E.C. Public Arts Council Receives State Grant, Starts Local Artist Database

The Eau Claire Public Arts Council was one of 10 organizations across Wisconsin to receive the “We’re All In” Creative Workforce program grant from Arts Wisconsin in partnership with local organizations, and with support from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. and private sector partners. The grant provides up to $7,000 for the Public Arts Council – in two payments, which the council plans to use to hire local unemployed or underemployed artists in the Chippewa Valley.   

“$7,000 isn’t going to change the world, but it is a start for us,” said Jo Ellen Burke, president of the council. “And we feel like this is so timely. We’re trying to be sensitive to how many unemployed and underemployed artists there are, and we’re so thankful to Arts Wisconsin and WEDC for this grant.”  ...