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Wisconsin Arts Board outlines governor's budget proposal, NEA match and funding risks
Summary
At a La Crosse meeting, the Wisconsin Arts Board reviewed its current fiscal position, detailed the governor's proposal to raise per-capita arts funding and warned board members the plan still faces the joint finance process and potential cuts at the federal level.
The Wisconsin Arts Board reviewed its budget and discussed the governor's budget proposals that would raise per-capita arts funding from $0.18 to $0.68 and add roughly $2.9 million in state funding.
Board members said the governor's proposal also would continue the state match to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), expand a rural creative initiative and restore an office of film and creative industries with film incentives. Board staff cautioned the package remains a proposal that must survive the Joint Finance Committee and both legislative chambers before it…
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