May 9, 2019
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QUOTE(S) OF THE DAY
“Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you’d have preferred to talk.” – Doug Larson
“The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.” – J. M. Barrie
“When you love and accept yourself, when you know who really cares about you, and when you learn from your mistakes, then you stop caring about what people who don't know you think.” – Beyoncé
“Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.” – Kahlil Gibran
“A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths.” – Steven Wright
VIDEO(S) OF THE DAY
Jazz Lunch at University of Wisconsin-Superior Fox21Online
Tiny Desk Concert | Gary Clark Jr. NPR
Tiny Desk Concert | Ohmme NPR Wisconsin artists and arts organizations, do you have video that you’d like us to consider sharing as the Wisconsin Arts News Video of the Day? Send the link to [email protected]!
TOP WISCONSIN NEWS
FROM THE WISCONSIN ARTS BOARD
NEW Arts focus locally as tourism spending rises in Wisconsin Beaver Dam Daily Citizen
NEW Wisconsin’s Tourism Economy Reaches $21.6 Billion Wisconsin Department of Tourism
NEW Supporting Governors’ Top Education Priorities Through the Arts Ed Note | Education Commission of the States
NEW NCN Articles of Interest | May 2, 2019 National Creativity Network
Job Opportunities
NEW Hiring | Executive Director America’s Black Holocaust Museum Deadline: May 17
2019 Rural Generation Summit Rural Generation May 22 – 24
2019 League of American Orchestras National Conference: "MUSIC CentriCITY" League of American Orchestras June 3 – 5 | Nashville, TN
Dance/USA 2019 Annual Conference Dance USA June 12 – 15 | Cleveland, OH
Opera America – 2019 Annual Conference Opera America June 12 – 16 | San Francisco, CA
Annual Convention Americans for the Arts June 14 – 16 | Minneapolis, MN 2019 Chorus America Conference Chorus America June 26 – 29 | Philadelphia, PA
Creative Placemaking Summer Workshop Division of the Arts | UW–Madison July 23 – 27
NEW Jazz Road South Arts + Arts Midwest Deadline: August 1
2019 Small Community Forums Wisconsin Rural Partners August 8 | Crivitz August 21 | Independence August 28 | Pardeeville September 11 | Nekoosa
2019 Play Make Learn Conference Play Make Learn August 8 – 9
Arts Midwest Conference Arts Midwest September 4 – 7 | Minneapolis, MN
2019 Annual Convening Arts Education Partnership September 11 – 12
Wisconsin Science Festival – Curiosity Unleashed Wisconsin Science Festival October 17 – 20
2019 Conference Alliance of Artists Communities October 28 – 31 | St. Paul, MN
The print version of the 2019 Arts & Crafts Fair Directory is available and may be ordered here. TravelWisconsin.com
If you’d prefer to view the Directory online, click here.
IN THE NEWS Visual Arts/Museums
Art Advocate: Frank Juarez Impacts Students, Community Through Love of Art Madison365
Photos: AIA Wisconsin 2019 architecture awards Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Arts and Creativity in Education
Jennifer Cheatham to teach at Harvard, will leave Madison superintendent post at end of August Wisconsin State Journal
Also Jennifer Cheatham resigns - Madison superintendent says district challenges are “absolutely not the reason why I’m leaving” Isthmus
Community leaders look forward to new MMSD superintendent NBC 15
La Crosse teachers receive a "Thank You" from more than just students WXOW
L-Cats Well-Represented at State solo & ensemble Lake Mills Leader
Andrew Meyers and Tom Vander Ark column: Schools must evolve for 21st century Superior Telegram
Innovation in Education ARTS Blog | Americans for the Arts
UWM students envision Harbor District as 24-7 neighborhood Milwaukee Business Journal
UWO art students get creative with Oshkosh Defense project UW Oshkosh Today
‘Reproductive writes’ analyzed with blackout poetry The Advance-Titan | UW-Oshkosh
Students read work at Creative Writing Festival Exponent | UW-Platteville
Community Arts Wenzel Plaza Committee names new coordinator Hub City Times
Literary/Libraries
From life to the page - Retired firefighter draws on experience for first novel Isthmus
The Multi-Talented Taylor Wright Rushing, Artist-In-Residence at The Bubbler Madison Commons
PEN America Invites Applications for Jean Stein Grant for Literary Oral History RFPs | Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: June 1, 2019
PEN America Invites Applications for PEN/Heim Translation Fund RFPs | Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: June 1, 2019
Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture Invites Applications for Japanese Literature Translation Awards RFPs | Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: June 3, 2019
Media Arts
The little store that could - Four Star Video Cooperative isn’t closing, say owner-managers Isthmus
Starbucks got $2.3 billion in free advertising from 'Game of Thrones' gaffe CNBC
Performing Arts
Dance
Victoria Morgan seeks more elevated roles for women in ballet Bizwomen
Music
Local band signs on for European tour Wausau Pilot & Review
It’s Official: Deborah Dugan Named President/CEO of Recording Academy Variety Country Hits Increasingly Objectify Women and Glorify Whiteness Pacific Standard
Presenting
Woodstock 50 Founder Says Cancellation Due to ‘Treachery’ Vulture
Theater/Opera
Milwaukee Repertory Theater Searching to Cast a Young Performer in The Rep Classic The Nerd Urban Milwaukee Deadline: May 10
Other
Engaging Young Professionals in Arts Leadership ARTS Blog | Americans for the Arts
Want to be relevant? Create cultural currency in your organization. ARTS Blog | Americans for the Arts
Nonprofits: Due for Due Diligence BoardSource
The Right Development Committee for Your Nonprofit NonProfit PRO
WHEN YOU GO
Have you added your event to Portal Wisconsin?
