COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT

Arts Access Project

Evaluation Criteria

Applications are evaluated and ranked by panelists using the criteria listed below.

Because your application will compete with other proposals, be sure to address as many points under each criterion as possible in your application.

The grant review panel will be assigning a ranking to each criterion category according to the degree to which the project responds to the subcriteria.

Helpful Hint: Print out this page and refer to it often as you write your application.

Artistic Merit

Qualifications, background and experience of the artists/ consultants involved
Effective use of the artists/consultants' skills in the project

Planning

Relationship between the organization's mission and goals, and the project's goals and activities.
Clearly defined relationship between the artist(s) and all partners involved in the project
Shared ownership and responsibilities of all partners in a collaborative project
Strong planning for logistics of the project
Effective project evaluation plan

Budget

Appropriateness of the project costs to the services provided and the number of participants in the project
Financial commitment from the organization and/or community supporting the organization
Balanced and accurate budget

Ability to Complete Project

Available resources and expertise to administer the project
Success of past projects

Public Value

Connects arts and culture to underserved communities
Addresses perceived barriers (economic, geographic, ethnic, disability) to attendance or participation
Emphasizes exposure to, experience with, or appreciation of arts and culture activities
Serves community by providing access or accessibility services for audiences (ASL, audio description, assistive listening, braille, captioning, etc.)
Serves families, youth, elderly or specific geographic areas within the City of Phoenix in activities that engage the participants with artists and the arts

Last Modified on 06/24/2008 09:46:34


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