Step 6 - Improve New Works

Question 1

Improve new works goal

Answer 1

build up, constructive; make imperfect artistic communication more effective

Question 2

Step 6 process

Answer 2

• follow comforting guidelines for deciding what’s good and bad
• design evaluative process
• design a recurring cycle of evaluation
• evaluate Scripture infused arts

Question 3

follow comforting guidelines for deciding what’s good and bad - main points

Answer 3

lots of factors in evaluation;
lots of indexical associations w/ those (Turino 1999);
refer to “Aesthetics and Evaluation” section in 4C. (Small 1998; Merriam 1964; Fitzgerald & Schrag 2006);
importance of pretesting/community testing throughout

Question 4

importance of pretesting/community testing sources

Answer 4

Haaland (1984); Smitth (2007)

Question 5

Haaland (1984)

Answer 5

kid with the barbells, not sure what potatoes were, didn’t recognize themselves

Question 6

Smith (2007)

Answer 6

must see themselves in the art! examples: taking care of wells; choosing books with local designs on them

Question 7

design evaluative process

Answer 7

o use local social structures, key people, elements of the work, desired purposes, and how well these match (again, Fitzgerald & Schrag, 2006); affirm what has been done along with making suggestions for improvement!
• elements to evaluate: space; participants; performance features; message(s); purpose(s)

Question 8

design a recurring cycle of evaluation source and content

Answer 8

o Saurman & Saurman (2005)—community checking with at least 4-5 target audience members and at least 2 older experts in the community
• MOAN—meaning, ownership/accuracy, naturalness

Question 9

evaluate Scripture infused arts

Answer 9

o self (artist) check
o consultant check
o community check
o [Petersen, Errington, Errington, & Harris, n.d.]