Community Arts
ACHF Arts Access
Outcomes: Complete documentation of the workflow and timelines related to production of Open (Hot)House events; Attendance of at least 75 people for the March 2015 event, increase to at least 100 attendees by December event; At least 25% of student artists show work at each event; Increase participation in classes and volunteers by 10% over 2014; Write stories about at least four members of the Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center community (students, studio artists instructors); Involve at least three new working artists or instructors as demonstrators for the events. Quantitative outcomes will be evaluated by tracking audience numbers, student artist participants, and working artist/instructor participants at each event. Additionally, we will track student and volunteer numbers throughout the year. Remaining outcomes will be evaluated by tracking completion, timeliness, and utilization by the organization (e.g., each successive event is carried off with more efficiency due to established process documentation; community stories are utilized for promotions on our website, in social media, or in other forums).
Our goal was 75 attendees at the first event of 2015 and 100 for the final. On average, we had more than 180 attendees for each (ranging from 120 to more than 200). We distributed 200 class schedules at every event and saw a spike in enrollment after each. We had 53 enrollments for April 2015 classes and 116 for January 2016 and an overall enrollment increase of 22% between 2014 and 2015.
Other, local or private