Welcome to Arts Wisconsin
... the only independent statewide, multi-disciplinary organization working to ensure that everyone, everywhere in Wisconsin can enjoy, learn from, and experience the arts.
- Mission, vision, goals, accomplishments
- 2009 programs and services, including the new Arts in the Community awards, the 2009-2010 Rural Arts Management Institute, starting October 2009, and a traveling workshop on Surviving, Thriving and Speaking Up for the Arts in These 'Interesting' Times
- Join today so Arts Wisconsin can keep working on behalf of the arts and arts education in Wisconsin!
Speak up for the arts
- Arts Wisconsin's Arts
Action Toolkit - be an informed advocate for the arts in your
community.
- Toolkit for the Economic Crisis, from the Wisconsin Arts Board and other sources
- The latest news and issues in the arts and arts education, locally and globally
- Arts Wisconsin's Legislative Action Center - connect to the arts and arts advocacy locally and globally. Sign up for e-updates, the latest news, and actions.
- Read all about Arts Day 2009 - March 4, 2009 - celebrating the arts and arts education throughout Wisconsin!
Research and information locally and globally
- Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education - report and recommendations
- Arts and Economic Prosperity III, on the economic power of Wisconsin's nonprofit arts sector, from the Wisconsin Arts Board and Americans for the Arts
- Wisconsin's Creative Industries, from Americans for the Arts
All about the arts in Wisconsin
There are over 9,000 businesses and over 45,000 jobs in the arts in Wisconsin. The nonprofit arts sector has a $418 million annual economic impact as an essential component of our great quality of life. Learn more about the state of the arts in Wisconsin.
Arts Links and Connections
- Arts Wisconsin on FaceBook
- PortalWisconsin.org - search and discover Wisconsin’s culture, including events, artist’s gallery, opportunities, and more. Read PortalWisconsin's blog here!
- Wisconsin Arts Board ArtsNews - daily updates about the arts and arts education in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Department of Tourism - arts and cultural tourism information