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ORIENTATION MATERIALS FOR BOARD MEMBERS​​

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QUICK LINKS

Wisconsin Arts Board Website

Facebook  

Twitter

Instagram  ​


RELATED RESOURCES

WAB 50th Anniversary Website​

Public Artworks of Wisconsin Map | WAB Percent for Art Program

Wisconsin Folks

Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education

Wisconsin Teachers of Local Culture


BOARD QUICK LINKS

Board Appointments Schedule

​Board Committee Descriptions and Members​

Board Biographies

DOA Travel Voucher​​​​

Conflict of Interest Form

State Arts Agency vs. Nonprofit Board Service | NASAA​

Find Your Legislators

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2026 MEETING DATES

​Tuesday, March 17 | Milwaukee in conjunction with WIGCOT​ 

Friday, May 15 | Madison

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, September 24 - 26 | Eau Claire / West Central Wisconsin

Friday, December 11 | Milwaukee ​​​​

Most recent “Board Book” materials will be sent to you​


2025 MEETING DATES & MINUTES

​Tuesday, March 11 | La Crosse​ in conjunction with WIGCOT​ 

Friday, May 9 | Madison

Friday and Saturday, September 12 - 13 | Kenosha 

Friday, December ​12 | Milwaukee ​​

Staff Listing


AGENCY BACKGROUND

Board Committee Descriptions as of May 2019​

DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM

Arts Related Resources

Governor’s Tourism Awards for Arts, Culture, a​nd Heritage | This award is given at the Wisconsin Governor's Conference on Tourism (WIGCOT).


PROGRAMS

Current Programs | Grant Review Panel Chairs

Arts Education Panel Meeting | April 23, 2026   Johnson, chair | Mitchell, back up

Local Arts Panel Meeting | April 30, 2026   Herring, chair | Herring/Vernon, back up

Folk Arts Panel Meeting | April 28, 2026  Marchant, chair | Herring/Vernon, back up

​Full Year Panel Meeting | TBD, 2026  TBD, chair

New Applicants Panel Meeting | TBD 2026   TBD, chair | TBD, back up​

Folk Arts Apprenticeships

​​Folk Arts Apprenticeships Panel Meeting | April 28, 2026  Marchant, chair | Herring/Vernon, back up​

Arts Challenge Initiative

Woodland Indian Arts Program​ 

​Woodland Indian Arts Panel Meeting | March 11, 2026  Karen Ann Hoffman, chair | Schwarzkopf/Garcia, back up

Wisconsin Regranting Program


​​​​Past Programs​

Programs for Individual Artists (suspended; no link)

Percent for Art Program (eliminated in FY 12​)


PARTNERSHIPS​


ECONOMIC IMPACT

FY2024 WAB Gr​ant Impact Reports

2026 NASAA State Arts Agencies Re​venue | Fiscal Year 2026

Full Report

Most Referenced Table

FY26 Compared to FY25 Table

Strategic Arts Messaging 2026​

​WAB Art Works! Brochure​

Arts and Economic Prosperity 6

​​Arts and Cultural​ Production Services Account Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Dept. of Commerce (BEA)

National

Wisconsin


SELECTED RESOURCES

Wisconsin Arts News | free daily email newsletter

Creative Copy | free bi-weekly email newsletter

NCN Articles of Interest | free weekly email newsletter

Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education: A Plan for Action

The Arts in the Small Community | Robert E. Gard WI Idea Foundation

Americans Speak Out About The Arts | Americans for the Arts

​Strategic Arts Messaging 2026​ | National Assembly of State Arts Agencies

Arts and Creativity Strengthen Our Nation: A Narrative and Message Guide | National Assembly of State Arts Agencies

Statement on Cultural Equity | Americans for the Arts

Racial Equity Principles​ | National Arts Strategies

Creating Connections | Arts Midwest

Ideas Hub | Arts Midwest

​America's Creative Economy | National Creativity Network

Do Schools Kill Creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson @ TED

How great leaders inspire action | Simon Sinek @ TEDxPuget Sound

A conversation on health, loneliness, and the arts | Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, US Surgeon General and Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, National Endowment for the Arts Chair


RESOURCES FROM SELECTED PARTNERS

Wisconsin Science Festival (October 16-26th, 2025​​)

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction