Episode 15

The Arts and Culture Czar: 32 Ways to Improve Arts and Culture in Milwaukee

Published on: 16th November, 2021

The Milwaukee Arts, Culture, Creative Industry Summit today is sold out! If you can't join us today at the St. Kate, we've put together a compilation of 32 Arts and Culture Czar segments from the three seasons of our podcast.

At our Summit, we will be asking the 200-plus folks to tell us their Arts and Culture Czar proclamations. You can play along at #ImagineSummit.

  • Jim Neuner, Sunstone Studios, 5:20: Collaborate and use under-utilized resources like schools
  • Megan McGee , Ex Fabula, 8:30: Fund and value local arts and artists
  • Rosy Petri, Artist, Co-Chair Public Policy Work Group, 10:09: Make beauty and public art accessible
  • Michael Hostad, Light the Hoan, 11:08: Create a culture where creative people can make cool things
  • Ian Abston, Light the Hoan, 13:30: Take the opportunity to “finish” and build Milwaukee
  • Kristina Gomez, Milwaukee Public Library, 15:00: Incorporating food access into cultural production
  • LaShawndra Vernon, Artists Working in Education, 16:19: Tax hospitality for neighborhood arts development
  • Wes Tank, Tank Think, 17:20: Share, collaborate, and make dope things
  • Pat Buckley, Buckley & the Russian General, 19:16: Flood the zone with funding for creatives
  • Ray Nitti, Sharp Creatives, 21:26: Talent Retention and invest in neighborhoods
  • Que El-Amin, Young Enterprising Society, 23:32: Tax Credits for creative industries
  • Mikal Wesley, Urbane Communities, 24:24:00: Tax Incentives in local talent
  • Bobby Drake, Independent Artist, 24:52:00: State funding coming through a creative council
  • Anne Basting, TimeSlips, 25:55:00: Social Rx & Artist in Residence in City & County
  • Eric Tillich, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, 27:54:00: Increase state and local funding
  • Malkia Stampley, Actor/Director, 28:44:00: Transition existing leadership
  • Kurt Ravenswood, Producer, 31:00:00: Film fund; get out of the way
  • Pardeep Kaleeka, Interfaith Conference, 31:33:00: Make more access to art
  • May Adrales, Milwaukee Rep, 32:10:00: Make Theater free & free coffee
  • Arvind Gopalratnam, Milwaukee Bucks, 33:36:00: Bring back the holiday folk fest
  • Kendra Ingram, The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 34:55:00: Arts and culture tax district
  • Briana Baurichter, Artist, 37:08:00: Integrate arts into education
  • Beth Weirick, Downtown BID #21, 38:34:00: Make kids travel and bring back culture
  • Jeffery McAllister, Fashion Sense, 39:44:00: Emerging neighborhood arts council
  • Wendell Willis, MPS Foundation, 40:57:00: New buildings/development must have an arts and design aspect
  • Dan Schafer, Journalist, 43:43:00: Equitable funding for BIPOC artists
  • Sarah Smith Pancheri, Summerfest, 44:40:00: Abundant arts education
  • Bob Babisch, Summerfest, 45:21:00: Ensure small arts eco system
  • Dasha Kelly Hamilton, Wisconsin and Milwaukee Poet Laureate, 45:57:00: Mandate arts experiences
  • Greg Bach, The Laughing Tap, 49:04:00: All arts respected; mandatory attendance
  • Kaitlin McCarthy, The Laughing Tap, 49:50:00: Arts funding in schools; reduce stigma in participation
  • Matt Kemple, The Laughing Tap, 51:36:00: More arts funding
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Milwaukee is an arts hub. The city's creatives, entrepreneuers, arts and culture organizations, and businesses are part of an interconnected creative economy that is fueling growth and community wellbeing in powerful ways.
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