Art Based Evaluation (ABE)

This guide, authored by Margo Charlton for Artreach Toronto, provides detailed guidance on using creative activities in conjunction with other evaluation methods in order to gain a clearer picture of the impact of a project/program.

'Objectives of Art Based Evaluation (ABE)

• Encourage multiple ways of expression.
• Express complex ideas.
• Encourage participants to share their feelings.
• Embrace the idea that we are all creative beings.
• Build on the creativity fostered in the project.
• Lay the ground for more in-depth responses
• through questionnaires or interviews.
• Give a quick snapshot of where a group is at.
• Generate materials (poems, drawing, collages, etc.)
• to be used in final reports.'

(ArtReach, p. 5)