Alabama is known for many things...Space Race, Bio-Medical Engineering, High Tech Industry, Car Manufacturing, and of course...football. What we're not known for are the Arts, even though Alabama has a rich and vibrant history and current day presence in the Arts. From sculptors to instrument makers, from song writers to graphic artists, from industrial design to architecture, Alabama is a state rich in the Arts! What is needed in Alabama is a mechanism to make the Arts in A

What is evaluation and why do I need to take time to evaluate my program? may be the question that is on your mind...and honestly you would not be alone. Many program managers and grantees don't ever think about formal program evaluation and many of those who actually do, think of evaluation as taking "a snapshot of outcomes at the end of a program to prove to a funder that it worked or failed. Evaluation should, however, be used as an ongoing management and learning tool to