You only have a few days left to make your voice heard! The Live Arts, Culture, and Entertainment (LACE) Survey shines a light on all the work done in the entertainment industry, and beyond. This five-minute survey is available for everyone. It closes on Nov. 4, 2022.
The LACE Survey is for anyone who works in concert touring, theater and the performing arts, themed entertainment, museums, exhibitions, parade floats, haunted attractions, live music concerts, Houses of Worship, retail experiences, immersive environments, living history sites, or other live events in the arts, culture, or entertainment.
Millions of Americans are employed in the fields of live events, but their work is often hidden. This survey addresses that hidden labor by learning more about workers themselves. Funded by USITT and The Ohio State University, the LACE Survey serves as a companion to USITT’s 2021 survey of workforce demographics. (More information on last year’s survey of workforce demographics is available on USITT’s study portal.)
The LACE Survey will provide an opportunity to better understand the workforce across these industries based on self-reported data from individual participants. Helping create a more equitable, diverse, inclusive, and accessible industry is the goal of many organizations, but they can’t measure progress without knowing where everyone is right now. This study does not collect any personally identifying information and all data is maintained securely and anonymously by SMU DataArts, the National Center for Arts Research at Southern Methodist University.
