We are excited to share that we are preparing to launch the SeedPool Public Gallery that will go LIVE for the public on our website at the start of October 2023.

As you may recall, as a SeedPool artist who has participated in one of the recent residencies (What is a Seed?, Calling Our Ancestors Home, or PWM), we showed you how to publish your Seed as a DRAFT(only you can view), in the STUDIO (where only other SeedPool artists can view and interact with your Seed), or in the PUBLIC GALLERY (where anyone who visits the page from the general public and SeedPool artists can view your Seed. Please note that in the PUBLIC GALLERY mode that while the general public can view your seed, only SeedPool artists are able to interact with your Seed (collaborate, download and leave a comment).

In this survey, we are looking to understand what information about your Seed or on your profile you’re comfortable with sharing in our PUBLIC GALLERY. We hope that all SeedPool artists will spend a moment to complete the survey so that we can ensure that all of your voices are heard to help us make a final decision about how to format the PUBLIC GALLERY.

Once we receive survey results, we will then reach out to build out the permissions for the public and will then test with 5 SeedPool artists to ensure that the gallery is representing artist needs. Following this, we will:

The launch will have 3 phases:

1. A “quiet” launch: In mid-September, we hope to launch the PUBLIC GALLERY and send to all SeedPool artists to review to ensure that you are comfortable with the changes and the “live” version of the gallery.
   
   
2. A “soft” launch: the public gallery will go live in early October 2023 and will be presented as part of a showcase at Prismatic Festival in Halifax. Audiences connected to the festivals will be the primary users of the public gallery. Note that the gallery will be accessible to anyone but will not be promoted widely until the official launch.
   
   
3. An official launch: this will include social media, announcements, and a larger “bang!” in terms of marketing, promotion, and potentially an event or activity to celebrate the official launch of the SeedPool. We will be in touch for exact dates for this.
   

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Your email address

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SEEDPOOL STUDIO VS. PUBLIC GALLERY

Do you know the difference between posting to the SEEDPOOL STUDIO versus the SEEDPOOL PUBLIC GALLERY? *

• Yes
• No
• I’m Not Sure

What is the SeedPool Studio?  

When Seeds are posted to the SEEDPOOL STUDIO, they are visible ONLY to other ALP artists logged into the SeedPool. Seeds posted to the Studio will not be shareable or viewable by anyone who is not a member of the SeedPool.

What is the Public Gallery?

When Seeds are posted to the PUBLIC GALLERY, they are visible to everyone on the Internet, and as such, and open to be viewed by public audiences. These seeds are also shareable on social media.

Your Profile

Which of the following fields on your profile, if any, are you comfortable to have visible to a PUBLIC audience? *

	Very Uncomfortable	Neutral	Comfortable
Your Artist Name	Very UncomfortableYour Artist Name Very Uncomfortable	NeutralYour Artist Name Neutral	ComfortableYour Artist Name Comfortable
Your City/Province where you live/work	Very UncomfortableYour City/Province where you live/work Very Uncomfortable	NeutralYour City/Province where you live/work Neutral	ComfortableYour City/Province where you live/work Comfortable
Your Artistic Disciplines	Very UncomfortableYour Artistic Disciplines Very Uncomfortable	NeutralYour Artistic Disciplines Neutral	ComfortableYour Artistic Disciplines Comfortable
Your Pronouns	Very UncomfortableYour Pronouns Very Uncomfortable	NeutralYour Pronouns Neutral	ComfortableYour Pronouns Comfortable
Your Ancestry	Very UncomfortableYour Ancestry Very Uncomfortable	NeutralYour Ancestry Neutral	ComfortableYour Ancestry Comfortable
Your Links	Very UncomfortableYour Links Very Uncomfortable	NeutralYour Links Neutral	ComfortableYour Links Comfortable
Your Biography	Very UncomfortableYour Biography Very Uncomfortable	NeutralYour Biography Neutral	ComfortableYour Biography Comfortable
Your List of Seeds	Very UncomfortableYour List of Seeds Very Uncomfortable	NeutralYour List of Seeds Neutral	ComfortableYour List of Seeds Comfortable
Your Profile Photo	Very UncomfortableYour Profile Photo Very Uncomfortable	NeutralYour Profile Photo Neutral	ComfortableYour Profile Photo Comfortable

A public audience means anyone on the Internet can see your SeedPool profile on our website.

Your Seeds

Which of the following fields on your Seed, if any, are you comfortable to have visible to a PUBLIC audience? *

	Very Uncomfortable	Neutral	Comfortable
Title of the Seed	Very UncomfortableTitle of the Seed Very Uncomfortable	NeutralTitle of the Seed Neutral	ComfortableTitle of the Seed Comfortable
Artist Name (Your Name)	Very UncomfortableArtist Name (Your Name) Very Uncomfortable	NeutralArtist Name (Your Name) Neutral	ComfortableArtist Name (Your Name) Comfortable
Project	Very UncomfortableProject Very Uncomfortable	NeutralProject Neutral	ComfortableProject Comfortable
Link to Your Profile	Very UncomfortableLink to Your Profile Very Uncomfortable	NeutralLink to Your Profile Neutral	ComfortableLink to Your Profile Comfortable
Seed Media (images, video links, audio links, text)	Very UncomfortableSeed Media (images, video links, audio links, text) Very Uncomfortable	NeutralSeed Media (images, video links, audio links, text) Neutral	ComfortableSeed Media (images, video links, audio links, text) Comfortable
Seed Description	Very UncomfortableSeed Description Very Uncomfortable	NeutralSeed Description Neutral	ComfortableSeed Description Comfortable
Compelling moment for the Seed (date, location)	Very UncomfortableCompelling moment for the Seed (date, location) Very Uncomfortable	NeutralCompelling moment for the Seed (date, location) Neutral	ComfortableCompelling moment for the Seed (date, location) Comfortable
Collaborations with your Seed	Very UncomfortableCollaborations with your Seed Very Uncomfortable	NeutralCollaborations with your Seed Neutral	ComfortableCollaborations with your Seed Comfortable
Comments made by other artists about your Seed	Very UncomfortableComments made by other artists about your Seed Very Uncomfortable	NeutralComments made by other artists about your Seed Neutral	ComfortableComments made by other artists about your Seed Comfortable

Please note, if you do not want your Seed to be available publicly, you can publish it to the studio only.

General Questions

What are some of your main concerns about having your Seed available to view publicly in the gallery? *

What are some benefits of having your Seed published publicly in the gallery? *

Are you comfortable to have the public be able to use the “Share” feature button to share your Seed on social media? This means that anyone visiting the site can share your seed to their social channels to help promote your work and Seed. *

• Yes
• No
• I’m not sure

Would you use the “Share” feature button to share your Seed on social media? *

• Yes
• No
• I’m not sure

Would you use the “Share” feature button on other artist Seeds to share their Seeds on social media? *

• Yes
• No
• I’m not sure

Are you interested in participating in a user testing session for one hour before the gallery is launched?

• Yes
• No
• Depends on availability

We are able to offer $75 for this one-hour testing session. Note – you will be required to screen share and submit bug reports as part of the testing.

Other comments, thoughts, concerns, or suggestions? *

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