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Panelists press Wisconsin Arts Board on application clarity, work-sample access and equity
Summary
Panelists raised recurring process issues during the grant review: embedded work-sample playback failures in SmartSimple, requests for clearer plain-language application guidance, and proposals to reduce barriers for first‑time applicants.
Panelists participating in the Wisconsin Arts Board review raised multiple procedural and equity concerns aimed at improving future rounds of Creative Communities and Folk Arts Apprenticeship reviews.
Key concerns discussed:
Work-sample access problems: Several reviewers were unable to play videos embedded in SmartSimple and resorted to finding public YouTube uploads or downloading files to their own computers. Panelists asked staff to consider an alternate upload method (for example, a shared Google Drive folder accessible to panelists) or…
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