Updated:
May 09, 2008
Percent for Art
Mentorship Program
The Wisconsin Arts Board is seeking submissions from Wisconsin artists
interested in participating in the Percent for Art Mentorship Program.
This program gives Wisconsin artists, who have not previously received
commissions with the Percent for Art Program, a chance to be trained to compete
successfully in Percent for Art public art commissions. The program
commissions site-responsive artwork for architectural and landscape settings
affiliated with State Building projects. Artists will be expected to respond to
the client’s interests with aesthetic solutions. Wisconsin artists working in
2-D, 3-D and relief sculpture, installation, clay, or textiles, and who are not
currently involved in a degree granting educational program are invited to
participate. Applications should be postmarked by Friday, June 20, 2008.
Wisconsin Task Force on
Arts and Creativity in
Education Announced
At a press conference on Friday, March 28, at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and
Design, Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton and State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster announced they will cochair the Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and
Creativity in Education, convened to ensure Wisconsin has the creative workforce
and entrepreneurial talent needed in the 21st century global economy. The two
constitutional officers will invite members from a broad cross-section of the
business, arts, and education communities. The Task Force will accept expert testimony from
others in public forums to be held around the state.
Have You Seen the New
Arts Board Logo?
Watch the unveiling of the new Wisconsin Arts Board logo on YouTube. The
new logo and the media to unveil it were created by Arketype, a Green Bay
advertising agency and graphic design firm. This creative work is a
contribution to the state, in line with the firm’s generous policy of doing
pro bono work for its community.
Application for Wisconsin Poet Laureate
available now
Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission
Deadline: Must be received by May 9, 2008 by 4:00 pm
“Who will be our state's third poet laureate? Following Wisconsin Poet
Laureates Ellen Kort and Denise Sweet, this person will continue the Poet
Laureate's mission to promote the influence of poetry, to serve as a herald
for Wisconsin's poets and their work, and to enrich the lives of Wisconsin's
citizens by sharing and encouraging the gift of poetry.” For more
information about the Wisconsin Poet Laureate position and an application,
please click the link above.
Town
Meeting Presentation Available Online
The presentation slides from the Wisconsin Arts Board Town Meetings
have now been posted online, complete with presentation notes. We hope that this
will allow those who attended the Town Meetings to refresh their memories
or review a concept and those who didn’t attend a chance to read about the
changes at the Arts Board and the context for the changes. This presentation
joins a comprehensive set of materials from the Town Meetings, which can all be
found by accessing the link above.
New Economy Funding
Initiative
Have you heard about the Wisconsin Arts Board’s bold new funding plan? It is
called the New Economy Funding Initiative and it has been previewed at the
recent town
meetings. Now read the Initiative’s case statement by clicking the link above.
It is available in both .pdf and Microsoft Word formats.
The Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists Workshops
September 2007-May 2008
Are you looking for the skills you need to make your life in the arts? Look no
further—Arts Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Arts Board, in partnership with
Springboard for the Arts and local hosts around the state, are pleased to
present these professional development workshops for Wisconsin and Upper
Midwestern artists and creative entrepreneurs. Get educated, and get connected,
at these information-packed, user-friendly workshops! Click the link above for
more information about locations/dates, the
agenda and format, and fees/registration info.
The Arts…So Good in
Wisconsin
on Cable Channel Web Site
Ovation TV
The Wisconsin Arts Board is pleased to announce that The Arts…So Good in
Wisconsin video has been posted on the Ovation TV website, www.OvationTV.com.
You will recall that this video was a partnership between the Wisconsin
Department of Tourism, Arts Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Arts Board. The video
has been titled Arts Wisconsin on this site. You can view the piece by clicking
on VIDEO (upper right hand corner on the Homepage, above the search box). Once
in the VIDEO section, go to the ART IN ACTION tab.
Wisconsin Economic
Impact Study Results Released
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 and local government revenue. Cumulatively,
the arts contributed $418,055,786 in total economic activity.
The Creative Industries
Thrive In Wisconsin
Creative Industries, a national arts research project by Americans for the Arts,
shows that there are 8,892 arts-related businesses employing 43,559 people in
Wisconsin. The link above provides legislative district reports for each district in
the state.
More Arts News...
- September 17-20:
Midwest Arts
Conference, Arts Midwest, Kansas City, MO
- September 19-20, Wisconsin Arts Board Meeting, Wausau
- December 5: Wisconsin Arts Board Meeting, Madison
Fax: 608/267-0380