Arts Activities Support

The following artistic goals have been identified for this project: Teens learn the power of using media arts to portray a community need and how this process increases social capital and ignites community change; Teen participants learn and apply the components of an engaging story into their film; Teen participants gain a basic understanding of the technical components needed in film media to create a high quality final product.A pre/post evaluation will be administered by Urban Strategies staff to track the teens’ mastery of skills. At the end of the project a documented verbal reflection will capture the participants’ perceived sense of self accomplishment, project success, and neighborhood change. Intermedia Arts will use their own evaluation methods to capture the success of their involvement in the project. They will also use the results of the evaluation to help shape future programming and collaborations with neighborhood groups like Heritage Park Neighborhood Association. At the public screening events for the film, community members will facilitate a feedback session using a round table format and written response. The number of individuals to view the series of films will also be tracked by Urban Strategies staff. This information will be shared with Urban Strategies, Intermedia Arts, and neighborhood stakeholders through a written report and YouTube clip.