Changemaker Card Deck

Impact

All of the Impact cards in the deck come from a tool called Aesthetic Perspectives. These are evaluation indicators designed to help us think about the many different ways that arts for social change can make a difference in the world.

The links on this page can help you learn more about where these ideas come from. To see the full text on the back of each Impact card, download a copy of the deck. 

Communal Meaning

  • Aesthetic Perspectives

    All of the Impact cards in the AAC deck come from the Aesthetic Perspectives evaluation framework and are included with permission from Americans for the Arts.

    This framework for understanding impact of arts for social change comes with more in-depth resources to help you in your work.

    Tools, posters, and guides for this arts evaluation framework are available at: http://www.animatingdemocracy.org/aesthetic-perspectives

    Aesthetic Perspectives: Attributes of Excellence in Arts for Change was developed by artists and allied funders and evaluators who participated in the 2014-15 Evaluation Learning Lab led by Animating Democracy at Americans for the Arts, in partnership with the Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Arts x Culture x Social Justice Network. Activation of the framework was supported by Hemera Foundation. Special thanks to Pam Korza and Barbara Schaffer-Bacon for supporting the inclusion of this resource in the deck.

Disruption

  • Aesthetic Perspectives

    All of the Impact cards in the AAC deck come from the Aesthetic Perspectives evaluation framework and are included with permission from Americans for the Arts.

    This framework for understanding impact of arts for social change comes with more in-depth resources to help you in your work.

    Tools, posters, and guides for this arts evaluation framework are available at: http://www.animatingdemocracy.org/aesthetic-perspectives

    Aesthetic Perspectives: Attributes of Excellence in Arts for Change was developed by artists and allied funders and evaluators who participated in the 2014-15 Evaluation Learning Lab led by Animating Democracy at Americans for the Arts, in partnership with the Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Arts x Culture x Social Justice Network. Activation of the framework was supported by Hemera Foundation. Special thanks to Pam Korza and Barbara Schaffer-Bacon for supporting the inclusion of this resource in the deck.

Emotional Experience

  • Aesthetic Perspectives

    All of the Impact cards in the AAC deck come from the Aesthetic Perspectives evaluation framework and are included with permission from Americans for the Arts.

    This framework for understanding impact of arts for social change comes with more in-depth resources to help you in your work.

    Tools, posters, and guides for this arts evaluation framework are available at: http://www.animatingdemocracy.org/aesthetic-perspectives

    Aesthetic Perspectives: Attributes of Excellence in Arts for Change was developed by artists and allied funders and evaluators who participated in the 2014-15 Evaluation Learning Lab led by Animating Democracy at Americans for the Arts, in partnership with the Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Arts x Culture x Social Justice Network. Activation of the framework was supported by Hemera Foundation. Special thanks to Pam Korza and Barbara Schaffer-Bacon for supporting the inclusion of this resource in the deck.

Openness

  • Aesthetic Perspectives

    All of the Impact cards in the AAC deck come from the Aesthetic Perspectives evaluation framework and are included with permission from Americans for the Arts.

    This framework for understanding impact of arts for social change comes with more in-depth resources to help you in your work.

    Tools, posters, and guides for this arts evaluation framework are available at: http://www.animatingdemocracy.org/aesthetic-perspectives

    Aesthetic Perspectives: Attributes of Excellence in Arts for Change was developed by artists and allied funders and evaluators who participated in the 2014-15 Evaluation Learning Lab led by Animating Democracy at Americans for the Arts, in partnership with the Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Arts x Culture x Social Justice Network. Activation of the framework was supported by Hemera Foundation. Special thanks to Pam Korza and Barbara Schaffer-Bacon for supporting the inclusion of this resource in the deck.

Stickiness

  • Aesthetic Perspectives

    All of the Impact cards in the AAC deck come from the Aesthetic Perspectives evaluation framework and are included with permission from Americans for the Arts.

    This framework for understanding impact of arts for social change comes with more in-depth resources to help you in your work.

    Tools, posters, and guides for this arts evaluation framework are available at: http://www.animatingdemocracy.org/aesthetic-perspectives

    Aesthetic Perspectives: Attributes of Excellence in Arts for Change was developed by artists and allied funders and evaluators who participated in the 2014-15 Evaluation Learning Lab led by Animating Democracy at Americans for the Arts, in partnership with the Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Arts x Culture x Social Justice Network. Activation of the framework was supported by Hemera Foundation. Special thanks to Pam Korza and Barbara Schaffer-Bacon for supporting the inclusion of this resource in the deck.

Commitment

  • Aesthetic Perspectives

    All of the Impact cards in the AAC deck come from the Aesthetic Perspectives evaluation framework and are included with permission from Americans for the Arts.

    This framework for understanding impact of arts for social change comes with more in-depth resources to help you in your work.

    Tools, posters, and guides for this arts evaluation framework are available at: http://www.animatingdemocracy.org/aesthetic-perspectives

    Aesthetic Perspectives: Attributes of Excellence in Arts for Change was developed by artists and allied funders and evaluators who participated in the 2014-15 Evaluation Learning Lab led by Animating Democracy at Americans for the Arts, in partnership with the Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Arts x Culture x Social Justice Network. Activation of the framework was supported by Hemera Foundation. Special thanks to Pam Korza and Barbara Schaffer-Bacon for supporting the inclusion of this resource in the deck.

