Arts Activities Support

Outcomes proposed: We expect to reach 1,000 at youth throughout the project. Information will be gathered at each session recording the diversity make up of youth attending to compile this information. We will gather comments about quality of the experience from the participants and these are recorded daily and are used for the final report and show what the art experience means to the the participants.Evaluation: Evaluations are completed by the Lead Artist, each Guest Artist, interns, volunteers and participants. The Assistant completes a daily log including numbers of participants, demographics and comments from participants. All evaluation data is compiled in a report at the end of the program, enabling East Side Arts Council to determine how well the program met its goals. To determine the program’s success, East Side Arts Council relies upon a combination of qualitative and quantitative data and allows ample time for reflection upon lessons learned at the end of each program. Over the past year we have thoroughly evaluated the program with conversations and recommendations from the City of St Paul. We are designing the 2014 Artmobile program to reach the neighborhoods in the most need and we are coordinating this closely with the City of St Paul Parks and Recreation, reaching areas of East St Paul youth where recreation centers have been torn down or taken and given to other groups.