Americans for the Arts Annual Convention
Philadelphia, PA | June 20-22, 2008
American Evolution: Arts in the New Civic Life was the theme of the 2008 annual national convention presented by Americans for the Arts this past weekend in Philadelphia.
Wisconsin was well-represented at the convention with a contingent of 10 arts leaders, all of whom [...]

By now, pretty much everyone in the state has to know that the movie “Public Enemies” has been filming in several locations around Wisconsin since March, bringing visibility, credibility, lots of economic impact, and Johnny Depp (!) to the state. This Universal Studios film is the first major motion picture filmed in the [...]

The new awardees of the 2008 Wisconsin Visual Art Lifetime Achievement Awards are available to be seen on WVALAA’s website. In addition Madison City Channel 12, will be rebroadcasting the recorded event several times. The schedule of viewings is listed below, with statements by the 8 new Awardees and the keynote presentation by [...]

2008 STATE ELECTIONS STARTING TO HEAT UP
Presidential campaigning has been going on for a while now (now there’s an understatement), but here in Wisconsin statewide campaigns are now becoming more visible. These races include all 8 Congressional seats and, 3/4 of the State Legislature (the 16 even-numbered Senate seats and all 99 Assembly seats). [...]

AUTHOR SPEAKS UP FOR THE ARTS, EDUCATION, AND CREATIVITY
This week, Americans for the Arts released an audio version of the 21st Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts & Public Policy, presented by Americans for the Arts , on March 31 at the John F. Kennedy for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.
In this provocative, pointed, [...]

One of the most important issues in the global arts and creative economy world these days is the awareness that “attention must be paid” to the next generation of arts leaders. The arts world is changing, as the world is changing, and the forces that are shaping emerging leaders today and into the future [...]

The Wisconsin Arts Board recently announced the results of the most comprehensive economic impact study of the nonprofit arts and culture industry ever conducted in the state. The release of the Arts and Economic Prosperity III report shows that in 2005, Wisconsin’s nonprofit arts industry generated over 15,000 full time jobs and $61,840,000 in state [...]

Arts Wisconsin proudly launches this blog to bring together/connect/join (pick one or substitute a word of your own) Wisconsin-ites involved in the arts who are just starting out, or who are exploring a new career path, or who are continually learning along the way. It’s a word in progress, so you’ll see changes and [...]