Ethnoarts Consulting

Is able to assist local language programs and other projects with ethnoarts questions and incorporating EthnoArts into their planning.

In EthnoArts, consulting is more than just problem-solving or providing expertise on a topic to a group. It involves a request for training, and conversation about goals, a plan for moving forward, and an evaluation at the end. In EthnoArts, we highly value the relationship and empowerment of the community over providing answers for them. An important goal of EthnoArts consulting is learning and growing through the process, not just a focus on the end result. It is focused on listening, learning, gently walking alongside the community, and their empowerment.

Consulting principles

No Competency:
1. Read books and articles on consulting, especially cross-cultural consulting
Has knowledge about:
1. Shadow an Arts Consultant
2. Attend a consultant development event (MCDW)
Can do with Assistance:
1. Consult for local language programs and other projects on how they can incorporate EthnoArts into their planning
2. Help projects implement ethnoarts plans with the community.
3. Work with partners to develop digital media awareness and strategies that are appropriate for specific contexts and different groups of people within these contexts.
Can do independently:
1. Consulting for language programs and other projects on a gradually wider scale
2. Assist Language Program Managers and other leaders by including EthnoArts in the planning process
3. Plan for how EthnoArts can be integrated into other activities
4. Intentionally engage with other domains and seek out opportunities for collaboration
Expert:
1. Interact with other organizations both within and outside of SIL. Txplore opportunities to work together and advise as needed in areas related to EthnoArts and training.

Documentation

No Competency:
1. Learn to use a smartphone for quality audiovisual recording.
2. Learn about or take a brief course/workshop in field recording techniques.
3. Explore SIL's archives in REAP.
Has knowledge about:
1. Engage with a community and complete an ICAL (Initial Communty Arts List) or similar documentation, including audiovisual components.
2. Take a course from IMS or EMDC pre-training tracks or another similar opportunity
Can do with Assistance:
1. Transcribe various examples of artistic expressions for research documentation and teaching purposes
2. Write a CAP (Community Arts Profile) and publish or present an article.
Can do independently:
1. Train others in documentation skills
2. Follow best practices for all research documentation

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