The Arts in the Micro-Community 2026: Connect, Converse, Collaborate
Please complete the registration form as soon as possible, so that we may shape the final agenda with your input. Please complete the form no later than May 1st, as the form will close then.
The Wisconsin Arts Board invites leaders, creatives, movers and shakers from communities with populations of 2,500 or less in Northern Wisconsin (north of US Highway 8) and Michigan's Upper Peninsula to Lowenwood in Land O’Lakes, WI on Tuesday, May 12 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. We’ll spend the day working on arts-related ideas and practical tools to help the region’s micro-communities (with populations under 2,500) thrive.
Preliminary Agenda
9:30 – Begin arriving at Lowenwood (coffee and light refreshments)
10:00 – Welcome and Introductions
10:20 – Lightning Round #1 (5 questions in 10 minutes)
10:30 – Group discussion on 3 topics chosen from those prioritized by the registrants
Noon – Lunch
1:00 – Group discussion on another 3 topics
2:30 – Synopsis of group discussions to this point from Create Wisconsin
2:40 – Follow up comments from the WI Arts Board
2:50 – Lightning Round #2 (5 questions in 10 minutes)
3:00 – What Haven’t We Covered Yet?
A time to ask questions, make “Unreasonable Requests,” and share knowledge
3:15 – Feedback and Forward!
3:30 – Next Steps
What will you follow up on when you are back in your community?
Planning for Arts in the Micro-Community 2.0: why/where/when/who
4:00 – Goodbye for Now!