Arts Access
ACHF Arts Access
To create and provide high quality artist taught classes for culturally diverse senior citizens 65 and over on the East Side of Saint Paul. Success will include many senior citizens participating and having valuable arts experiences and greater access for this age group in poetry and memoir writing, painting, and story theater classes. 2: More underserved senior citizens over the age of 65 in East Saint Paul will be able to participate in the arts. The project outcome will be evaluated by how many senior citizens participate and their level of interest and satisfaction as indicated by their feedback on evaluation forms.
Sixty senior citizens 65 and older participated in high quality artist taught classes on the East Side of Saint Paul. Written evaluations for each session included these questions: 1) What have you learned as a result of this workshop? 2) What would you like to learn more about? And 3) Do you have any other comments you would like to share with the workshop, the instructor, or the East Side Arts Council? Evaluation responses were shared with the artists who taught the program and constructively with the program coordinator. Artists then used participant feedback to plan for the next session of each workshop. 2: Senior Arts increased access to arts activities for senior citizens in East Saint Paul. In addition to written evaluation by participants and artists, the East Side Arts Council program coordinator conducted site visits and followed up with reflective conversations with the artists who lead classes. During site visits, participants regularly thanked ESAC for the opportunity to participate in visual arts, poetry, and storytelling workshops. They also asked if the program will be offered again and inquired about more opportunities to become involved with the arts on the East Side.
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