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Wisconsin Arts Board Offers Q&A Sessions to Current Applicants
The Wisconsin Arts Board will offer four general Question and Answer sessions via conference call for grant applicants.

• Creation and Presentation Program ON YEAR applicants will be held Thursday, February 4, 2010 from Noon until 12:45 pm
• Creation and Presentation Program OFF YEAR applicants will be held Friday, February 5, 2010
  from Noon until 12:30 pm
• Creative Communities Program applicants first session will be held Wednesday, February 24, 2010 from Noon until 12:45 pm
• Another session for Creative Communities Program applicants will be held Wednesday, February 24, 2010 from 6:00 until 6:45 pm

Participation on these Q&A conference calls is NOT required, but is offered for those who would find them helpful. We anticipate that the sessions will last no longer than 45 minutes... less if the questions are few and quickly answered. To participate, please contact karen.goeschko@wisconsin.gov or 608-266-0190.

AFTA announces National Arts Index
Today, Americans for the Arts announced its National Arts Index at an event at the National Press Club in Washington DC. The National Arts Index is a highly distilled annual measure of the health and vitality of arts in the United States by using 76 equal weighted, national-level indicators of arts activity. This report covers an 11-year period, from 1998 to 2008. To learn more about the Index or to download the full report, click here. Today, Arts Board Executive Director George Tzougros wrote about the National Arts Index at ArtsBlog, the blog of Americans for the Arts. To read his blog and others on the subject, click here: http://blog.artsusa.org.

Wisconsin Arts Board Awards Artist and Community Collaboration Grants to 21 Artists
Twenty-one Wisconsin artists and their non profit partners will receive grants for innovative community arts projects that address areas such as community arts development, arts education, youth oriented projects, access, and cultural heritage/preservation from the Wisconsin Arts Board as a part of its 2010 Artist and Community Collaboration Grant Program. This statewide program provides grants of up to $5,000 in order to encourage more collaborative projects between artists and their communities. [See link above for list of FY 2010 recipients.]

Wisconsin Arts Board Awards
Visual and Media Arts Fellowships
Eight Wisconsin artists will receive fellowships for work in visual and media arts from the Wisconsin Arts Board as a part of its 2010 Individual Artist Fellowship Awards program. This statewide program provides $8,000 awards to outstanding professional artists in recognition of their significant contributions to their field. These funds are intended to be used to create new work, complete work in progress, and/or pursue activities that contribute to their artistic growth. [See link above for list of fiscal year 2010 recipients.]

Wisconsin Arts Board Approves Final FY10 Grants
On December 4, the fifteen-member Wisconsin Arts Board met to award grants through its Artist and Community Collaborations program, its Visual and Media Arts Fellowship program, and its Folk Arts Apprenticeship program. Each of these programs honors artists in different ways. Click the link above to see the list of grant recipients, and to find a fuller description of each program.

During its meeting, the Arts Board also began its long range planning process, which will extend through calendar year 2010 and engage many constituents from across the state.

Enjoy these photos of some artists and staff at the annual tri-state Midwest Folklife Festival. It was a wonderful event that explored the deep cultural roots of our region in aesthetic and interesting presentations. The festival was hosted this year by Illinois (Company of Folk and the Illinois Arts Council). The Iowa Arts Council and the Wisconsin Arts Board were the other partnering state arts agencies. Bishop Hill Heritage Association was the site host. Funding came from the National Endowment for the Arts. Wisconsin was ably represented by rosemaler Lois Mueller (Platteville) and Ghanaian dancer Nani Agbeli (Madison).

Audio: Wisconsin Arts Jobs Panel Meeting and Special Arts Board Meeting
Wisconsin Arts Jobs recordings are now available. Audio from the Monday, June 8, 2009 Wisconsin Arts Jobs panel meeting may be found here. You might also be interested in the following documents:

• Panel recommendations in alphabetical order;
• Panel recommendations in descending order of average panel score; and
• The panel meeting summary document.

