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ANNOUNCING: CREATE WISCONSIN DAY

Wisconsin’s biggest day for the arts and creativity

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | Overture Center for the Arts, Madison

Learn more and register today!

And, make plans to attend the Local Arts and Creativity Conference

Tuesday, March 24, 2025 |  Arts + Literature Laboratory, Madison

WHO:

Create Wisconsin is Wisconsin’s independent community cultural development organization, a statewide catalyst and coalition activating and strengthening Wisconsin as a vibrant, equitable, creative powerhouse locally and globally.

Everyone involved in the arts, creativity, and community – which means everyone who cares about Wisconsin’s future – should attend Create Wisconsin Day to advocate for investment in the arts, culture, and creativity.

WHEN/WHERE:

Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at the Overture Center for the Arts in downtown Madison.

WHAT/WHY:

Create Wisconsin Day will feature:

  • Speakers, panel discussions, and roundtables
  • Constituent visits with legislators
  • Presentation by the City of Madison’s Youth Poet Laureate, Justin Festge Russell
  • Networking, idea-sharing, and artmaking
  • Conference Artist-in-Residence
  • Performances, exhibits, and more!

Create Wisconsin Day brings together leaders involved in the arts, business, economic development, education, government, and politics, to call for investment in Wisconsin’s creative people, organizations, businesses, and communities. This 21st century development strategy benefits everyone, everywhere in the state!

Check out Create Wisconsin’s Legislative Action Center and 2025 Legislative Agenda:

  • Increase investment in Wisconsin’s arts and creative sector infrastructure, and access to the arts for everyone, everywhere in the state, through the Wisconsin Arts Board.
  • Establish the Rural Creative Economy Development Program, to encourage growth in Wisconsin’s rural creative sector.
  • Creating film & television production incentives and a state film office, working in partnership with Action Wisconsin.

HOW:

Click here to register for Create Wisconsin Day!

The Create Wisconsin Day Legislative Breakfast, lunch, and materials are included in the $50 (and $25 student) registration fee.

AND:

Registration is open for the Wisconsin Local Arts and Creativity Conference on Monday, March 24, Arts + Literature Lab, Madison.  The Conference, taking place the day before Create Wisconsin Day, is all about community engagement, networking, and placemaking, and this year will feature a special focus on Make Music Day, the global day of music happening throughout Wisconsin and around the world on the summer solstice, June 21. Click here to register for the Local Arts and Creativity Conference.

CONTACT: Anne Katz, Director, Create Wisconsin | 608 255 8316 | [email protected]

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