Folk and Traditional Arts
ACHF Cultural Heritage
Participants will develop skills in woodcarving, traditional garment construction, and jewelry making to create Nordic Folk and Traditional Art. After completing workshops, participants will fill out self-evaluations and participate in a group exit interview during an Evening of Sharing where they display their work. Numbers of participants will be recorded. 2: The number of Northern Minnesotan children and adults who participate in Nordic Center Folk and Traditional Arts activities will increase. Participants in arts workshops will be registered and counted; children's program participation will be documented; and community members attending a Reception and Evening of Sharing will be tallied and recorded.
Fifty-five students developed skills in woodcarving, traditional garment construction, and jewelry making to create Nordic folk and traditional art. 1. Each instructor set a product objective. 2. Each instructor designed an essay test to measure specific knowledge acquisition (all student scores met instructors' expectations on these tests). 3. At the end of each course students were asked what do you like most about the class and how do you think the class could be improved? 4. During the Evening of Sharing, students and community members participated in a focus group to elicit their opinions about the impact of the classes on them. 2: Fifty-five students, thirteen community member, and three teachers’ aids participated in the project. Most hadn't participated in the Nordic Center previously. Rosters kept for all events, evaluations turned in, and qualitative findings of final focus group.
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