ONLINE: UW Arts Business Competition Finals

media release: The University of Wisconsin–Madison Arts Business Competition is a campus-wide competition to encourage new thinking and innovative ideas, and to provide support for student-driven projects. Entrants will develop and submit a thorough proposal for an arts event, exhibition, series, commercial venture, or other artistic project!

Three finalist groups will present their proposals to a virtual audience in this final round where a judging panel will deliberate and select a winner! The top three proposals receive funding of $2,000, $1,000 and $500 in support of their projects. Attendees will be polled to vote on the Audience Choice Award, which provides a supplemental $500 to one finalist group!

This event will be accessible and live captions will be provided. Join us in seeing what amazing projects these creative students have proposed!

Join on Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/98134101400?pwd=Y3htUnc3T2pyWTBmb1RpQ0Z0bzZ4QT09#success

More info: go.wisc.edu/artsbusinesscompetition 

The Division of the Arts is pleased to announce the finalists for 2021:

Atelier Unlimited | James Harrington

Atelier Unlimited is a creative agency dedicated to equipping artists with the information and skills required to evolve their artistry, expand their influence, and create unique productions in live and virtual spaces.

(Hi)Storytellers Breaking Borders | Grace Pimentel Simbulan, Gioconda Coello, Kassim Hussein Rajab

(Hi)Storytellers Breaking Borders is a space for the reflective art of five African refugees who discuss the concerns and beauty of the worlds they make in diaspora. Their stories include photography, voice recordings, and creative writing and will be curated in a virtual gallery.

Trade Winds Ensemble | Midori Samson

Trade Winds Ensemble is a group of teaching artists who offer music composition workshops for children in partnership with social impact organizations worldwide. They create innovative curricula, which integrates music and social work principles