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ACHF Arts Access
1. Textile Center serves a membership that includes at least thirty fiber art guilds and 900 individuals representing a majority of fiber art guilds and fiber artists in Minnesota. 2. Minnesotans are able to view high quality fiber art through at least twenty onsite and touring fiber art exhibitions presented annually. 3. At least 4,000 Minnesotans annually utilize the Textile Center's Pat O’Connor Library and Ellen Errede Dye Lab. 4. At least 2,500 youth ages 3-18 are introduced to textiles and gain skills in creating fiber art through participation in annual workshops, residencies, summer camps, special projects, and use of Textile Center resources. 5. At least 900 adults learn about and develop skills in fiber art through workshops, master classes, lectures, symposia, and other education services. 6. At least ten fiber artists from Minnesota advance professionally through participation in intensive mentoring and project grant programs. 7. At least 500 artists show and sell fiber art work in Textile Center galleries and the shop. 8. Partnerships are created annually with at least thirty education, cultural, and social service organizations to deliver fiber art services to people in Minnesota. Written evaluations by youth and adult students; verbal and written feedback from jurors and exhibiting artists; exhibition guestbook comments; attendance at exhibitions, classes, and special events; interviews conducted by staff; and financial data on earned income and sales of art work. Textile Center’s Community Forum acts on behalf of Textile Center’s membership to address issues, offer criticism, and contribute ideas.
Textile Center's membership included thirty-five guilds, 860 individuals, and twenty-five businesses. Textile Center presented twenty-six onsite and touring exhibitions. The Pat O'Connor Library served 4,962 patrons. More than 1,700 youth participated in residencies, summer camps, and field trips, and at least 3,000 children were served through outreach activities. Six hundred forty adults participated in ninety-one classes, and 458 adults participated in the International Fiber Art Conference co-sponsored with Surface Design Association. Textile Center advanced the careers of eleven emerging artists through its Mentor Program and the Jerome Fiber Artist Project Grant Program. Textile Center exhibitions featured the work of 625 artists. Partnerships were created with thirty-seven schools, social service agencies, cultural organizations, and businesses. Program success was measured through enrollment and application data, participant evaluations, and final reports by teaching artists and project leaders.
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