Operating Support
ACHF Arts Access
Invest substantially and sustainably in the youth of Minnesota by increasing access to free or reduced cost, culturally inclusive arts programs that provide creative, educational, and social development opportunities. The outcome is that 355 youth ages 3-18 will increasingly engage in cultural arts and education programs by overcoming participation barriers such as transportation, cost, and language. Evaluation methods primarily included enrollment tracking, attendance data, and re-enrollment between programs and sessions. 2: Employ arts educators and bilingual artists from and reflective of the community served. The outcome is that all students will develop new appreciations of world cultures by engaging in cultural arts education activities as taught by local artists and youth development specialists reflective of the rich diversity of the community. Evaluation included internship recruitment tracking; attendance of participants; engagement was measured through surveys completed by interns, artists, staff, and participants; and by assessing the relationships built with partner schools.
In fiscal year 2013, Urban Arts served 331 unduplicated youth ages 3-18 and maintained program enrollment rates of 86% (proposed serving 355 with retention rates of 90%) 101 K-12 youth accessed free Arts and Education Enrichment programs during the academic year (proposed serving 100). 85 children were provided with free or reduced cost preschool arts programs (proposed serving 60). 145 children ages 6-12 enrolled in Summer Arts Camps (proposed 155). 22 youth grades K-5 enrolled in KidPower Summer (proposed 30 to fill two classrooms, but provided just one 1 KidPower class). Six youth grades 6-12 participated in the paid Summer Youth Employment Program (proposed ten, but funding for salaries was available for less). 2: 42 local artists were contracted to work as arts educators within Urban Arts' programs. Artists were recruited from within local communities and shared their artforms ranging from theater, photography, pottery, performance arts, music, and visual arts. Artists worked with Urban Arts staff to create lesson plans that align specific arts expression activities with cultural and/or social justice themes. 81 college students and high school students interned as artist assistants, teaching assistants, or classroom mentors. Interns hailed from four neighborhood high schools, University of Minnesota, College of Visual Arts, Metropolitan State University, Gustavus Adolphus College, Macalester College, University of Saint Thomas, Hamline University, Augsburg College, Minneapolis Community and Technical College, New York University, Bowdoin College, and University of Chicago.
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