Extension
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Pike County Arts Advancement
Community and Economic Development
Porter, Chaney
Artistic & Essential Skill Development
Advancing the Creative Economy
Community Design/Creative Placemaking
Quality Arts Engagement & Experiences
The Pike County Extension Council identified music and arts diversification, handcrafted artisan awareness and expanding arts to the community as a need for the county. There has been a sharp decline in the arts program in our schools. We are committed to educating and empowering citizens through the arts as well as enhancing the community and economic development of our communities through arts programming.
Increase in essential skills for students and adults: critical thinking, problem-solving, and responsibility. Increased attendance in arts activities. Increase in leadership skills. Increase in tourism. Communities will gain public art installations.
Increase in knowledge of music, drama, and/or visual arts. Increased attendance in arts programming. Increase in knowledge for artists in marketing and finance.
Increased awareness of arts programming. Business support of events. Word of mouth and marketing of events increases. Family participation increases in events.
Outcome - initial: new arts programming and events
Indicator: schedule/reporting
Method: classes, venues, events
Timeline: Spring 2021 and ongoing through 2025
Outcome - intermediate: increased knowledge of arts, better quality of life
Indicator: observation, reports, event participation
Method: surveys, sign-in sheets
Timeline: Fall 2024 through Winter 2025
Outcome – long-term: Artists benefit through marketing of products and skills increase. Interest in arts activities increases.
Indicator: Increase in interest. Increase in event participation. Arts events are well attended.
Method: surveys, interviews, sign-in sheets
Timeline: Late 2025
Audience: artists and entrepreneurs
Project or Activity: colored pencil classes/ drawing
Content or Curriculum: Pike County Libraries/ Extension office
Inputs: teachers, guest speakers
Date: Fall 2024 and Spring 2025
Audience: community
Project or Activity: Artisan Markets
Content or Curriculum: public spaces
Inputs: artists, small businesses
Date: Summer 2024 and 2025
Audience: community
Project or Activity: Myers Towers art classes
Content or Curriculum: programs for seniors, those with disabilities and/or lower socioeconomic status
Inputs: The APP, agent and paid staff, city employees, artists
Date: Spring 2022 - Fall 2025
Audience: families
Project or Activity: Family activity night
Content or Curriculum: arts activities for kids and parents
Inputs: agent and paid staff led
Date: Summer 2024 and monthly
Audience: community
Project or Activity: Community Arts
Content or Curriculum: arts activities for all ages, Facebook Live art
Inputs: agent and paid staff led
Date: monthly through 2024 and 2025
Audience: community
Project or Activity: Blood Song play
Content or Curriculum: script, director-led instruction
Inputs: volunteers, paid staff, artists
Date: July and August, yearly
Audience: stringed instrument and vocal artists
Project or Activity: Appalachian Symphony
Content or Curriculum: trained volunteer led lessons/curriculum
Inputs: teachers, volunteers
Date: weekly meetings 2024 and 2025
Audience: Youth Ages 4-19
Project or Activity: Theatre and Expressive Arts
Content or Curriculum: Theatre Arts Curriculum
Inputs: Visual and performing arts, The APP, Artists Collaborative Theatre
Date: Spring 2024 and ongoing
Audience: community
Project or Activity: Farmers Market art activities
Content or Curriculum: arts activities for all ages, entertainment
Inputs: agent and paid staff led, Fine Arts volunteers
Date: Spring 2024 and monthly
Audience: community
Project or Activity: Family Art Activities/ Laurel Harvest
Content or Curriculum: arts activities for families, all ages, entertainment
Inputs: agent and paid staff led, Fine Arts volunteers
Date: Summer 2024 and bi-yearly for 6 week spans
Audience: school children ages 5-8
Project or Activity: K-3 literacy and visual arts workshops in the classroom
Content or Curriculum: literary and visual arts activities for students
Inputs: agent and paid staff led
Date: Spring 2024 and monthly
Audience: FMD students
Project or Activity: art activities
Content or Curriculum: work with teachers to schedule classroom arts instruction
Inputs: agent and paid staff led
Date: Spring 2024 and monthly
Audience: Homemakers and community members
Project or Activity: Brush and Brunch
Content or Curriculum: painting instruction with healthy recipe prep
Inputs: agent and paid staff led
Date: Spring 2024 and monthly
Author: Kristy Porter
Major Program: Artistic & Essential Skill Development
The problemA community needs assessment conducted through the County Extension Council identified the need for more cross program collaborations. The Community Arts (CA) and Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) program areas wanted to combine programming to introduce each other’s audiences to examples of the other’s programming. We also wanted to provide art instruction to a wide range of ages during summer break. Studies have shown that increase in arts educational experiences has rem
