The candidates answered a survey about the importance of the arts.
| Jenny Durkan | Cary Moon | |||
| Please rate your interest in the arts | Very interested | Very interested | ||
| What arts activities have you and/or your family attended, participated in, or supported during the past year? Check all that apply. | ||||
| Music | music | |||
| Theater | theater | |||
| Broadway Shows | ||||
| Opera | ||||
| Dance | dance | |||
| Visual | ||||
| Film | film | |||
| Poetry | ||||
| Creative Writing | creative writing | |||
| Photography | photography | |||
| Folk Arts | ||||
| Other | ||||
| Did you or your children participate in any of the above “arts” activities while in school? | yes | yes | ||
| Are you a season subscriber or a member at any local arts organizations? | yes | yes | ||
| Please give the top three reasons the arts important to you, your family, and/or your community. | ||||
| Provide entertainment | ||||
| Encourage creativity | 3 | 2 | ||
| Create a sense of community | 1 | 3 | ||
| Advance understanding | 1 | |||
| Support civic engagement | ||||
| Promote cultural heritage | 2 | |||
| Draw tourism | ||||
| Attract a high quality workforce | ||||
| Drive economic development | ||||
| Complete a well-rounded education | ||||
| How familiar are you with the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) and its programs? | Fairly knowledgeable | Fairly knowledgeable | ||
| The arts create jobs and produce tax revenue, stimulate business activity, attract tourism revenue, and help businesses attract and retain a quality work force. | Agree | |||
| The arts are an appropriate concern of state government and should be publicly funded. | Strongly agree | |||
| Public art improves and enhances public spaces and should be publicly funded. | Strongly agree | |||
| Basic education funding must include sufficient and equitable resources for all core subjects, including the arts. | Agree | Strongly agree | ||
| The benefits of arts education should be equitably provided to all Washington students. | Strongly agree | Strongly agree | ||
| Can you describe an instance in which you’ve observed an impact of arts learning? | Just today I went to ME/WE our future city to witness the powerful creativity of high school students producing multimedia artworks about the future of our city. The work was strong and compelling, confronting the many issues young people face in our world with clarity, compassion and a commitment to justice. Wow. |