Arts Learning
ACHF Arts Education
We will expand our ART@HAND program to reach more Minnesotans who are aged 55+, by creating experienced-based, hands-on arts programming with clay. NCC will have expanded its partners; deepened relationships with return partners; identified new resources for more sustainable, long-term programs; and strengthened the experience of our teachers. 2: NCC will better serve the changing face of Minnesota and address the major increase in the 55+ population through targeted programs for older adults. We’ll produce 50 new programs, reaching over 737 people. Participants, partner staff, and teaching artists will reflect and evaluate activities throughout the programs and apply feedback as necessary.
NCC expanded the reach of its ART@HAND program to more Minnesotans aged 55 and greater through the creation of hand-on, unique clay arts programming. Evaluation methods included regular observation of activities, weekly talks between artist, NCC and partners, informal conversation w/ participants, and traditional evaluation forms collected at the end of a class. Quantitative feedback is obviously the easiest to gather (How many bodies? How much matching funding?), but qualitative feedback is gathered thru myriad and sometimes subjective means (What is the uniqueness of a project? Was there the appropriate rapport between artist and participant?). 2: NCC increased the number of older adults served in Minnesota, addressing the changing demographic of the population through specialized clay programs. Sites worked with NCC to establish unique objectives for their particular array of programs. Each class included observation by site staff who witnessed perceived rapport with the artist, production levels, attention span, moods, and socialization of participants. Regular communication between NCC and sites enabled immediate changes in direction, delivery or content of the subsequent class. Formal evaluation at the end of each program allowed for documentation of observed successes and challenges.
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