Legacy for Individual Artists

The first goal would be to expose more people that would not normally be exposed to art to have access to public art and its creation. Exposure will lead to a greater understanding and appreciation for what it takes to make art. A measurable outcome would be to count attendance at the firing event and randomly interview the audience and participants. The second goal would be to inspire younger emerging artists to create art and to see the possibilities that are available to them. The third goal is to mentor 6-10 young artists in the process of creating these large sculptures. The measuring and evaluating the success (or failure) of the project will be on three levels for the large sculpture. The audience for the firing will be interviewed through audience surveys, using high school art students to conduct the interviews. The audience will be invited to participate in evaluation following the firing. There will also be an attendance count. The participants in the firing will be interviewed during an evaluation session following the firing. Finally other contemporary ceramic artists will be interviewed about the project, in a round table type of format. All information will be compiled into an Evaluation Report for future reference. Measuring and evaluating the success of the body of work that the small sculpture will represent will be measured by attendance count at gallery exhibitions. There will also be a comment book for feedback. Other contemporary artists will be interviewed about the strengths and weaknesses of the work. Again, all information will be compiled into an Evaluation Report for future reference. A measurable goal will be to see how many of the protégés continue on with art, interview them to see how the process has changed their view about art and what they plan to do with the experience as they move on with their lives. Interview them again after six months and then a year to see if there was any lasting impact on how they view the world.