Latest News from the Cultural Coalition

Wisconsin Humanities Council announces film festival opportunity
The Wisconsin: Making it Home festival invites citizens to explore the state’s unique environmental history, celebrate our rich conservation heritage and talk with one another about our visions, concerns and efforts to live as part of the land community.
Source: Portal Wisconsin

Leotha Stanley Chosen as Wisconsin Academy's 2008 Minerva Laureate
The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters is pleased to announce the nomination of Leotha Stanley as the 2008 Minerva Society Laureate.
Source: Portal Wisconsin

Enter the 2009 Wisconsin People and Ideas Short Story and Poetry Contests
Wisconsin People and Ideas, the quarterly magazine of the Wisconsin Academy, is accepting submissions for its annual short story and poetry contests. Deadline: Dec. 1.
Source: Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters

Odd Wisconsin: A Different Kind of Exhibition to Open at the Wisconsin Historical Museum
A Different Kind of Exhibition to Open at the Wisconsin Historical Museum
Source: Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Academy announces new Academy Evening season
Journalist David Broder opens the Wisconsin Academy's 2008/2009 season with a "Getting to Purple: Beyond the Red and Blue of Partisan Politics" miniseries presentation Sep. 10 at Overture.
Source: Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters

Jason A. Smith named Wisconsin Academy's director of communications
Jason A. Smith has joined the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters as Director of Communications.
Source: Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters

Happy 35th Anniversary, Wisconsin Arts Board!
Help us celebrate the anniversary of the day that Wisconsin first invested public dollars in Wisconsin's arts groups and artists.
Source: Wisconsin Arts Board

Council of Rural Initiatives (CRI) newsletter debuts
This is a status report on the new Council of Rural Initiatives (CRI), successor to the Wisconsin Academy's Future of Farming & Rural Life in Wisconsin public policy project.
Source: Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters

Wisconsin Center for the Book announces Letters About Literature winners
Wisconsin Center for the Book announces winners of its 2007-2008 Letters About Literature competition.
Source: Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters

Wisconsin Academy announces statewide short story contest winners
The Wisconsin Academy is pleased to announce the winners of the Wisconsin People & Ideas/Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops Short Story Contest.
Source: Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters