Registration is Open for Wisconsin's Annual Conference on Tourism
Online registration is now open for the 2012 Wisconsin Governor’s Conference on Tourism, the premier educational and networking event for the Wisconsin tourism industry. This year the conference returns to Green Bay and the KI Convention Center March 4-6. Actor and Green Bay native Tony Shalhoub created an online video to extend a special invitation to the state’s travel and hospitality industry to attend this year’s conference. Participants who register for the conference prior to Jan. 31 receive a $50 discount toward their registration fee.
Americans for the Arts Unveils "The Partnership Movement"
The Partnership Movement is an initiative from Americans for the Arts to reach business leaders with the message that partnering with the arts can build their competitive advantage. Check out the featured success story on The Wagner Companies of Milwaukee.
"The Big Read" Seeks Applications
75 organizations in communities of varying sizes across the country will be selected to participate in "The Big Read" from September 2012 through June 2013. Will yours be one of them?
Which Wisconsin company would you nominate for the BCA 10?
The BCA 10: Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America recognizes businesses of all sizes for their exceptional involvement with the arts that enrich the workplace, education, and the community. These companies set the standard of excellence and serve as role models for others to follow. In 2011, the Kohler Company was inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame.
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FY 2013 Creation and Presentation Application Now Available
In FY13, the Wisconsin Arts Board will conduct a thorough review and revision of the Creation and Presentation grant program. Therefore,
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Only organizations that received a Creation and Presentation grant in FY12 (either on-year or off-year) are eligible to apply for an FY13 grant at the February 20, 2012 deadline.
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For FY13 grants, all interested continuing applicants will apply to this program with a one page, interim narrative “Off-Year” application, regardless of where they are in the on-year/off-year cycle.
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February 20, 2012 is the electronic deadline for all continuing applicants in all disciplines.
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The FY13 Creation and Presentation eGRANT application is now open on the Arts Board’s website. Please click here.
Creation and Presentation will open to new applicants for funding in FY14. In the interim, new applicants are encouraged to apply to the Wisconsin Arts Board’s Creative Communities grant program. For more information on Creative Communities, please click here.
Contact Arts Board staff at artsboard@wisconsin.gov or 608-267-2026 (Karen Goeschko) or 608-264-8191 (Mark Fraire) with questions.
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