Create Wisconsin

Create Wisconsin and Imagine MKE invited all gubernatorial candidates from the Democratic and Republican parties to respond to a four-question survey about their vision for economic growth, arts, culture, and well-being for Wisconsin residents.

See responses and more information here: https://createwisconsin.org/elections/

You may have seen our video series about our 2026 Create Wisconsin Statewide Artist Grant recipients (supported by the Ruth Foundation for the Arts), and now you can view them all in one place! Visit https://createwisconsin.org/grant/ to see all their stories, as well as information pertaining to the program itself. More information regarding the 2nd cycle of the program is coming soon, so be sure to keep an eye on our social media pages, as well as this webpage.

You are invited: join fellow arts and community leaders, elected officials, business owners, and civic-minded neighbors to share ideas, network, plan, and tackle the creative economy opportunities and challenges unique to the great city of Superior and the surrounding area.

Register here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TXOqrFLvDPfpN9C7Ssr2rdS8aTRLCsHd5kSqDaoEVzQ/edit?tab=t.0

This is tragic news about one of this country's major cultural institutions.

Kennedy Center board votes to close as judge blocks push for Trump’s name The center’s Board of Trustees is also set to consider a proposal to shut down the building for renovations.

Celebrate National Arts in Education Week!

Every student deserves the opportunity to create, innovate, and thrive through the arts, regardless of zip code or family income. Yet more than 2 million students still lack access to a quality arts education.

Arts in education drives student success across every measure:

That's why federal policy must protect and expand access to arts in education—starting with protecting the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the largest national funder of arts education programs in communities across all 50 states.

Read more here: https://www.americansforthearts.org/events/national-arts-in-education-week

Madison has a new Youth Poet Laureate! City of Madison, Wisconsin Government Friends of Madison Arts Commission

Poetry Madison Poet LaureateThe Madison Poet Laureate is an honorary position that nurtures poetry in Madison. We are one of the first cities in the nation to have a Poet Laureate. This reflects Madison's deep historical investment in the literary arts. The Poet Laureate runs the Poetry in Common Council,....