Arts Day 2018 calls for the establishment of community cultural development program 'Wisconsin Creates'

In today’s political climate, it is especially important to invest in the local and regional arts economies.

Join hundreds of others in discussion of this issue on Arts Day 2018 at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, an event put together by Arts Wisconsin.

On Arts Day 2018, hundreds of arts, organization, business, political, governmental and civic leaders will come together to speak about artistic opportunities, creative expression and civic engagement.

Leaders will call for the establishment of Wisconsin Creates, a new community cultural development program and a 21^st century strategy to invest in creative people, institutions, businesses and communities throughout Wisconsin.

Senate Bill 284 and Assembly Bill 292, the bills that will establish Wisconsin Creates, have passed two legislative committees and are currently under review of the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee.

The event will include an Arts Day breakfast as well as multiple presentations and discussions on art, education and the community. For a full list of scheduled events for Arts Day 2018, visit artswisconsin.org/actioncenter/artsday2018/schedule.

A pre-Arts Day Wisconsin Creative Summit will take place on March 20 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Wisconsin Studio in the Overture Center for the Arts. The summit will feature an interactive action agenda for community cultural development, creative place making and civic engagement through the arts.

Arts Day 2018 will take place on March 21 at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison located at 201 State St. The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. and run until 3:30 p.m. Registration fees are $40 for an individual and $15 for a student. To register, visit artswisconsin.org/actioncenter/artsday2018.