Create Wisconsin Day

Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State Street, Madison

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Connecting Leaders, Legislators, and Creatives Across Wisconsin

Create Wisconsin Day is a moment to celebrate creative communities across Wisconsin. Uniting leaders, community members, and legislators, is the first step in building a creative future for the state.

Join us for a day of celebration and advocacy: featuring keynote speakers from Create Wisconsin, performances from artists across the state, and a "Wall of Ideas" to elevate everyone's inherent creativity.

We are all creative, and we all contribute to Wisconsin's creative future. The status quo can change with your good work and advocacy.

Create Wisconsin Day 2025 Agenda

For information on Create Wisconsin’s 2025 Legislative agenda, visit the Legislative Action Center

8:00 am — Doors open, continental breakfast available

9:00 am — Legislative Breakfast, speakers at 9:15

  • Welcome and Create Wisconsin Day overview with Carolyn Nelson-Kavajecz, Board President, Create Wisconsin 

  • Poetry Reading with City of Madison Youth Poet Laureate Justin Festge Russell

  • Create Wisconsin Legislative Agenda with Anne Katz, Director, Create Wisconsin

  • Other speakers and performers TBA

10:00 am - 12:30 pm — Legislative visits at the State Capitol 

10:30 am - 12:30 pm —  Roundtable discussions and panels

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm — Lunch

Thanks to our Advocacy Partners…

  • SW Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission

  • Eagle River Revitalization

  • Lafayette County Economic Development Association

  • Green County Economic Development Association

  • Langlade County Economic Development Association

  • Washburn Chamber of Commerce

  • Waupaca Area Visitors and Convention Bureau

… and to our generous Sponsors and Donors

Contact Create Wisconsin with questions, comments, and ideas.