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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.​​

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Arts Board Event Calendar

Arts Board events, like board and committee meetings, are posted here.




WAB Celebrates 50th!

Investing in your community's imagination for 50 years!​

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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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More than 145,000 Indigenous Americans, and 11 federally recognized Tribal Nations share boundaries with the State of Wisconsin. This week, we're focusing on Indigenous Artists, and we're sharing resources with that focus in mind....
Indigenous Artist Resources
  
June arrived, whirled, and departed with a rush here at the Arts Board! Read on to learn more about what we got up to in June...
What's Afoot Backstage - June 2025
  
With the Fourth of July coming up this week, we are recognizing this country we call home, and gearing up for America's semiquincentennial in 2026...
America 250
  
This page contains archived content from the Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education​ website, including a Guide for Local Community Action and Plan for Action...
Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education
  
The legal landscape for artists is multifaceted, and artists need to pay careful attention ​to legal developments, rules, and regulations to protect their rights, income, and reputation...
The Law and The Arts
  
The fifth feature in Spotlighting Wisconsin is here! Read more about the Hmong American Women’s Association (HAWA)...
Spotlighting Wisconsin - HAWA
  
As an artist, it can feel counterintuitive or even frustrating to summarize your entire work, practice, and intention in a short "artist statement". Yet, artist statements are incredibly useful for artists...
Artist Statements
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For frequently updated information, including open calls, job opportunities, and more, see below:

In our spotlights, we highlight artists and arts organizations in Wisconsin doing really, really amazing work. Some series, like Youth Art Month have an end date, while other series, like Spotlighting Wisconsin, are ongoing.


Youth Art Month 2025

​Jazz, Poetry, Hmong Heritage Month 2025

Spotlighting Wisconsin

Each month, we update you on What's Afoot Backstage at the Wisconsin Arts Board! Click on a month to read a synopsis of our activities, and see photos and videos of the Arts Board out and around.

March 2025

​​April 2025

May 2025

June 2025




Visit our A​rts Partners​


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