Evaluation of the Waterford Healing Arts Trust Call for ... - Arts & Health

In 2008 WHAT developed a three year strategy with the following objectives:
• To consolidate and build on existing programme and services.
• To integrate the work of WHAT into HSE operations and the Health
Service
• To create professional development opportunities for artists to
produce new work and engage new audiences within healthcare
contexts
• To consolidate WHAT’s role as a National Resource Organisation in
the field of Arts and Health
• To develop a Centre for Arts and Health with a recognisable identity
and adequate resources.
• To develop WHAT’S programme and services in line with the plans for
the Centre for Arts and Health
• To ensure best practice in strategic policy and planning.
The last independent evaluation of WHAT was carried out by Ruairi O’Cuiv in
1990. WHAT is now at a stage whereby it needs to refocus its work in line with
its capacity for its next strategy spanning 2013 – 2018 and position the
organisation in the growing portfolio of national arts and health practice.
Consultancy Brief
WHAT wishes to commission an independent evaluation of its work since 2008
with a view to informing its next strategy 2013 - 2018.
The evaluation will:
• Assess the capacity of WHAT to sustain its current output and its potential to
grow going forward
• Review progress made on the delivery of the Strategy 2008 - 2010
• Make recommendations for the priorities and focus of the next Strategy 2013
– 2018
WHAT will provide:
• Access to collected quantitative and qualitative data as available
• Access to partners and stakeholders including healthcare staff, health
service users (where appropriate), artists, committee members etc
• Support of the Waterford Healing Arts Trust staff
• A working base in the WHAT Centre for Arts and Health if required
Completion date: December 2012
Fee: €3000 incl VAT, travel costs etc
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