Folk and Traditional Arts
ACHF Cultural Heritage
Minnesota youth will gain artistic knowledge in traditional African and African-American art forms. Program participants will learn how to work as a group toward creating an educational and entertaining performance that celebrates their cultural heritage. 2: Engage the larger Minnesota community in traditional African and African-American art forms. By counting the number of people who attend the Griot Celebration, and by the number of people who participate in the project.
The project worked with about 80 under-privileged, at-risk youth from three community organizations (WE WIN, WE CARE, and Phyllis Wheatley Community Center). This project had a rigorous evaluation including quantitative and qualitative tools. Prior to the project’s beginning, WE WIN contracted with an independent consultant, Art Serotoff. He produced an evaluation design, along with developing several tools including Artists Survey, Student Survey and Audience Survey's. 2: The Griot Project touched many lives. It included 96 student participants, six artists and about 150 youth audience and 300 adult audience members. WE WIN staff administered the surveys, monitored the project and compiled student, audience and artist information. Art Serotoff compiled survey data and commentary and did the initial analysis of data.
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