COVID-19 and the Arts in Wisconsin

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While the reverberations from the COVID-19 pandemic continue and new health concerns arise throughout our state, nation and world, we at the Wisconsin Arts Board continue to encourage you to refer to the WI Department of Health Services (DHS)'s webp​age for information and guidance on responding to all health concerns.  We've also determined to keep the following resources available for now to those interested.​​​​  ​Additional resources are available on our Relief and Resilience page.


Resource Center

Stay informed! Assign a person on your staff or board to keep an eye on the latest developments and news. They can sign up for the Centers for Disease Control's email updates and for the World Health Organization's email updates.​​

Stay ins​pired! Explore the resources below. Check out and share articles with ideas for actions we can take. Here are a few:

211.org

Stay Healthy! Physical, mental and emotional health is critical in this time. Check out our page​ highlighting some of the amazing resources out there.  ​​​​

Resources for Org​anizations

  • ​By clicking on the header here, you will find information on:

    • Emergency Funds for Arts Organizations
    • ​​​Arts-Specific Resources for Arts Organizations
    • WEDC's Guide for Main Street and Other Businesses Navigating COVID-19 Time
    • Americans for the Arts and Artist Relief's COVID-19 Impact Survey for Organizations

  • By clicking on the header here, you will find information on:

    • Emergency Funds for Artists/Creative Entrepreneurs/Individual Arts Administrators
    • ​Arts-Specific Resources for Artists​
    • Americans for the Arts and Artist Relief's COVID-19 Impact Survey for Artists
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Webinars - Upcoming​

Upcoming:​​​​​ ​​ (None at this time)


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Resource & Listening Sessions - Upcoming and Archived​​

Upcoming:​​  (None at this time)

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Additional Archived R​esources​

  • Excerpts from the Wisconsin Arts News Related to COVID-19
  • Creative Responses from WI's Creative Sector!​
  • WI's Arts Organizations Alert their Audiences, Patrons, and Public
  • Archived Webinars
  • Resources for Staying Connected
  • Guide to Governmental Relief for Arts Organizations and Individual Artists: Small Business Administration (SBA) Loans (for nonprofits and artists)
  • Past ​​Funding Opportunities​

Please be safe, protect yourself and those you interact with, and be healthy. Most importantly, thank you, as always, for all the extraordinary things you do eve​ry day.  ​​- The Board and Staff of the Wisconsin Arts Board​