Art Project

Residents of the region will have an opportunity to celebrate artistic contributions. Families will celebrate the pride they feel in their own culture and enjoy learning more about the other cultures that exist around them. Many people do not have incomes that would make access to the arts a practical reality and may not have even been exposed to the arts of their own culture due to disadvantaged situations. Exposing all people to the arts helps to create inspiration and motivation to continue to pursue more knowledge. This project helps to grow our organization by bringing members of all the ethnic groups living in our community together. From these contacts we can attract and recruit new members to the Festival committee. To evaluate if we met our stated project outcomes a survey is distributed during the Festival. Questions include: number of participants who interacted with someone from a culture other than their own, the number of people who learned something new about another culture other than their own, and the number of people who felt they are more comfortable interacting with someone of a different culture. Questions asked to artists will include whether they had a positive experience after performing at the Festival and also if performing at the Festival had a positive impact on their artistry. We will also look for new leaders emerging from the diverse population and assuming roles on the International Festival Committee and other community events.