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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, Federal Congressional District, as well as statewide.

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Grant Programs

Descriptions of all Wisconsin Arts Board grant programs.​​

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Adamah Art Studios is a teaching and retreat-based art center located at Bethel Horizons in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. Adamah offers pottery, glass, and mixed-media workshops for artists of all ages and skill levels...
Spotlighting Wisconsin - Adamah Art Studios
  
Things have slowed a bit in December at the Arts Board, giving us time to round out the year, and reflect on all of the amazing connections made, tasks accomplished, and constituents served.
What's Afoot Backstage - December 2025
  
There was a lot to be grateful for this November at the Arts Board, from Wisconsin's amazing artists and arts organizations, to the grant programs that we steward, to our staff, to our 8 rockstar grant panelists, and more!
What's Afoot Backstage - November 2025
  
​We've talked about the power of community and connectivity quite a few times, and the holiday season offers a time to reflect on community, and how we connect to each other.
Community and Connectivity
  
Autumn landed in Wisconsin, and while the leaves were falling, the Arts Board was jumping... but not into piles of leaves! We jumped into Arts and Humanities month, hosting an Art Party for artists and arts administrators in Madison, and much more!
What's Afoot Backstage - October 2025
  
We are pleased to announce the opening of applications for our Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program!
FY27 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program Now Open
  
The Stoughton Opera House Friends Association (SOHFA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and advancing the mission of the Stoughton Opera House.
Spotlighting Wisconsin - Stoughton Opera House Friends Association
  
​​​​​​​You may have heard us reference the Cultural Coalition at one of our community events, or maybe you've seen the Cultural Coalition included as one of our Arts Partners. What is the Cultural Coalition? How does the Cultural Coalition serve you?
The Cultural Coalition of Wisconsin
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