Arts Action Center | Arts Wisconsin

The times call for creative, pro-active, positive, and vigilant leadership. Use Arts Wisconsin’s Arts Action Center to stay informed and be involved.

Latest news:

Creative Wisconsin Day (formerly Arts Day) 2020, Thursday, April 16, 2020, at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison. Register today!
- Arts Day 2019 took place on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at the Overture Center for the Arts in downtown Madison. Arts Day and pre-Arts Day Wisconsin Creative Summit participants came from nearly fifty Wisconsin communities: Appleton, Baileys Harbor, Baraboo, Beaver Dam, Brookfield, Darlington, DePere, Eau Claire, Egg Harbor, Fish Creek, Fitchburg, Glendale, Green Bay, Hartford, Kenosha, Kohler, La Crosse, Madison, Manitowoc, Merrimac, Merrill, Middleton, Milwaukee, Mineral Point, Monroe, Neenah, Oak Creek, Oneida, Platteville, Prairie du Sac, Reedsburg, Rhinelander, Sheboygan, Sinsinawa, Stevens Point, Spring Green, Sun Prairie, Superior, Sturgeon Bay, Tomahawk, Verona, Waukesha, Waunakee, Waupaca, Wausau, Wauwatosa, West Allis, Whitewater, and Wisconsin Dells.
21st Century Wisconsin reports on exciting opportunities for growth and success throughout the state, produced by Arts Wisconsin and the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, 21st Century Wisconsin (PDF)
Arts Action Alert: Investment in the arts is an investment in Wisconsin’s future…what you should know about arts, community, nonprofit and creative economy policy issues on the state and federal levels.

Talking points about the arts, arts education, and creative economy

Arts Wisconsin’s Legislative Action Center – sign up for easy online advocacy
Talking points about the power, benefit, value and impact of the arts
Facts and figures on the arts, arts education and creative economy in Wisconsin
Ten Reasons to Invest in Wisconsin’s Creative Sector

Wisconsin arts issues

2019 Creative Policy Agenda – growing Wisconsin’s investment in the arts and creative economy
The Arts and the Creative Economy: Creativity for all in Wisconsin
State Arts Agency funding information from the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies

National arts issues – updated often

General advocacy information and inspiration

Advocacy in “Interesting” Times – blogpost by Anne Katz, Executive Director, Arts Wisconsin, January-February 2016
Resources from the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, February 2017
- Five Essential Arts Arguments summarizes key talking points that are especially timely in today’s policy environment.
- Fact vs. Fiction: Government Arts Funding debunks common myths regarding public support for the arts.
- You Can Shape Policy provides advocacy action recommendations along with useful advocacy dos and don’ts.
Six reasons why you should be an advocate for the arts, arts education and creative economy
Dos and Don’ts of advocacy
Non-profit lobbying information, from the Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest (CLPI)
Everyday Advocacy for Nonprofits, from the National Council on Nonprofits
Sign up and be counted–get your Dun and Bradstreet number to be included in creative economy research!

Connecting with elected officials and decision-makers

Directories and Information

Connecting with candidates during election season

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