Visual Arts/Museums
The Betty Brinn Children’s Museum announces events through August 2019 Urban Milwaukee Through August
Arts and Creativity in Education
New events added May 8: UWSP happenings Wausau Pilot & Review Various
Community Arts What's going on in Milwaukee this week: May 10-16 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel May 10 – 16
Bazaar After Dark Brillion: What to expect at first night market of 2019 Appleton Post-Crescent May 11
Kujichagulia Announces 30th Annual Juneteenth Celebration in Madison Madison365 June 15 - 22
Literary/Libraries
Making Wisconsin great again - "The Civilian Conservation Corps in Wisconsin" documents the Depression-era project Isthmus May 13
Double mystery - UW Press publishes "Death by the Bay" and "The Dead of Achill Island" Isthmus May 14, 24
McIntosh Memorial Library of Viroqua: Book Buzz Vernon County Broadcaster Various
Hammond Library column: A library is not just a place with books New Richmond News Various
Media Arts
Wis. Farmers Union plans film screening Monroe Times May 19
Performing Arts
Music
Choral Arts Society concert highlights music of the Beatles Racine Journal Times May 11
UW-Parkside Alumni Band performing May 11 Kenosha News May 11 Presenting
Chris Kroeze, 'The Voice' runner-up, to play Sunset Concert, Egg Harbor Door County Advocate Season
OPPORTUNITIES
Legends & Lore® Marker Grant Program William G. Pomeroy Foundation Rolling Deadline
Announcing new fund to empower small arts organizations e-flux Rolling Deadline: Through May 10 | Letter of Inquiry
Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Export Fund Guidelines & Application Lynden Sculpture Garden Through July 31, or until funds have been expended
Deadline for Packers art contest extended until May 12 CBS 58 Deadline: May 12
Using Utility Boxes to Bring Public Art to Military Avenue Business District WeAreGreenBay.com Deadline: May 12
Academy of American Poets Accepting Applications for Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize RFPs | Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: May 15
Ragdale Foundation Invites Applications for Arts Fellowships RFPs | Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: May 15
Arts Writers Grant Program Creative Capital | The Andy Warhol Foundation Deadline: May 20
2019 Stevens Point Sculpture Park Juried Call Stevens Point Sculpture Park Deadline: May 24
Annual Boat Parade Artist Application Milwaukee Riverkeeper Deadline: May 27 Out of the Box: Call for Artists Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art Deadline: May 31
Local author contest accepting submissions GazetteXtra Deadline: May 31
Wilson Center Guitar Fest Competitor Information Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts Deadline: May 31
Princess Grace Foundation-USA Accepting Applications for Student Films RFPs | Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: May 31
Aaron Siskind Foundation Invites Applications for Individual Photographer’s Fellowship Grant RFPs | Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: May 31
Women’s Studio Workshop Invites Applications for Studio Residency Grant RFPs | Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: June 1
Hosting an ArtsLink Fellow CEC ArtsLink Deadline: June 1 (Letter of Interest)
Wauwatosa seeks artists for outdoor mural project Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Deadline: June 1
NEW PEN America Invites Applications for Jean Stein Grant for Literary Oral History RFPs | Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: June 1, 2019
NEW PEN America Invites Applications for PEN/Heim Translation Fund RFPs | Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: June 1, 2019
NEW Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture Invites Applications for Japanese Literature Translation Awards RFPs | Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: June 3, 2019 RFP Public Art Gateway Project at Highway 43 & Terwilliger Blvd. City of Lake Oswego, OR Deadline: June 3
Vilcek Foundation Invites Applications for Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise RFPs | Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: June 10
Art along the Flambeau Rusk Area Arts Alliance Artists | Save the Dates: June 28 – 29
The 2019 Call for Applications of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network is open! IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies Deadline: June 30
NEW Jazz Road South Arts + Arts Midwest Deadline: August 1
Chippewa Valley project hoping to share unheard stories The Chippewa Herald Deadline: October 1
Art Quilt Elements 2020 Wayne Art Center, Café Deadline: October 13
Women’s Studio Workshop Invites Applications for Art-in-Education Artist Book Residency RFPs | Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: November 19
Radcliffe Institute Accepting Applications for Fellowship Program RFPs | Philanthropy News Digest Various
Beyond Words: the Dollar General School Library Relief Fund Awards & Grants | American Library Association Deadline: None. Monthly Review
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Accepting Grant Applications From Artists in Need RFPs | Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: Open
Artfully Reimagined Invites Submissions for 'Reimagine It' Grants RFPs | Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: Open Foundation for Contemporary Art Accepting Applications for Emergency Grants RFPs | Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: Open
Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Accepting Applications for Emergency Grants RFPs | Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: Open
Open Grant Solicitations Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs | US Department of State Various
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Invites Entries From Creative Teens RFP | Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: Various
NALAC Unveils New Funding For Latinx Artists National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures Various Deadlines
Craft Emergency Relief Fund Accepting Applications From Craftspeople in Need Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: Open
Artfully Reimagined Invites Submissions for 'Reimagine It' Grants RFPs | PND Deadline: Open
Shubert Foundation Accepting Applications for Performing Arts Grants RFPs | Philanthropy News Digest Deadline: Various
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Invites Entries From Creative Teens Philanthropy News Digest Deadlines: Various
Local Systems The Kresge Foundation No Deadline
Community Development Investment Grant Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation No deadlines; continually available
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Agencies interested in posting information should go to www.portalwisconsin.org/participate.cfm
Portalwisconsin.org is a collaborative effort of the Cultural Coalition of Wisconsin: Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, Wisconsin Arts Board, Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Humanities Council, Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Television, and the University of Wisconsin. Major funding is provided by the Future Fund of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional funding from University of Wisconsin-Extension Cross Divisional Program Innovation Fund.
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