Pike County CES

Title:

Pike County Arts Advancement

MAP:

Community& Economic Development Through Rural Arts

Agents Involved:

Richards, Froman

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Arts Engagement

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Financial & Marketing Literacy for Artisans

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Community Design/Creative Placemaking

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Community Strategic Planning

Situation:

During a visioning session, 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. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp decline in the arts program in our schools. Pike County Extension Fine Arts is committed to educate and empower our citizens through the arts as well as enhance the community and economic development of our communities utilizing arts programming as the vehicle.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Pike County

Socially,

Quality of education will increase in core curriculum as well as 21 Century Soft Skills: critical thinking, problem solving, empathy, team work, responsibility,

Attendance to arts activities will increase.

Sense of Community will become stronger.

Connectivity will increase among people.

Citizens of all ages will have increased leadership skills.

Economically:

Value of Education will increase.

Communities have increased pride, aesthetics, increase in population

Pike County will have a commodity in tourism which will attract paying visitors.

Support businesses will improve as tourism increases.

Environmental

Communities will have improved visual identity through more public art.

Communities will address pollution issues through awareness and improved leadership.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Number of Pike County people who:

Practice & Participate in Community Arts Activities

Practice Online Arts Retail Businesses

Apply elements of music, dance, drama, and or visual arts in creating and performing.

Initial Outcomes:

Pike County citizens increase knowledge and skills in Community Design & Creative Placemaking.

Pike County citizens increase knowledge and skills in E-Commerce for Artisans.

Pike County citizens and leadership increase knowledge and skills in Arts Engagement

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: All areas of Pike County will have arts venues and programming established

Indicator: Five venues w/ programming that is reliable, quality, tangible

Method: ACT Theatre, Hatfield & McCoy Arts Council, Stone Heritage Theatre, Grant's Branch Park, Shelby Valley Arts Community

Timeline: 2016-2020

Intermediate Outcome: Communities will demonstrate improved quality of living conditions

Indicator: Improved health, general feelings of happiness, accomplisment.

Method: Community Arts Programming w/ accompanying Life Skills

Timeline: 2016-2020

Long-term Outcome: Financial impacts in Pike County will increase through tourism and the arts.

Indicator: Number of arts & tourism dollars spent in Pike County increase

Method: Dunns & Bradstreet numbers, number of small arts businesses, surveys, financial accounting, entrance /exit surveys

Timeline: 2016-2020

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Youth Ages 4-19

Project or Activity: Communication and Expressive Arts

Content or Curriculum: KET Tool Kit, Theater Arts Curriculum,

Inputs: Visual & Performance Arts, online information sharing, Newsletters,

Date: 2016-2020

Audience: Entrepreneurs

Project or Activity: Online Arts Sells

Content or Curriculum: Small Business Development Center, Etsy Training,

Inputs: Pike County Online Business Classes & Group for the arts.

Date: 2016-2020

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Success Stories