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Here are criteria received from class members... (top) Yamilett Abejon
(top) Melinda Block
(top) Sybille Canthal
Krissy Davis (top) Seminar Assignment
Course: Rewiring the Arts Organization The School of the Arts Institute Anja Deller, February 8th, 1999
Geoffrey Fleming CRITERIA
(top) Criteria for Art ED Programming Sandra Jaggi Criteria for an Arts Education Curricula--Years K-8
Effective Arts Education Criteria Art Criteria for a Children’s Art Organization
(top) Joy Qi Le
Criteria for the Education Plan
Sarah Nemerovski
(top) Mary Anne Redding
• I interviewed 11 of the 39 artists in the 1998 exhibition asking a series of questions regarding their experience in the project and also their reflections on the larger Chicago art scene. (See attached for a list of the Exit Interview questions.) Each interview lasted between one and three hours. The results of these interviews need to be formally compiled and reviewed in light of improving the experience for the participating artists. • Conduct in-depth interviews with the three project convenors (Rachel Weiss, Judith Kirshner, Janet Carl-Smith) to share with them the results of the above interviews and to explore their responses to the first initiative, the 1999 program at the Cultural Center, and, finally, to discuss their vision and directives for the development of the 2000 project. • Schedule a Think-Tank/Round Table discussion with the 1998 project
staff (Maureen Pskowski, Sybille Canthal, Jeff Rhodes, Alison Cole, Mary
Anne Redding) for their input on revising and improving the 2000 initiative. STAGE 2: Review & evaluate stated goals for 2000: New Artists in Chicago. GOAL: To contribute, through citywide collaboration, to the future development of contemporary art in Chicago through new approaches to presentation and programming. INDICATORS: Was there a New Artists exhibition in the spring of 2000? Where was it held? What programming accompanied the show? What was the nature of the programming and what were the venues for the events? What collaborations developed between various Chicago arts organizations and institutions as a result of the New Artists program? What did the audience participation look like? DATA SOURCES: Documentation of all events. Publicity generated by the exhibition and related events including written reviews. Survey of audience at each event through visitor registration, compiling audience numbers and gauging participation at related programming (This may include panel discussions or longer workshops developed around issues surrounding the promotion of emerging art in Chicago as well as asking audience members to fill out brief questionnaires after attending an event.) Interview staff at participating organizations and institutions for their feedback on the success of the program. EVALUATION METHODS: Data will be gathered and compiled by the project staff as part of their responsibilities throughout the entire duration of the initiative. USE OF EVALUATION RESULTS: Evaluation results will be provided to the convenors of the New Artists initiative, the sponsoring institutions for the exhibition and related programming, to the Arts Administration Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for their record keeping and future reference by students interested in continuing this initiative or similar programming.
INDICATORS: Who were the participating artists? Was the pool of applicants expanded to include not only graduate students but those emerging artists with less than five years professional experience on their resumes? DATE SOURCES: Track all promotional outreach seeking submission to the initiative. Track publicity and development processes. Review all applications for the initiative. Keep documentation during the process on who submitted art work and where they either attend school or what their artistic careers have consisted of. EVALUATION METHODS: Data will be gathered and compiled by the project staff as part of their responsibilities throughout the entire duration of the initiative. USE OF EVALUATION RESULTS: Evaluation results will be provided to the convenors of the New Artists initiative, the sponsoring institutions for the exhibition and related programming, to the arts administration department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for their record keeping and future reference by students interested in continuing the initiative or similar programming.
INDICATORS: Did any of the participating artist sell any of their art work or were they contacted by any other venues regarding the representation of their work as a result of the exposure from the New Artists initiative? Were new audiences attracted to the New Artists exhibition, events, and related programming? DATA SOURCES: Interviews with artists regarding increased exposure of sales. Interviews with patrons of the arts where possible. Audience questionnaires regarding previous interest and participation in opportunities for seeing and supporting contemporary art. EVALUATION METHODS: Data will be gathered and compiled by the project staff as part of their responsibilities throughout the entire duration of the initiative. USE OF EVALUATION RESULTS: This information will be made available to the artists participating in the New Artists initiatives and to graduate schools departmental offices as part of promoting future programs. EXIT INTERVIEW As this has been the inaugural exhibition in what we hope will be a yearly show featuring the work of Chicago area MA/MFA students, we would like your feedback about this exhibition and constructive input as we plan for future venues. Also of interest is your perception of the larger Chicago art scene, your place within it as a working artist and it's effect on your work. Your ideas are important as we develop the next project for Chicago's emerging artists.
1. Has this exhibition affected your sense of yourself as an artist? 2. What impact do you feel being included in the 1998: New Artists in Chicago show has had on your work? 3. Have you been contacted by any local/national galleries about representing your work or have you sold any work to private collectors as a result of the exposure this show has afforded you? 4. Can you articulate the distinction between the New Artists in Chicago project and The Terra Museum of American Art? What role does the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs play in this project? 5. How do you feel about the jury process and studio visits with regard to the selection of art work and to your interaction with the jury members and project staff? 6. How do you feel about working with the project staff throughout the duration of the exhibition process? 7. Discuss your interactions with the Terra Museum Staff? 8. What insights has this exhibition afforded you as a working artist? 9. What suggestions do you have for changes in the project for future years? 10. Do you feel the art work chosen pushes any boundaries - how challenging is this show to the public - what makes it provocative? 11. Do you feel the exhibition has aided in providing a dialog among Chicago area MFA programs? Do you feel your peer network extends beyond the boundaries of your particular institution? 12. Do you have any suggestions for including other art students in this project who were not selected for inclusion in the exhibition? Are there ways to promote the involvement of artists who are not currently students but would be considered emerging artists? 13. What is your feeling regarding the educational components/opportunities regarding this exhibition, i.e. the artists walks, and other opportunities to work with an extended audience?
1. Why did you come to Chicago for graduate school? 2. Do you feel you are a part of a larger Chicago art community or do you feel that you are just in school and place is not necessarily relevant? 3. How aware are you of the history of emerging art in Chicago? 4. What do you think about Chicago's reputation as a "second city," particularly with regard to art? 5. What venues does Chicago provide outside of academic structures for you as a student and as an emerging artist independent of any institutional affiliation? 6. How much interest/support/resources/exhibition spaces do you feel Chicago provides for emerging artists? 7. How do you view the cultural life in Chicago in general? 8. Do you feel any commitment to Chicago as having nurtured you as an artist? 9. Will you stay in Chicago after you graduate?
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