Sector Support
Plymouth Creative and Cultural Sector Survey 2025
Understanding Plymouth’s Creative and Cultural Sector.
Plymouth’s creative and cultural community plays a vital role in shaping the city’s identity, economy, and future. In late 2025, Plymouth Culture commissioned an independent sector-wide survey to better understand the experiences, challenges, opportunities, and ambitions of creatives and cultural organisations working across the city.
The survey gathered responses from 184 people working across Plymouth’s creative and cultural sector, including freelancers, artists, educators, producers, organisations, and creative practitioners working across a wide range of disciplines.
The findings provide an important evidence base to help inform future investment, policy, partnerships, and sector support.
Download the Reports
Full Findings Report
A detailed breakdown of the survey findings, including financial sustainability, career progression, infrastructure needs, barriers facing the sector, and opportunities for future growth.
Key Insights & Opportunities
A shorter infographic summary highlighting the headline findings and recommendations from the survey.
Why This Matters:
The findings from this survey will help shape future conversations about investment, infrastructure, workforce development, cultural policy, and support for creatives across Plymouth.
Plymouth Culture will continue working with artists, organisations, partners, and stakeholders to build a stronger, more connected and more sustainable creative ecology for the city.
About the Research
The survey was commissioned by Plymouth Culture and independently analysed by Gaia Rosenberg Colorni, Independent Evaluator & Researcher.
Responses were collected online from creative and cultural professionals living and/or working within the Plymouth travel-to-work area. Participants were invited to take part through a range of outreach channels, including targeted email invitations circulated via sector networks, promotion through partner organisations and local cultural institutions, and public sharing on relevant digital platforms such as newsletters and social media.