The Commonwealth Creative Listening Project
Virginia Creatives, We Want to Hear From You.
The State of Virginia Creatives: 2026
Creatives for Virginia is listening to creatives across the Commonwealth to better understand what's working, what's missing, and what creatives need to build sustainable careers, businesses, and creative practices in Virginia.
Takes approximately 7–9 minutes • You must be 18 or older to participate
Why We're Listening
Virginia's creative community helps shape our culture, strengthen our communities, create jobs, build businesses, and tell the stories of the Commonwealth.
To advocate effectively for Virginia's creatives, we need to understand their experiences directly.
The Commonwealth Creative Listening Project is a statewide research and engagement initiative from Creatives for Virginia designed to better understand the opportunities, challenges, resources, and investments that matter most to Virginia's creative community.
Who Should Participate?
This survey is open to adults age 18 or older who live in Virginia or conduct creative work in Virginia. Participants must be 18 years of age or older — this survey is not intended for minors.
And creatives across many other disciplines.
Whether your creative work is your full-time career, part-time work, business, side hustle, community practice, or something you're just beginning to pursue, we want to hear from you.
What We Want to Learn
The survey explores the experiences of creatives across Virginia, including:
Together, these perspectives will help create a clearer picture of what it means to build and sustain creative work in Virginia.
How Your Voice Will Be Used
What we hear will help Creatives for Virginia:
Survey responses are collected without names or email addresses and will be analyzed and reported in aggregate.
This Is Only the Beginning
The statewide survey is the first phase of the Commonwealth Creative Listening Project. Throughout the project, Creatives for Virginia will continue listening through Creative Conversations, one-on-one interviews, and conversations with organizations and leaders working across Virginia's creative economy.
Statewide Survey
Creative Conversations
Analysis & Findings
State of Virginia's Creative Economy Report
Results & Findings
We're currently listening to creatives across Virginia.
Following the survey period, Creatives for Virginia will review and analyze the responses and publish key findings from the Commonwealth Creative Listening Project here.
Check back for research updates, findings, and the inaugural State of Virginia's Creative Economy Report.
Help Shape the Future of Virginia's Creative Community.
Every response helps us better understand the experiences of creatives across the Commonwealth.
Take the SurveyYour voice matters. Make sure it's represented.