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Green Bay PAC approves two-step RFQ for poet laureate; recommends $3,000 annual stipend

5883152 · September 26, 2025
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The Public Arts Commission approved a request-for-qualifications process to select Green Bay's first poet laureate, endorsing a two-step selection, a $3,000 annual stipend plus up to $1,000 for materials, and review by outside experts.

Green Bay — The Green Bay Public Arts Commission voted Sept. 24 to approve a request-for-qualifications (RFQ) process to select the city’s first poet laureate, and to recommend a stipend increase from $2,000 to $3,000 annually plus up to $1,000 for additional costs.

Commissioners said the RFQ will be a two-step process: an initial submission to demonstrate artistic merit and community connection, followed by a finalist phase in which up to five candidates would be asked to submit fuller proposals describing planned activities during a two-year term.

Commissioner Matt, who presented the staff report and the recommended…

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