Join us for our first meeting of the new year to discuss funding for the arts. Wisconsin ranks last in funding for the arts, spending about 18 cents per capita on arts funding, compared to our neighboring states Minnesota ($9.67), Illinois ($5.11), and Michigan ($1.18). On January 13, we will discuss how we can collectively organize with the broader arts community and community stakeholders to elevate statewide advocacy efforts resulting in increased public funding for the arts. Rob Henken will share pertinent information from Wisconsin Policy Forum's Curtain Time report as a grounding point for the conversation. The broader conversation will strategize around our statewide advocacy efforts that will benefit Milwaukee and build sustainability and growth within the arts and culture ecosystem locally and statewide.