Extension
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| 3037 - Increasing Access to Quality Arts Experiences | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3037.9) | 164 |
Number of community members engaged in an Extension-sponsored gallery exhibit |
| 3037.5) | 60 |
Number of participants reporting appreciation of artistic accomplishments |
| 3037.8) | 2 |
Number of artists showcasing work (visual, literary, performing) through an Extension sponsored or coordinated event |
| 3037.3) | 6 |
Number of Extension facilitated arts programming receiving local, state, or national recognition |
| 3037.2) | 50 |
Number of participants reporting an understanding of quality artistic experiences |
| 3037.1) | 11 |
Number of teaching artists brought to community through Extension collaborations |
| 3037.7) | 37 |
Number of community members reporting a new artistic experience |
| 3037.6) | 8 |
Number of artists reporting appreciation and/or validation of their artistic accomplishments |
| 3037.4) | 150 |
Number of participants engaged in artistic activities that advance critical thinking |
Author: Cortney Moses
Major Program: Increasing Access to Quality Arts Experiences
The Whitley county pottery program has been offering educational programming for 10 years to the Whitley County community. Covid put a halt to the extremely popular Open Pottery program that exposed the community to 12 weeks of free play and experimentation with hand building and wheel throwing. Not only did this create a pottery void it also ended pottery group which met monthly and built strong leadership within the medium and for the program. During the pandemic we tried some potte
