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Wisconsin Creates Program Seeks to Increase State’s Creative Economy

The push to establish Wisconsin Creates, a new statewide program to invest in Wisconsin’s creative economy, continues to move forward. Senate Bill 284 and Assembly Bill 393, the legislation created to establish the 21st century development program, are under consideration in the 2017-2018 legislative session. In October, SB284 passed the Senate Committee on Small Business, Agriculture, and Tourism and AB393 passed the Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy, both with unanimous votes.

Wisconsin Creates will support for-profit and nonprofit businesses and agencies of local government on: economic and community development (developing jobs, businesses and experiences in the creative sector); arts and creativity in education (helping our kids succeed and developing a 21st century workforce); and infrastructure and capacity building (strengthening arts and creative for-profit and nonprofit businesses and organizations’ outreach, engagement and education programs).

When the program becomes a reality, it will be the first increase to arts and cultural funding in Wisconsin in more than 20 years, and will mean opportunities for more funding of arts and cultural programs throughout the state. Wisconsin Creates will be administered by the Wisconsin Arts Board.

For more information visit artswisconsin.org.

 

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