 2 More affordable art designated buildings 1 $40,000 will only help with a fraction of artists losses 1 More government emergency assistance programs for artists specifically with studio space and financial aid 1 Want to be better informed about resources 1 Gallery not informed in the beginning, then helped to get the word out 1 Want affordable earthquake insurance for artwork 1 Everything is temporary ö Nature is a powerful force 1 Don't use tall shelving to store artwork 1 Be sure to have a second set of original slides in a safe, secure space 1 Be sure to backup hard drive regularly 1 Wanting of equity for certain artists to buy buildings and then rent to other artists Seattle Foundation Program: Disaster Assistance for non-profit organizations who owned their buildings that suffered damage
Funded Requests: 29 Total Amount Requested: Over $5 million Total Amount Awarded: $541,000 Non-profit Arts Entities Funded: Wing Luke Asian Art Museum & NW Railway Museum Reported Damage Estimates As Follows:
(many organizations are still waiting for damage estimates) Buildings that were permanently condemned/red-tagged by DCLU: 2 Buildings that were yellow tagged by DCLU: 4 # of Registrations with FEMA by County:
Kitsap: 2,521 Mason: 757 Pierce: 7,696 Snohomish: 1,407 Thurston: 5,092
Kitsap: $2,991,100 Mason: $1,026,936 Pierce: $10,145,676 Snohomish: $1,068,461 Thurston: $5,253,941
Kitsap: $3,772,400 Mason: $987,100 Pierce: $9,121,500 Snohomish: $1,454,700 Thurston: $10,845,400 |