MILWAUKEE ARTS BOARD

Agenda

1. 1. Call to Order at 4:03 PM
2. 2. Roll Call
3. 3. Review and Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes (4/14/26)
4. 4. Public Art Subcommittee Report
5. 5. New Business 1. Recommendations from the review panel for the 2026 Sustaining Grant Awards, member Flores, seconded by member Morris, moved to accept the recommendation from the panel. There were no objections. Africans In Milwaukee Inc. $3,000 Art Start, Inc $1,800 Artists Working in Education (AWE) $6,000 Arts @ Large $1,800 ArtWorks for Milwaukee $6,000 BEMBE DRUM & DANCE $6,000 Betty Brinn Children’s Museum $6,000 Black Arts MKE $6,000 Cactus Plus $6,000 Ex Fabula Inc $6,000 Festival City Symphony $6,000 First Stage Milwaukee, Inc. $6,000 Florentine Opera Company $6,000 Girls Rock MKE $6,000 Haggerty Museum of Art @ MU $6,000 Historic Milwaukee, Inc. $6,000 Islands of Brilliance $6,000 Joy Engine $6,000 KO-THI INC $6,000 La Familia de Arte, Inc. $6,000 Latino Arts, Inc. $6,000 Marcus Performing Arts Center $6,000 Milwaukee Art Museum $6,000 Milwaukee Ballet Company $6,000 Milwaukee Chamber Theatre $6,000 Milwaukee Film $6,000 Milwaukee Opera Theatre $6,000 Milwaukee Repertory Theater $6,000 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra $6,000 Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra $6,000 Milwaukee Youth Theatre, Inc. $6,000 Next Act Theatre $6,000 Optimist Theatre $6,000 Pink Umbrella Theater $6,000 Quasimondo Physical Theatre $6,000 Radio Milwaukee, Inc $6,000 Renaissance Theaterworks (RTW) $6,000 Riverwest Artists Association (DBA Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts) $6,000 Signature Dance Company $6,000 Skylight Music Theatre $6,000 Still Waters Collective $6,000 Studio K Flamenco $6,000 The New State Inc. (formerly West Side Arts Un, Limited) $6,000 Walker's Point Center for the Arts $6,000 Washington Park Neighbors $3,000 Wild Space Dance Company $6,000 Wisconsin Conservatory of Music $6,000 Woodland Pattern $6,000 Xalaat Africa Drum and Dance for Life $3,000 TOTAL of $276,600 being recommended for award. 2. Awards Nominations and Voting Process
6. 6. Old Business
7. 7. Announcements
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