Arts Activities Support

The proposed outcome of this program is to provide arts experiences for seriously ill children by offering a diverse variety of multidisciplinary arts classes taught by artists skilled in different areas of expertise; providing an opportunity for seriously ill children to experience the joy and excitement that comes from finding their own creativity and bringing the community of the arts to the community of sick children. All artist/teachers and volunteers record the number of children in each class, so there is an accurate accounting of the number of children and families participating in classes or who have received room to room visits. The program through a combination of flexibility and creativity provides a setting in which the children are challenged to try new things and to discover what they are capable of, like how much they can accomplish and how to just plain have fun through the arts experiences. Evaluations with the artist/teachers, volunteers and executive director/program director will be held to determine if each project or activity was appropriate, needs revision or should be replaced. The needs of the children are diverse and evaluations internally and with each facility are essential to the program's success. Staff members at the facilities served often participate and observe classes. Their input is essential and the opportunity to comment on program activities will take place during separate evaluations with the executive director/program director.