Arts Day 2006
Why do we need arts advocacy?
What happened on Arts Day 2006?
All about the "creative economy"
2006 Legislative Arts Agenda
Arts Day 2006 Sponsors
Arts Action Wisconsin Advocacy Resource Guide
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of interest
Advocacy is being able to speak to where your audience is listening
from.
~ Ben Cameron, President, Theatre Communications Group
Since the arts are essential to Wisconsin's cultural and spiritual quality of life, to our economic development, and to the education of our children, arts and cultural opportunities should be a priority when public policy is made.
- Arts Advocacy is democracy in action.
- Arts Advocacy is all about relationships.
- Arts Advocacy is a discipline.
- Arts Advocacy requires teamwork.
- Arts Day and other activities throughout the year facilitate Arts Wisconsin's and local and state partners' advocacy work.
Nearly 200 Wisconsin arts, cultural and creative leaders, from over 75 communities from Kenosha to Superior, rallied to show support for greater visibility and increased investment in the arts to benefit Wisconsin's communities and the people of the state, on ARTS DAY, Thursday, March 2, 2006, at Monona Terrace Convention Center and the State Capitol in downtown Madison.
At the opening Legislative Arts Breakfast, Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton, who is also chair of the Wisconsin Arts Board, welcomed the participants. The Breakfast keynote speaker, Carlo M. Cuesta, author of the “Bright Stars” report on the impact of the arts in Minnesota, inspired the Arts Day participants with thoughtful words on the changing and increasingly important role of the arts in large and small communities across the country and globally.
In addition, Sen. Ted Kanavas, R-Brookfield, spoke at the Breakfast about the film industry incentives legislation currently making its way through the State Legislature, and his solid commitment to assisting Wisconsin’s film and other creative industries. As an extra-special bonus for Arts Day, Arts Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, and the Wisconsin Arts Board launched “the arts…so good in Wisconsin,” a major new campaign promoting cultural tourism across the state. Musician Hanah Jon Taylor, director of the Madison Center for Creative and Cultural Arts, gave participants a chance to express themselves through a vibrant drum circle at the end of the Breakfast.
“Arts Day is all about activists from across the state demonstrating the critical importance of the arts, culture, creativity and innovation for Wisconsin’s future,” said Arts Day participant Tony Forman, director of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee. "It’s a great chance to share stories with our representatives about the ways in which Wisconsin is using its creative resources to enhance and strengthen its economic, educational and civic vitality."
Americans for the Arts’ latest study of the nation’s “creative industries”, shows that Wisconsin boasts over 88,500 “creative industry” businesses, supporting over 44,500 full-time jobs. In addition, research from the National Governors Association proves that arts-based education helps build students’ skills, increase academic success, heighten standardized test scores, and lower the incidence of crime among student populations.
Other Arts Day activities were:
--A free public concert in the Capitol Rotunda featuring Milwaukee’s
Wisconsin Lutheran High School Choir and Band, sponsored by the Wisconsin
Music Educators Association.
--The first “Capitol ArtWalk”: an initiative of Lt. Governor
Barbara Lawton featuring artwork by Wisconsin artists on display in the
Lt. Governor’s and legislators’ offices throughout the State
Capitol
-- The annual Youth Art Month Exhibit in the Capitol Rotunda, sponsored
by the Wisconsin Art Education Association.
2006 Arts Legislative issues
Arts Legislative issues in 2006 are all about enriching and strengthening
Wisconsin's communities through the arts, culture, creativity and innovation.
Click here for the Legislative Agenda.
Meeting with Your Legislators
How
to effectively communicate with your elected officials on Arts Day
and after.
Arts Day 2006 Sponsoring Partners
- AIA Wisconsin
- Association of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestras
- Outreach and E-Learning Extension, UW Extension
- Wisconsin Advocates for Music Education
- Wisconsin Art Education Association
- Wisconsin Association of Community Theatre
- Wisconsin Federation of Museums
- Wisconsin Music Educators Association
- Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors/ Wisconsin Artists in All Media
- Wisconsin Presenters Network
- Ward-Brodt Music Company, Madison
- Hilton Madison Monona Terrace
Arts Day 2006 Endorsing Partners
- PortalWisconsin.org
- Theatre Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters
- Wisconsin Alliance of Artists and Craftspeople
- Wisconsin Alliance of Cities
- Wisconsin Association of CVBs
- Wisconsin Foundation for the Arts
- Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
- Wisconsin Rural Partners
- Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation
- Burke Family Foundation
Arts Action Resource Guide -- how to be an effective advocate for the arts in your community
Legislators'
Contact Infomation
Phone number, e-mail
and office location of all legislators, by district (find
your district here).
Links to Other Helpful Websites
District
Information
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in which you live.
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updated 3.7.2006