Our Accomplishments

  • Long-term Accomplishments to-date:
    • Over 400 teen Interns have been hired in over 70 programs since 2001.
  • Since 2007: Response rate = 52%
  • • 119 Interns (78.5%) successfully completed their internship.*
    • 62 (100% of responding) Interns hired stayed in high school.* Of this group, 32 (52%) have graduated.*
    • 13 Interns (21%) entered post-secondary education.*
    • 22 Interns (35%) secured a job after their ArtWorks internship.* Of this group, 19 (86%) of those were still working at the point of contact.*
    *Statistics from 2007-2011 responding Interns.

 

  • Measurement for Success - ArtWorks utilizes a variety of methods to track and improve its results:
  • Perf. EValuation Process Map

 

ArtWorks Program Objectives & Short-Term Results To-Date

Key 21st Century Skills
Program Objectives -- ArtWorks Interns will be able to...
Examples of Program Activities that oblige Interns to practice 21st Century Skills
+/- in Skill Mastery (Week 4 vs. Week 8 Perf. Eval. scores*) *Data from 25 Interns to-date since 2011
Creativity & Innovation
 Offer innovative, inventive ideas and solutions.
Designing pieces of art with diverse team members that meet predetermined criteria
+16.3%
Remain open and responsive to ideas other than their own.
+8.5%
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
 Take the time needed to reason through situations to figure out "what's really going on." Collaboratively creating "design plans" for each art piece before actually producing it & asking managers and coworkers for their input about that plan.
+10.1%
Ask coworkers and managers for input about problems to avoid "blind spots" when identifying potential solutions.
+7.8%
Communication & Collaboration
 Work appropriately and productively with others, taking shared responsibility for the work. Team-based design brainstorming sessions for art pieces.
-0.8% **
Compromise and adapt to varied responsibilities. Meeting art production responsibilities in conjunction with career coaching assignments and cleaning/storage tasks.
+6.3%
Courteously and effectively communicate thoughts and ideas to coworkers and managers. Completing a weekly Program Blog to communicate project progress to the public, writing Artist Statements, and "pitching" design ideas to coworkers, managers, and customers.
+4.3%
Initiative & Self Direction
 Know when they need help, and will ask for help when they need it. Working efficiently and effectivelky during weekly independent work time to ensure all assigned tasks are completed on schedule an to specification.
+4.2%
Work appropriately and productively alone.
+2.5%
Actively work towards meeting self-set goals
+5.9%
Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
 Collaborate with coworkers in a nonconfrontational and noncritical manner Weekly "team critiques" about art pieces being created, as well as formal performance evaluations and informal feedback from amnagers and coworkers.
+9.4%
Appropriately provide praise & constructive criticism to managers and coworkers
+10.5%
Accept feedback from managers & coworkers in a professional manner
-2.2% **
Productivity & Accountability
 Define, prioritize, and complete tasks without direct oversight. Completing high quality art pieces on schedule while accomplishing all other tasks as assigned by Lead Artists and Career Coaches.
+4.8%
Utilize time efficiently and manage work load.
+5.6%
Professionalism
 Act in an honest, fair, and courteous manner while taking responsibility for his/her actions and work. Interacting with the public aboutt he art that was created at post-program unveiling events.
+2.3%
Fundamental Job Skills
 Come to work for all scheduled shifts. Daily attendance tracking by the Lead Artist
-2.8% ***
Arrive on time for all work shifts.
-6.0% ***
Correctly use time sheets to record payroll. Signing in and out for all work shifts and breaks, tallying weekly hours and signing timesheets for processing.
+2.0%
Be ready to work when each shift begins. Daily tracking completed by Lead Artist to assess level of fulfillment.
-1.5%
Wear their uniform and be appropriately groomed for the workplace
+2.9%
** In response to this result, we created a structures discussion tool for use during critiques that teach Interns how to critique the work without critiquing the person who did the work. ***In response to these results we now inform Interns on their first day that 25% of their total performance evaluation score is based exclusively on Fundamental Job Skills. We hope these continuous improvement efforts will be reflected in increased scores in these areas.