Arts Activities Support

The outcomes we hope to achieve are at least a total of 40 people from the community participate in one the four mosaic workshops (10 people per workshop or more), and that the participants represent the diverse neighborhood population in terms of race, age, and renters vs. homeowners. Our goal is for at least 90% of the participants to say they had a positive experience learning about and making mosaics and at least 50% of the participants gain new skills and knowledge about mosaic art and public art. We also hope to receive positive feedback from the public who observe the completed art pieces along Minnehaha Avenue and all of the participating business. To evaluate our success in workshop participation we will ask participants to sign-in when they attend the workshops. We will administer surveys to participants in the mosaic workshops to obtain input on their experience. Workshop survey questions will include questions about the following (1) whether participants gained mosaic public art knowledge and skills, (2) whether participants enjoyed their experience, and (3) demographic questions. The survey will also include a question about how participants heard about the workshop so we can evaluate the effectiveness of our communication strategies. Lastly, businesses and the public will be asked for feedback on the final art pieces when they are completed. We will collect feedback from business owners/managers in three formats based on the business preferences: brief phone interview, brief in-person interview, or short email survey. We will solicit feedback from residents at community events.