Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education
1. The partners in this project, Wetlands Management staff, Center for Small Towns, Morris Community Education, Central Neighborhood Improvement Association students, Horticultural Gardens staff, and Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance Board members will all be contacted for follow up evaluations. 2. Evaluation forms will be given out at each workshop. At least 60% of respondents will have favorable comments. 3. In addition, follow up meetings with program teachers and the student intern will be conducted to determine successful practices and identify problem areas.1. The partners in this project, Wetlands Management staff, Center for Small Towns, Morris Community Education, Central Neighborhood Improvement Association students, Horticultural Gardens staff, and Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance Board members will all be contacted for follow up evaluations. 2. Evaluation forms will be given out at each workshop. At least 60% of respondents will have favorable comments. 3. In addition, follow up meetings with program teachers and the student intern will be conducted to determine successful practices and identify problem areas.
Workshop 1 (painting on fabric) did not fulfill everyone's expectations but most participants were pleased with their experience. Workshop 2 (making natural dyes and egg tempera w/ plants and flowers) was very well received by all. Participants lingered afterwards to talk with the instructor and continue their experiments. Workshop 3 (poetry and photography) occurred during windy, wet weather but participants were happy to learn from the artists. Workshop 4 (puppet and mask making) was extremely well received. A picnic and parade of masks in the Native American Garden brought everything together. Workshop 5 (avant-garde knitting styles) was postponed to a week night in September and attendance was low but participants were enthusiastic.