Risk-Taking

  • All of the Impact cards in the AAC deck come from the Aesthetic Perspectives evaluation framework and are included with permission from Americans for the Arts.

    This framework for understanding impact of arts for social change comes with more in-depth resources to help you in your work.

    Tools, posters, and guides for this arts evaluation framework are available at: http://www.animatingdemocracy.org/aesthetic-perspectives

    Aesthetic Perspectives: Attributes of Excellence in Arts for Change was developed by artists and allied funders and evaluators who participated in the 2014-15 Evaluation Learning Lab led by Animating Democracy at Americans for the Arts, in partnership with the Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Arts x Culture x Social Justice Network. Activation of the framework was supported by Hemera Foundation. Special thanks to Pam Korza and Barbara Schaffer-Bacon for supporting the inclusion of this resource in the deck.

Coherence

  • All of the Impact cards in the AAC deck come from the Aesthetic Perspectives evaluation framework and are included with permission from Americans for the Arts.

    This framework for understanding impact of arts for social change comes with more in-depth resources to help you in your work.

    Tools, posters, and guides for this arts evaluation framework are available at: http://www.animatingdemocracy.org/aesthetic-perspectives

    Aesthetic Perspectives: Attributes of Excellence in Arts for Change was developed by artists and allied funders and evaluators who participated in the 2014-15 Evaluation Learning Lab led by Animating Democracy at Americans for the Arts, in partnership with the Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Arts x Culture x Social Justice Network. Activation of the framework was supported by Hemera Foundation. Special thanks to Pam Korza and Barbara Schaffer-Bacon for supporting the inclusion of this resource in the deck.

Sensory Experience

  • All of the Impact cards in the AAC deck come from the Aesthetic Perspectives evaluation framework and are included with permission from Americans for the Arts.

    This framework for understanding impact of arts for social change comes with more in-depth resources to help you in your work.

    Tools, posters, and guides for this arts evaluation framework are available at: http://www.animatingdemocracy.org/aesthetic-perspectives

    Aesthetic Perspectives: Attributes of Excellence in Arts for Change was developed by artists and allied funders and evaluators who participated in the 2014-15 Evaluation Learning Lab led by Animating Democracy at Americans for the Arts, in partnership with the Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Arts x Culture x Social Justice Network. Activation of the framework was supported by Hemera Foundation. Special thanks to Pam Korza and Barbara Schaffer-Bacon for supporting the inclusion of this resource in the deck.

Resourcefulness

  • All of the Impact cards in the AAC deck come from the Aesthetic Perspectives evaluation framework and are included with permission from Americans for the Arts.

    This framework for understanding impact of arts for social change comes with more in-depth resources to help you in your work.

    Tools, posters, and guides for this arts evaluation framework are available at: http://www.animatingdemocracy.org/aesthetic-perspectives

    Aesthetic Perspectives: Attributes of Excellence in Arts for Change was developed by artists and allied funders and evaluators who participated in the 2014-15 Evaluation Learning Lab led by Animating Democracy at Americans for the Arts, in partnership with the Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Arts x Culture x Social Justice Network. Activation of the framework was supported by Hemera Foundation. Special thanks to Pam Korza and Barbara Schaffer-Bacon for supporting the inclusion of this resource in the deck.

Cultural Integrity

  • All of the Impact cards in the AAC deck come from the Aesthetic Perspectives evaluation framework and are included with permission from Americans for the Arts.

    This framework for understanding impact of arts for social change comes with more in-depth resources to help you in your work.

    Tools, posters, and guides for this arts evaluation framework are available at: http://www.animatingdemocracy.org/aesthetic-perspectives

    Aesthetic Perspectives: Attributes of Excellence in Arts for Change was developed by artists and allied funders and evaluators who participated in the 2014-15 Evaluation Learning Lab led by Animating Democracy at Americans for the Arts, in partnership with the Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Arts x Culture x Social Justice Network. Activation of the framework was supported by Hemera Foundation. Special thanks to Pam Korza and Barbara Schaffer-Bacon for supporting the inclusion of this resource in the deck.

ACKOWLEDGEMENTS

These cards grew out of the Artist As Changemaker program, supported by the Trico Changemakers Studio in partnership with Calgary Arts Development. Thank you to each of the artists and changemakers whose work made this possible. 

Featured Artists & Changemakers: Art City, Americans for the Arts, Anique Jordan, Cirque Hors Piste, Gladys Rowe, Mixed Company Theatre & OAITH, Nicole Wolf (card illustrations), Quirk-e, Shumaila Hemani & Alberta Ecotrust, Tanya Kalmanovitch, and Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth.

Project Supporters: Sally Njoroge, Patti Pon, Helen Moore-Parkhouse, Lena Soots, Jordan Baylon, Jill Andres, Maya Pajevic, Robin Sokoloski, Pam Korza, and Barbara Shaffer Bacon.

This deck was illustrated by Nicole Wolf, designed by Amanda Chan and curated by Skye Louis with project support from Katie Pearce.