Digital Jury Survey Results
This independent survey has been created by Chris Maher and Larry Berman
 

Chris Maher
 PO Box 5, Lambertville, MI, 48144
734-856-8882   800-238-2597

 

Larry Berman
PO Box 265, Russellton,  PA  15076
412-767-8644   800-350-9289

 

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1. Art Show
 Total Respondents  
183
(skipped this question)  2
2. Contact Person
 Total Respondents  
183
(skipped this question)  2
3. Address
 Total Respondents  
181
(skipped this question)  4
4. Telephone
 Total Respondents  
176
(skipped this question)  9
5. E-mail Address
 Total Respondents  
178
(skipped this question)  7
6. What tools do you currently use to jury your fine art event?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Slide projectors
77.1%138
  Light table
3.4%6
  Photographic prints
7.8%14
  Hold up to a light source
2.2%4
  Other (please specify)
9.5%17
Total Respondents  179
(skipped this question)  6
7. Approximately how many artists apply to your show each year?

Range of 50 to 3000 with an average of 537             

 Total Respondents  
180
(skipped this question)  5
8. How many slides do you require artists to submit?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  3
11.2%20
  4
38.5%69
  5
35.2%63
  6
5%9
  Other (please specify)
10.1%18
Total Respondents  179
(skipped this question)  6
9. How many years have you followed your current jury procedure?
 Total Respondents  
175
(skipped this question)  10
10. How many jurors do you usually have in your artist selection process?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  1
1.1%2
  2
6.7%12
  3
24.4%44
  4
15.6%28
  5
25.6%46
  Other (please specify)
  Ranged to a maximum of 30 jurors26.7%48
Total Respondents  180
(skipped this question)  5
11. Would you be interested in a system that easily allowed you to have a much larger group of jurors evaluate your applicant’s work?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes - if our cost and ease of evaluating the results were improved
37.4%65
  No -we have the ideal number of jurors now
62.6%109
Total Respondents  174
(skipped this question)  10
12. Are jurors allowed to communicate with each other during the jury process?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  No, we jury silently
9%16
  Yes, questions are allowed
44.9%80
  Yes, we encourage discussion between jurors
46.1%82
Total Respondents  178
(skipped this question)  7
13. Is there an artist advisor available for questions during jurying?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
76.5%137
  No
23.5%42
Total Respondents  179
(skipped this question)  6
14. Do you show the applicants images more than one time?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  No, they are shown only once
4.4%8
  Yes, we do more than one showing
41.7%75
  Yes, we return to the ones that the jurors want to reexamine
43.9%79
  Other (please specify)
10%18
Total Respondents  180
(skipped this question)  5
15. Are the images for each artist shown simultaneously or one image at a time?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Shown together using multiple projectors
61.3%106
  Shown one image at a time using one projector
38.7%67
Total Respondents  173
(skipped this question)  10
16. How long does the average set of images stay in front of jurors for evaluation?
  Response Percent Response Total
  10 seconds
 8.4% 15
  15 seconds
 12.3% 22
  20 seconds
 20.1% 36
  25 seconds
 6.7% 12
  30 seconds
 21.2% 38
  Other (please specify)

  As long as needed

31.3% 56
Total Respondents   179
(skipped this question)   6
17. Is a slide description statement read to the jurors?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
60.1%107
  No
39.9%71
Total Respondents  178
(skipped this question)  5
18. How do your jurors evaluate the work they see?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Assign a single overall numeric score
60.3%108
  Judged with a simple yes or no
23.5%42
  Give several numeric scores based on multiple criteria (for example, creativity, technique, and presentation)
16.2%29
Total Respondents  179
(skipped this question)  6
19. Are the different criteria used weighted separately?