On this page you will find a sampling of the messages that WI's arts organizations have posted on their websites, as one way to communicate with their patrons, partners, audience members, and community stakeholders. We provide these as a way of helping others to shape a response to this public health issue, not to endorse any specific action.
We will continue to compile responses from WI's arts and creativity sector on this page for the next few weeks. Here's what we have now:
First Stage Children's Theater (as of 3/13/20)
Milwaukee Repertory Theater (as of 3/13/20)
Milwaukee Art Museum (as of 3/13/20)
Overture Center for the Arts (as of 3/13/20)
Peninsula Players Theater (as of 3/13/20)
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts (as of 3/13/20)
Skylight Music Theatre (as of 3/13/20)
Theatre Gigante (as of 3/13/20)
Haggerty Museum of Art (as of 3/13/20)
Renaissance Theaterworks (as of 3/13/20)
Ashwaubenon Performing Arts Center (as of 3/13/20)
RUACH (as of 3/13/20)
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (as of 3/12/20)
Viterbo University Fine Arts Center (as of 3/13/20)
Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras (as of 3/13/20)
Children's Theater of Madison (as of 3/13/20)
Other Creative Responses:
Sauk County Schools/Performing Arts Center, to stay under the 250 person limit, is limiting to 100 tickets per event, and live streaming a few performances {where possible}. (as of 3/13/20)
The Florentine Opera is cancelling public performances of “Carmen," but taping for livestream. (as of 3/13/20)
Midsummer's Music The plan is to record the March 13 concert and make it available through this website and social media as a “virtual concert." (as of 3/13/20)