Join colleagues and friends involved in the arts, creativity and community in northwestern Wisconsin, to discuss and celebrate new beginnings at the 2022 Rural Arts Forum. Click here to register.
As has been the case for over 30 years of the Forum, the event will bring together leaders involved in the arts, business, economic development, education, government, and politics. The theme of this year’s meeting is, What and Who’s Next? As they look to the future in the post-pandemic world, Wisconsin’s creative people and organizations are thinking about more than programming for their communities…they’re also thinking about who will lead those programs in the long term. Join us in a conversation about nurturing emerging leaders, leadership transitions, succession planning, and celebrating the founders!
Everyone in NW Wisconsin (and beyond!) involved in the arts, culture and creativity is invited to attend.
Special guests:
Kietra Olson of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation's Office of Rural Prosperity will be on hand to speak about rural economic, workforce, and community development and placemaking/placekeeping
Julie Fox of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, with an update on the state of the tourism sector in 2022
George Tzougros, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Arts Board
Anne Katz, Executive Director of Create Wisconsin.
Agenda (subject to change)
9 am - Check-in begins with coffee, juice and sweet-rolls
10 am - Welcome by LaMoine MacLaughlin, Director, Northern Lakes Center for the Arts
10:15 am - updates from all attendees
11:15 am - Presentation and Q/A - Kietra Olson of the WEDC Office of Rural Prosperity
12 noon - lunch and conversation
1 pm - Presentation and Q/A - Julie Fox of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism
1:30 pm - Presentation and Q/A - Marci Reynolds of the Waupaca Community Arts Board, on Waupaca’s cultural planning and public/private partnerships for creative sector development
2:15 pm - Wisconsin Arts Board and Create Wisconsin updates, and more discussion about issues
4 pm - adjourn
There will be plenty of time to share events, questions, and ideas with one another.
Admission and lunch are free and open to all. Registration is not required, but it is useful to know how many people to plan for. Click here to register.
Celebrate new beginnings, connections, ideas, friends, and inspiration at the 2022 Rural Arts Forum.
Questions? Contact:
LaMoine MacLaughlin, Northern Lakes Center for the Arts, lammacl@amerytel.net
Anne Katz, Create Wisconsin, akatz@createwisconsin.org
George Tzougros, Wisconsin Arts Board, gtzougros@travelwisconsin.com