PROJECT OVERVIEW
The Rural Arts Connect (RAC) project connects arts & cultural organizations in rural geographies across western Colorado to research the role that art plays in catalyzing connectivity and to increase both arts education and capacity among RAC partners to serve their various communities and audiences more effectively.
The project includes four distinct components:
Research & Evaluation The AAM engaged COSI’s Center for Research as an external partner to study the perceptions and experiences of project participants in a segment of the Western Slope of Colorado and their evolving relationship to the AAM and art. Community Programs Building on existing partnerships, this project serves to create a scalable and sustainable model of programming for rural communities who face barriers to museum visits. RAC Leadership Network & Summits Partners from nonprofit cultural organizations in western Colorado participated in annual online summits, in addition to meeting online regularly for networking, professional development, and to design community programs. Rural Art Museum Convening Staff from museums in rural locations across the US were invited to share in new reflective models of practice for museum programming in remote rural communities that were developed as a result of this project, building capacity for project participants and in museums across the country.
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