by Jason Smith | Sep 29, 2020 | Magazine Article
Most days, I sit at the table on our screened-in porch and work. The spot affords me a nice view of our late-summer garden and, now that online school has started, the kids are too occupied to bother me much. I realize the privilege I have in working from home, and...
by Anne Katz | Jul 27, 2017 | Magazine Article
Over the course of my more than 22 years as executive director of Arts Wisconsin, I have worked to place the arts and creativity at the center of life and learning throughout Wisconsin. As you can imagine, this has involved a lot of travel across the state. Travel is...
by Tony Evers, Deborah Gilpin, Ruth Maegli | Feb 28, 2017 | Videos
How are we cultivating creativity in the next generation? Watch the Wisconsin Academy-hosted discussion with three leaders in Wisconsin’s early childhood and K-12 education fields: Tony Evers, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Deborah Gilpin,...
by Tryg Jacobson, Gregory St. Fort, Ben Richgruber, George Tzougros | Nov 15, 2016 | Videos
How do entrepreneurs use creativity to develop new products and services? Join us as George Tzougros of the Wisconsin Arts Board moderates a passionate panel of movers and shakers in Wisconsin’s thriving entrepreneurial scene: Tryg Jacobson, co-founder of Jake’s...
by Sheila M. Smith | Oct 17, 2016 | Videos
How can changing the conversation about the ways in which creativity drives local and statewide economies help create a better quality of life in Wisconsin? At this September 20, 2016, Academy Talk, Sheila M. Smith shares insights on the creative economy gleaned from...