Partners in Arts Participation
ACHF Arts Access
The majority of participants will report that they were able to participate in arts activities because barriers were addressed. This outcome will be measured through a survey that will be given to all participants following each arts activity to assess if barriers to participation were addressed. 2: Participants will report that their service experience with Wilder was enhanced as a result of the arts activities. This outcome will be measured through a survey that will be given to all participants following each arts activity to assess how their overall service experience was enhanced by the arts activities.
Wilder reached 30% more participants due largely to greater whole family involvement in activities (w/ 75% not likely to attend on their own). Via surveys completed by participants (or with the help of a proxy, in the case of young children or elders w/memory loss) that asked about previous access to arts activities. Looking forward, we would like to experiment with using a participant observation tool/instrument with younger and elderly or disable participants--completed by staff or family member--to gain additional insight about impact. 2: 100% of Wilder staff report infusing arts activities into programs greatly enhanced program quality/impact; more than 85% of participants agree. Participants received a survey asking how their arts engagement impacts their experience with Wilder; Wilder staff (many of whom attend events with client/participants) also share observations informally with the project manager at regularly-scheduled meetings/debriefings.