Community Arts
ACHF Arts Access
To foster professional growth for artists by drawing them out of their studios and encouraging risk-taking related to expanding the application of their creative skill-sets. To develop a visible social-community context that demonstrates support for the arts and artists as valuable community assets. Project goals include serving 12 artists, two community organizations and at least 500 (single visit) community members/participants. Artists, community participants, volunteers will be briefly surveyed with specific questions relevant goals outlines in the artistic success portion of the narrative such as for artists, were they challenged to work in a different way? For community organizations, Did the creative engagement approach to social issues and community questions birth innovative thoughts ideas and problem solving approaches? For Community members/farmer's market attendees: Did community members experience an increased sense of community identity by participating in engagement activities? Results will be tabulated and brought to the leadership committees debrief meeting in November at the end of the project timeline.
Over 3,200 attendees engaged with 10 different artists across eight events. Approximately 50 inputs on community issues were collected through art-based engagement activities. Artists, organizations, and community members felt influential and influenced by this work.
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