Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant

The five teaching assistants will report that they can confidently teach watercolor technique. 10 new participants at Hope House will try watercolor painting. At least 20 children will have a positive experience and express the desire to continue to paint at home. The five teaching assistants will be interviewed about the grant activity’s impact on their attitudes about themselves as artists and teachers, their art skills and strengths, their knowledge of local art opportunities, and if they would plan to join a local arts group. The group participants will be interviewed about their knowledge and use of techniques learned in the group. The lead artist will report on the skills gained in technique, the teaching interactions between the five teaching assistants and the children (participants) they are working with, and the participants’ involvement. The participants will be asked what they liked, what they’d change, and what they learned.