Cultural Council Agenda and Packet 2023 10 19

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LL ity q1, Louisville Cultural Council Shared Stories: Was there an instance in which your organization felt it made a difference, or had a significant impact, on an individual or group of participants? If so, please share any anecdotal evidence by describing the situation, sharing a quote or story below. (Please note that these anecdotes may be shared in marketing the Art Grants or in future arts and cultural reports.) There were a number of really special moments with participants in the classes that made me so glad I was able to complete this project. During the structure and musical form class, I broke the group up into pairs for the last half hour of the session and had each pair work together to start writing the structure for a new song. They were given guidance based on the lessons we had worked on as a group that day. It was so neat to see what people came up with and their creativity, but also to see how much more confident they seemed and how much fun they had working with another songwriter to make something. I had several people come up to me afterwards to tell me how much they enjoyed that part of the class and how they had never collaborated with another songwriter before. Another area where I saw real growth in participants was for those folks who performed in more than one showcase. While some of the performers were a little more experienced, there were 3 or 4 people who had not done much performing before, some who had never performed their original songs before for an audience. The first performance for some of these participants was a lot because this is a lot of pressure and can be intimidating, but I think having attended the classes and having a few friendly faces in the audience helped. I also encouraged people to bring in guests to perform with them or collaborate with others from the class if they felt inspired by that. While some people did take advantage of this, even for those who didn't, I could tell they felt much more comfortable and excited by the 2nd performance. It was also really awesome to be able to offer to pay these artists to perform. It's hard to overstate the fact that it is almost impossible for artists just getting their start to make any money at all by performing originals. Even those who perform regularly have struggled to get gigs that pay well especially since COVID, so it really meant a lot to the performers that I was able to pay each person $50 for each show. Having a truly positive and welcoming performance experience is strengthening, and I think that it will encourage these artists to continue sharing what they do with our community. Even for the shows where we didn't have a huge audience, people seemed to really appreciate that there were a lot of fellow performers there listening and supporting. Thank you for submitting the Post Event Evaluation for the 2023 Louisville Arts Grant. By signing below, signee agrees that all information provided is accurate and reflects the nature of your project/event. fk� - Signature 10/1 /23 Date Please attach any photos of your event and marketing examples as separate files (i.e. programs, playbills, flyers, brochures, press clippings, and/or screenshots of your website or online posts). Thank you! Please see the google Drive here for photos, marketing examples, and other memorabilia from the programs! DRIVE LINK: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/l_FY-GQMaQGQdM-x4fl3HhUddVzRYRcRj?usp=sharing