Operating Support
ACHF Arts Access
Foci MCGA will continue to be Minnesota’s premiere glass arts education facility and studio by providing programs for all levels of skill development and educational interest. Evaluation of programs will show outcomes such as increased participant numbers and new and repeat enrollments, increased participant diversity, and increased rentals and teaching artist contracts. 2: Foci MCGA will expand our artistic reach during events in partnership with other cultural programs in the Twin Cities metro region and throughout the state. Evaluation of programs will show outcomes such as increased offerings with community partners, increased artist participants and event attendees and growing public interest in the glass arts.
Foci MCGA continued to be Minnesota's premier glass arts facility by increasing our studio offerings on-site as well as off. Foci MCGA evaluates its programming based on class and event attendance, written class evaluations, number of events with partnering organizations, studio usage, and social media following. We have found positive increase in all of these areas. 2: Foci MCGA expanded our programming outreach by increasing our relationships other Minnesota community partners. Foci MCGA tracks the number of events that take place with partnering organizations. Some of these organizations are the Swedish Institute, American Craft Council, MMAA, Weisman Art Museum, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, City of Lindstrom, and Benton County.
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