February 28, 2013Discussion Table

Pride/Engagement of Residents & Sense of Place - facilitated by Damien (Unified City)

“Spontaneous, Place-Based Art Happenings in

Riverside’s Neighborhoods”

“museums must engage ‘off the radar’ art participants ... at home and community venues”

UCR Public History Department

including artists from local colleges

25+ artists12+ musicians

April 1st kick off - Art hidden in 22 neighborhoods

Artist Nick Bahula

4 site specific sculptures, created interactively

Eastside

Magnolia Center

La Sierra

Orangecrest

Exhibition and celebration during June’s Arts Walk

3,771 participants

What the respondent liked best about

their Art Make experience

Of 218 survey responses to the question of “How would you rate your overall experience at the event?” on a scale from 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest, the average was 4.7

super nice!! made it funpaintingbeing real and open - outside!funfamily eventeverythingbeing with art peopleBeing creative in my neighborhood Atmosphere/environmentCombining music w/ visual artslooking at the joyTalking to the artist

- 1/2 of the respondents had not been to RAM, but of the 228 responses to the question, “Would you attend a Riverside Art Make event again?” 95% indicated yes; 1% said no; and 4% indicated that they were not sure.

We need your help! Where would you like us to go? Would you be on our advisory panel?