Most of Bradford’s artists and creatives describe themselves as freelancers (55%)– and there are a significant number (23%) for whom their creative practice is “not my main job”. They work across many different disciplines-with the most popular being the Visual Arts (31%), Arts and Crafts (23%), Theatre, and Writing and Editing (both 22%). In terms of how long people have been practising, although 28% are in the first 5 years of their practice, there is a relatively even distribution across categories. Most do target “everyone” (62%) for their work as shown by the responses, there are many who make work which targets a range of more specific audiences.
What best describes your creative practice?
What best describes your creative discipline?
Years in the creative sector