This toolkit was developed by ArtReach.

HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT:

Improvisation, openness, risk and play are at the heart of creative activity. Why not put that kind of free play to work for evaluation? Art-Based evaluation (ABE) uses creative activities as a way of expressing value. Numbers cannot fully express the impact of a project but questionnaires and interviews also have limitations. ABE uses metaphor as a way of exploring concepts and ideas that might be difficult or uncomfortable to communicate in other ways. When Art-Based Evaluation is combined with other evaluation methods it helps provide a well-rounded picture of the impact of a project for participants, facilitators, project planners and funders.