Arts EngagementMajor Program

2087

Total Hours

Contributed.

16971

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

23

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

532

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of opportunities for creative expression

490

Number of participants involved in community art projects

383

Number of opportunities for intergenerational creative engagement

263

Number of opportunities to discuss individual perceptions of one’s community through interactive arts activities

28

Number of documented next steps for an individual or community plan inspired by arts engagement projects

5

Number of participants reporting an increase in community pride through participation in Extension arts programming

708

Number of participants reporting an increase in understanding the importance of arts engagement

1063

Number of Extension artistic opportunities available for a community to come together

285

Number of arts/creative placemaking projects completed

252

Number of artisans participating in Extension program

319

Number of artisans who report an increase in income based on what they learned through Extension programs

44

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • Artisan Guild established

    A group of volunteers approached the Bullitt County Family & Consumer Science agent inquiring about further development of the Arts here in the county. As previous members of the Homemaker organizatio... Read More

  • Arts Across Pike

    In winter 2018, Pike County Extension Fine Arts and WMMT, Appalshops non-profit community radio station, began developing a partnership to produce a monthly radio show focused on all things Pike Arts.... Read More

  • Earth Week Celebration

    Environmental awareness is an extremely important topic and Earth Day is a great opportunity to spread climate education as well as many other environmental stewardship topics within the community. Th... Read More

  • Homemakers Revitalize the Cultural Arts

    Nelson County Homemakers applied for and received a $300 grant at the Annual KEHA Conference in Louisville, KY for the development of a Cultural Arts and Crafts program in 2019-2020. The Homemaker Cul... Read More

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