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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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For frequently updated information, including open calls, job opportunities, and more, see below:

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, explore the work we are doing within communities, and see photos and videos of the Arts Board.

March 2025

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May 2025

June 2025

July 2025

August 2025

September 2025


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Our A​rts Partners​


National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) homepageArts Midwest homepageCultural Coalition of Wisconsin.jpgAmericans for the Arts homepageNational Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) homepage​​​