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Welcome to the Evaluating Arts and Culture Topical Interest Group! Arts and culture programs occur across a variety of contexts like theaters, museums, community centers, libraries, and schools. The primary goal of the AEA Evaluating Arts and Culture TIG is to support and strengthen the evaluation of arts and culture programs, practices, and audiences.

This TIG  responds to the needs of arts and culture evaluators by providing opportunities for discussing innovative practices, developing evaluation tools and approaches specific to arts and culture, and sharing current arts and culture research and evaluation findings. TIG activities are meant to foster the arts and culture evaluation community and connect that community to the larger evaluation field.
 

If you have any questions or ideas about our TIG, please feel free to contact the TIG leadership. We look forward to engaging with and supporting you.



UPLOAD and VIEW the archived EVAL 2011 session materials in the e-Library


     
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News and Events

  • Call for papers for a theory and practice peer-reviewed journal on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics). Please contact Sara Kapadia for more information at steam@cgu.edu.

Evaluation 2011 Information

 

Thanks to all of you who attended the TIG sponsored sessions, events, and business meetings at Evaluation 2011 in Anaheim, CA! We had fantastic social gatherings and an energy-filled business meeting with representation from across the United States and five other countries.

AEA 2011 CONFERENCE WEBSITE

http://www.eval.org/eval2011/default.asp

TIG BUSINESS MEETING

Our business meeting was held over the lunch hour on Saturday, November 5th, 11:30 AM to 12:25 PM in the Palisades room at the Hilton Anaheim. The TIG provided food and drink. Slideshow.

TIG INFORMATION TABLE

Don and Kathleen were at the Information Fair & Reception, Wednesday, November 2nd from 6:30 PM to 8 PM in the Hilton Anaheim’s California Ballroom. The TIG provided conference information and origami birds with a TIG QR code.

TIG SOCIAL EVENTS

On Thursday, November 3rd from 5PM to 7PM, we hosted a post-session TIG happy hour at PF Changs at Anaheim’s GardenWalk. The TIG provided appetizers.

The Evaluating Arts & Culture TIG joined forces with the LGBT Issues TIG for an evening event on Thursday, November 3rd from 8:15PM-10PM at Bar Louie Tavern and Grill, also part of Anaheim’s GardenWalk. The TIG provided food.


TIG-SPONSORED SESSIONS

We had fantastic conference sessions sponsored by the TIG this year in Anaheim. Here was the line-up (you can also access a list of Arts & Culture sessions here: http://www.eval.org/search11/search.asp by finding our TIG in the drop-down for Sponsoring Group or TIG on the searchable program):


Session Title

Time

Room

TIG Information Fair Wednesday, Nov 2, 6:30 PM to 8 PM California Ballroom

Arts, Culture and Audiences: Prevalent Challenges and Evaluative Solutions

Thursday, Nov 3, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM

Palisades

Evidence and Evaluations for Large-scale Arts Education Programs

Thursday, Nov 3, 2:50 PM to 4:20 PM

Palisades

TIG Social Event
Thursday, Nov 3, 5PM to 7PM

The Arts Education Model Development and Dissemination Grant Program: Evaluating the Impact of Arts Integration in Elementary and Middle Schools

Friday, Nov 4, 10:45 AM to 11:30 AM

Palisades

Understanding Visitors Through Institution-wide Evaluation Studies

Friday, Nov 4, 2:50 PM to 4:20 PM

Sunset

Framing Public Value, Building Identity, and Enhancing Learning Experiences: A Sampler of Visitor Studies in Zoos, Aquariums, and Natural History Museums

Saturday, Nov 5, 9:50 AM to 11:20 AM

Palisades

TIG Business Meeting
Saturday, Nov 5, 11:30 AM to 12:25 PM Palisades

What Works - and for Whom? Value and Relevance in Arts and Culture Evaluation

Saturday, Nov 5, 12:35 PM to 2:05 PM

Palisades

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