Greenup County CES

Title:

Creativity Club, Woodcarving Club, Crochet and Knitting Guild, Photography Club

MAP:

Performing and Visual Arts in the Community

Agents Involved:

Anne Stephens

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Volunteer Engagement in the Arts

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Artistic Skill Development

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Community Design/Creative Placemaking

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Arts and Community Health

Situation:

Learning and sharing heritage arts skills is an important part of community. People who have honed these skills become great leaders when given the opportunity to share that skill. Passing on a heritage art builds community pride and promotes community development and placemaking.

Long-Term Outcomes:

The long term outcome for our arts-based clubs is to develop heritage skills and grow leaders and teaching artists in our community.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Intermediate outcomes for our arts-based clubs is to identify growth in our artisan community.

Initial Outcomes:

The initial outcome of our arts-based clubs is to identify interest and grow participation.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: council roster

Indicator: Greenup Arts review

Method: review at meeting

Timeline: school year

Intermediate Outcome: map membership

Indicator: school and home addresses

Method: student reported 

Timeline:program year

Long-term Outcome: project results

Indicator: peer review

Method: group evaluation

Timeline: program year

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: club membership

Project or Activity: summer music series 

Content or Curriculum: volunteering

Inputs: job descriptions from event coordinators

Date: summer 2018 and forward

Audience: Students who participate in the Library Summer Reading Series

Project or Activity: Summer Reading Series

Content or Curriculum: classes about music and making instruments

Inputs: classes and projects in partnership with the library

Date:Summer 2018

Audience:club membership

Project or Activity: youth-led project of their choosing

Content or Curriculum: meetings, workshops, project implementation

Inputs: groups will create goals together

Date: school year of 2018-19

Success Stories

Yarn Club and Community Connections

Author: Anne Stephens

Major Program: Volunteer Engagement in the Arts

Greenup County Extension Fine Arts Program has enjoyed the growth of its newest club with a focus on the heritage art of Crochet and Knitting.  Each Greenup Arts club has an approved leader and a group of members with a desire to learn, grow a skill, and connect to their community. Supporting the club leader, encouraging self-starting, and securing club member buy-in is a goal of the leadership of the Greenup Arts Program. As part of its mission, The Yarn Club decided this past summer

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Warm Up America

Author: Anne Stephens

Major Program: Arts and Community Health

The Greenup County Crochet and Knitting Club that works with the Greenup Arts Extension Program has volunteer members who have been working at home throughout the pandemic of 2020. They continued to communicate digitally and stay creative and connected through their common interest in yarn and community service. When the restrictions allowed for an in-person work session, they respectfully complied with all rules and met at the office to plan their next project. The volunteer leader led by examp

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