Board Orientation Materials

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ORIENTATION MATERIALS FOR BOARD MEMBERS​


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 ​​

Watch the meeting recording​​

December 2025 Meeting Minutes will be uploaded after approval at the March 2026 Board Meeting

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

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 | May 2026  TBD, chair | TBD, back up​

Arts Challenge Initiative

Woodland Indian Arts Program​ 

​Woodland Indian Arts Panel Meeting | March 2026  TBD, chair | TBD, backup

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 20246

Full Report

Most Referenced Table

FY26 Compared to FY25 Table

​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

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