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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.

Arts Board Event Calendar

WAB Celebrates 50th!

WAB's 50th Anniversary Mark, created by Paul Meinke

The Arts & Wellness

Wellness resources for WI's artists, arts organizations, and creative sector.

Grant Programs

Descriptions of all Wisconsin Arts Board grant programs.




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As of Monday, January 27, Vivienne Timchenko has joined the Arts Board’s staff as Public Relations and Logistics Specialist.
WAB Welcomes Vivienne Timchenko, Public Relations and Logistics Specialist
  
This year's Creative Communities Phase 1 application deadline is 3pm on February 27, 2025.
The Wisconsin Arts Board is currently accepting Phase 1 applications for Creative Communities project grants
  
This year's Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship application deadline is Thursday, March 20, 2025.
The Wisconsin Arts Board is currently accepting Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program applications
  
This year's Woodland Indian Arts Program application deadline is 3pm on Thursday, February 13, 2025.
The Wisconsin Arts Board is currently accepting applications for the Woodland Indian Arts Program - February 13 Deadline
  
Join us in Appleton, Baraboo, Platteville, or Wisconsin Rapids to hear more about our programs and to share your perspective about what's happening in the arts, humanities, cultural, and creative spaces in your region.
WAB and WI Humanities Are Hitting the Road Together this Fall!
  
Forty-six (46) Wisconsin non-profit organizations will receive grants for collaborative community arts projects through the Wisconsin Arts Board’s FY2025 Creative Communities grant program.
Wisconsin Arts Board Announces Forty-Six Creative Communities Grant Awards
  
The Wisconsin Arts Board (WAB) is pleased to announce this year's eleven Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program grant awardees.
Wisconsin Arts Board Announces FY25 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Award Recipients
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Visit our Arts Partners


National Endowment for the Arts home page


go to the Americans for the Arts home page
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