The Wisconsin Arts Board met via telephone on Friday, June 12, to discuss and act on the Wisconsin Arts Jobs panel’s recommendation. The members of the Arts Board approved the panel’s recommendation and thanked the panel for its service. A recording of this meeting may be found here. Award and denial letters will be sent to applicants after the Arts Board receives word from the National Endowment for the Arts regarding which Wisconsin arts organizations will receive direct, competitive stimulus funding from the NEA.  This is expected to occur in the next few weeks.

Toolkit for the Economic Crisis
If you’ve discovered written resources that are particularly helpful as you move through these challenging economic times, please share them!

Why is the Arts Board still using its old logo on its own website? (no link)
Thanks to the many of you who have asked this question—great to know that you're paying attention! In fact, we—like many of you—have discovered that putting the new logo up in a well designed way takes more than simply cutting and pasting. The current web page design is structured along the square lines and color scheme of the old logo. Plopping the new logo in is an option, but a poorly designed one. Our web designer on staff is working on it. We look forward to showcasing our new logo soon.

 

More Arts News...  

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• Creation & Presentation Program Application
  eGRANT deadline: February 22, 2010
• Percent for Art Commission, UW-La Crosse
  Postmark deadline: March 15, 2010
• Creative Communities Grant Application
  eGRANT deadline: March 22, 1010
• Folk Arts Apprenticeship Application
  Deadline: March 22, 2010
• Fall Internship at WAB
  Deadline: August 1, 2010 or Until Filled
• National Endowment for the Arts grants
  Deadlines: multiple dates
• National Endowment for the Humanities grants
  Deadlines: multiple dates
• Institute for Museum & Library Services grants
  Deadlines: multiple dates

• February 15, 2010: WAB office closed for State furlough

• March 12, 2010: WAB Board Meeting, Milwaukee
• March 14-16, 2010: Governor’s Conference on Tourism, Milwaukee

• April 12-13, 2010: Creation & Presentation Grants–Multidisciplinary panel meeting, Madison
• April 15, 2010: Creation & Presentation Grants–Presenting panel meeting, Madison
• April 16, 2010: Creative Communities Grant–
  Arts in Education panel meeting, Madison
• April 19, 2010: Creative Communities Grant–
  Folk Arts panel meeting, Madison
• April 23, 2010: Creative Communities Grant–
  Local Arts panel meeting, Madison

• May 14, 2010: WAB Board Meeting, Madison
• May 28, 2010: WAB office closed for State furlough
• May 31, 2010: WAB office closed for State holiday

• September 10-11, 2010: WAB Board Meeting, Green Bay

• December 10, 2010: WAB Board Meeting, Madison

Spotlight

Wisconsin Folks— where students and educators meet traditional and ethnic artists.

Woodland Ways

In the 1980s and 1990s, the Wisconsin Arts Board initiated direct support to folk artists through the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program which put an emphasis on preserving, in active practice, the traditions of Wisconsin's Native tribes and bands. A detailed, illustrated overview of the program and its accomplishments was prepared in 1994 by Janet C. Gilmore of the University of Wisconsin and Richard March, who implemented the Apprenticeship Program for the Wisconsin Arts Board. Unforeseen obstacles prevented its publication at the time. An updated version of this valuable document now is available on-line.

The Arts So Good in Wisconsin - This short video—produced in partnership by Wisconsin Arts Board, Arts Wisconsin, and Travelwisconsin.com —celebrates what Wisconsin's vibrant arts community has to offer both residents and travelers.

Wisconsin Arts Tours The WI Department of Tourism, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Arts Board, has developed several travel itineraries to help art enthusiasts and travelers experience Wisconsin’s diversely rich offerings of museums, galleries, historic architecture, and performing arts.

Search and discover Wisconsin’s culture, including events, online artist’s gallery, opportunities, and more on portalwisconsin.org.

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2010 Wisconsin Art
& Craft Fairs Directory 

On display in the lobby of the Department of Administration building through March 5th, the public is welcome to view a group exhibition for the South Central Chapter of Wisconsin Visual Artists.