In the UK Government’s Spring 2023 budget, £7m of Capital investment was earmarked for Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society (EFFS).  These funds will support EFFS in achieving its long-held goals for a community-centred space and a home for their year-round services to artists, audiences and community.

Edinburgh Performing Arts Development (EPAD) has been invited by EFFS to produce a report analysing the existing and potential service provision for artists in Edinburgh, to ensure that the new space being developed by EFFS in Edinburgh’s Old Town complements and provides additionality to the city's cultural offer.  The current expectation is that the Hub will provide rehearsal space, co-working and hot-desk spaces and some meeting spaces. There will be no performance space. The programme of Artist Support Services that operates throughout the year for artists seeking producing and promotional advice about performing at the Fringe Festival, will be extended to be more accessible and available to local artists year-round. 

To help us provide EFFS with an insight into the existing provision for artists in Edinburgh, we would appreciate your support in answering the questions below.  We anticipate this taking up to 15 minutes of your time.

Please note,  you are being sent this survey as the contact we have on epad.space, EPAD's directory of spaces available for hire in Edinburgh; or because you are part of our network.  If the questions would be better completed by someone else in your organisation, please forward this survey to them.

We are working to a very tight deadline, so please submit the survey to us by Wednesday 25th October