Collaborations between state arts agencies and state tourism bodies can help states promote their distinctive cultural assets and create synergies between the creative industries and the travel and hospitality sectors. These partnerships can help to enhance both economic and social vitality while also boosting visibility, audiences and revenues for local artists and cultural institutions. The Wisconsin…
Wisconsin is unique in that a state statute mandates the disbursement of arts grant funds to Native communities, funded by a portion of the state’s gaming compacts with the 11 federally recognized tribal nations. The Wisconsin Arts Board (WAB) administers this program. A Woodland Indian Arts grant supports the Oneida Nation Arts Program’s Music from…
The Wisconsin Arts Board (WAB) is dedicated to supporting to the multitude of diverse communities that make up its constituency. To fulfill WAB’s legislative directive to ensure that at least 5% of annual funding is awarded to minority group members and arts groups, WAB offers the Arts Challenge Initiative Capacity Building Program (ACI). The ACI…
© Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System The Wisconsin Science Festival is an annual statewide celebration of the curiosity and creativity at the core of both the scientific and artistic methods. The Wisconsin Arts Board (WAB) is one of the founders of the festival, which manifests many of…