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What’s Your Journey?: Wisconsin Emerging Arts Leaders 4th Annual Summit

September 7th, 2010 artswisconsin No comments

What’s Your Journey?: Wisconsin Emerging Arts Leaders 4th Annual Summit
a Creative Conversation for Wisconsin’s young arts and creative leaders
Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 10 am – 4 pm | RedLine Milwaukee, 1422 North 4th Street, Milwaukee
Presented by Arts Wisconsin with generous support from RedLine Milwaukee
With additional support from the Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee, Milwaukee Artists [...]

Arts Action Alert 9-7-2010: Wisconsin primary election is coming up on September 14 – make sure the arts have a voice during election season!

September 7th, 2010 artswisconsin No comments

Wisconsin’s primary election is on Tuesday, September 14.  The results of those elections will determine the candidates for the general election on Tuesday, November 2.  The results of those elections will determine our elected leaders and decision-makers for the future.

Are you ready?!

You can make sure that the arts have a voice [...]

Arts Action Alert 8-2-10: Arts Wisconsin’s 2010 legislative candidate survey on the arts, arts education and creative economy – Arts Action Alert 8-2-10: Arts Wisconsin’s 2010 legislative candidate survey on the arts, arts education and creative economy-ask your candidates to complete the survey

August 4th, 2010 artswisconsin No comments

As a service to Wisconsinites statewide who are concerned with the state’s future, Arts Wisconsin, the state’s arts service, advocacy and development organization, is conducting a survey of 2010 candidates for the Wisconsin State Senate and State Assembly.  Arts Wisconsin is asking for candidates’ perspectives on the role, impact, [...]

planning the 2010 Wisconsin Emerging Arts Leaders conference – assistance needed!

July 25th, 2010 artswisconsin No comments

Attention Wisconsin emerging arts leaders – Arts Wisconsin is looking for a few good people to help plan the fourth Emerging Arts Leaders conference, to take place in November or December 2010 (location to be determined, too). We need your ideas and energy to make this year’s event a big success for all [...]

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Arts Action Alert 6-28-2010: Connect with state candidates for public office

June 29th, 2010 artswisconsin No comments

Send a message today to legislative and gubernatorial candidates about the power and impact of the arts, arts education and creative economy
2010 is a very important election year in Wisconsin.  Everyone who cares about the arts, arts education and creative economy locally and statewide – that includes you! – [...]

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Arts Action Alert 6-14-2010: The Arts and the Creative Economy: 21st Century Growth in Wisconsin

June 15th, 2010 artswisconsin No comments

Let us put our minds together and see what kind of life we can make for our children.”
~ Sitting Bull

2010 is a very important election year in Wisconsin, and therefore it is an important year for envisioning the future.

This is the moment – to make sure that Wisconsin’s [...]

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Arts Wisconsin’s 2010 community meetings on the arts continue into the summer!

June 2nd, 2010 artswisconsin No comments

Arts Wisconsin, in partnership with local host organizations, continues its series of 2010 community meetings on the arts, arts education and creative economy in June and July. These informal, interactive meetings, held in large and small communities across the state, bring together arts constituents and other community leaders to envision and [...]

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Wisconsin’s 2010 campaign season is in full swing

June 1st, 2010 artswisconsin No comments

It’s a big election year for Wisconsin, and campaigning, writing, debating and fundraising  has begun in earnest throughout the state.   All 99 State Assembly seats and ½ of the 33 State Senate seats, and all eight Congressional seats [...]

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Rep. Obey – a great arts advocate – to retire

May 11th, 2010 artswisconsin No comments

Rep. David Obey of Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District announced last week that he would retire in November, after having served 21 terms – 42 years – in the U.S. House of Representatives.  Rep. Obey is currently third in seniority

in the House and is Chair of the powerful House [...]

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Arts, business and political leaders speak up for MPS students and arts education

May 7th, 2010 artswisconsin No comments

The May 6 press conference to support the arts for Milwaukee Public School students, at the Milwaukee High School for the Arts, was powerful and persuasive.   Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton led the conversation and the message:
Developing creativity and innovative and entrepreneurial talents of MPS children AND
ensuring all MPS students access to art and music [...]

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