Our mission
We advocate for the arts in Wisconsin so that everyone in Wisconsin can experience the arts.
Our vision
We believe everyone in Wisconsin should experience the arts.
Our cause
Arts Wisconsin is the only organization advocating for EVERY Wisconsin artist and arts organization, leading the way at the intersection of the arts and culture, civic engagement, educational enhancement, and economic advancement.
Our values
the instinct to be creative is universal
- the arts embrace and celebrate diverse perspectives and distinct and numerous forms of cultural expression
- the arts are integral and must be accessible to the lives of all citizens
- the arts are essential to Wisconsin’s economic, educational and civic high standards and continued growth
- the arts and culture are at the core of the quality of life in Wisconsin and all of its communities.
Our purpose
In order to turn these values into action, Arts Wisconsin serves Wisconsin's creative community, and builds and sustains grassroots and statewide support to enliven and invigorate all of the state’s communities through the arts, through:
- policy and activism
- professional and leadership development and training
- research and information
- promotion, visibility and recognition for the arts on the local, statewide, regional and global levels
- strategic alliances, partnerships and coalitions
Our goals
- to enable Wisconsin’s artists and arts activists to realize their full potential as community leaders
- to maximize the use of the arts as economic, educational and civic assets across the state
- to
ensure access to the arts for everyone in Wisconsin