Partners in Arts Participation
ACHF Arts Access
Expanded relationship between Catholic Charities and Free Arts Minnesota will result in at-risk youth living in poverty gaining new arts experiences. Low-income, North Minneapolis youth will participate in new art enrichment activities, visit the Walker Sculpture Garden, and execute a mosaic project at the Northside Child Development Center. 2: Youth will have access to a positive, hands-on arts experience that fosters feelings of stability and growth of positive youth development assets. Youth develop Competence, Confidence, Connection, Character and Compassion through the project, assets that lead to long term contribution to self and society. Evaluated with pre and post surveys.
Catholic Charities and Free Arts collaborated to offer mosaic creation as a new arts experience for low-income, North Minneapolis youth ages 5 -12. Pre and post testing of students involved in the project evaluated new exposure to the arts, increased confidence, and growth in arts participation as a result of the project. 2: The youth experienced positive youth development through hands on art experience and gained social competencies and positive identity. Free Arts used post event surveys to evaluate this outcome. This survey tool was a slight variation from the 5Cs tool proposed in the application because a staffing change at Free Arts meant it no longer had the staffing competency to implement the proposed metric. They subsequently determined that the final tool used was in fact a more accurate way to represent youth development. NCDC staff agree that the ultimately desired outcome of youth development was achieved and measured successfully.