Art Project Grant
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
The Spirit Lake Poetry Series has the goal of supporting a healthy literary community in the region, as well as encouraging and inspiring both writers and readers by bringing poets of national, regional and local significance to Duluth. Our primary measurable outcome is attendance. We have enjoyed audiences of 25 to 75 people in the past, to the delight of our readers. Maintaining or growing our current attendance level is a main goal. Another measurable outcome is the success of our Q and A sessions. We have been excited in the past when our audiences ask a number of questions of our readers. We also ask for feedback from the artists themselves. Their comfort and happiness is a great goal. We plan to evaluate our outcomes through feedback from the writers/poets who participate in the reading series. Also, feedback of the audiences at the event and after the event help us to gauge success. The board meets after each reading to discuss attendance, audience engagement and artist comfort. The board takes a head count at each of our events so we are better able to meet our mission. We also film each reading, given the consent of the artist, and broadcast the readings on PACT TV. The videos are an excellent evaluation tool.
The Spirit Lake Poetry Series has the goal of supporting a healthy literary community in the region, as well as encouraging and inspiring both writers and readers by bringing poets of national, regional and local significance to Duluth. Our primary measurable outcome is attendance. During the 2016-17 season, audiences for each event ranged from 12 to 40 people, with our largest audiences for local poet Michelle Matthees and Iron Range poet Francine Sterle. Another measurable outcome is the success of our Q and A sessions. Again this year, our audiences engaged with our readers through quality questions at the end of each reading and informal discussion following the event. We also ask for feedback from the artists themselves, who spoke favorably about Duluth, the reading venue and the series itself.
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