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Welcome to the

Wisconsin Arts Board!

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Welcome to the Wisconsin Arts Board – the state agency which nurtures creativity, cultivates expression, promotes the arts, supports the arts in education, stimulates community and economic development and serves as a resource for people of every culture and heritage.​​

Arts Board Event Calendar


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WAB Celebrates 50th!

Investing in your community's imagination for 50 years!

Arts Board's 50th Anniversary Logo 


Grant Impact Reports

One page reports visualizing the impact of Wisconsin Arts Board Grants in each Senate and Assembly District, as well as statewide. ​


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Grant Programs

Descriptions of all Wisconsin Arts Board grant programs.​


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Visit our A​rts Partners​


National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) homepageArts Midwest homepageCultural Coalition of Wisconsin.jpgAmericans for the Arts homepageNational Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) homepage​​​