Presented by Arts Wisconsin in partnership with people, organizations, and businesses throughout the state, Creative Wisconsin Month celebrates the diversity and variety of Wisconsin’s entrepreneurial arts and creative sector, demonstrates the ways in which creativity revitalizes communities across the state, and shares those stories with representatives and decision-makers. Creative Wisconsin Month will unfold as a series of presentations and conversations over the course of the month, focusing on the future as we emerge from the pandemic era. Sessions scheduled to date include:
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Dasha Kelly Hamilton Thursday, April 1, 1-1:30 CT: Creative Wisconsin Month kick off with Wisconsin Poet Laureate Dasha Kelly Hamilton
- Tuesday, April 6, 10 – 11 am CT: Advocacy 101, 102, and beyond All about the 2021-2023 state budget process, initiatives for investment, and how you can make your voice heard.
- Friday, April 23, 11 am – 12 noon CT: Wisconsin’s Young Arts Leaders: making a creative career and a life. Hear from three young Wisconsin creative sector leaders about their hopes, aspirations, and ideas as they start their careers at this unprecedented moment in time.
- Wednesday, April 28, 11 am – 12 noon CT: State of Arts and Creative Sector Funding in Wisconsin, one year later, co-presented by Arts Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Philanthropy Network.
Americans for the Arts will present the National Arts Action Summit, a multi-day event giving grassroots advocates crucial advocacy training from experts in the field, April 5-9. Participation is free! Click here for info and to register.
Check out the Creative Wisconsin Month schedule – a continually updated work in progress – and ways for you to get involved. Get in touch with Arts Wisconsin with your questions and comments.
