2024 Wisconsin Arts Celebration Project

2024 Theme: Curiosity

In its second year, the Wisconsin Arts Celebration Project (WACP) continues to demonstrate the interconnectedness of the arts and the unique capacity it has to teach essential human capacities. The 2024 WACP centers on the theme of “Curiosity”. As Sir Ken Robinson once said, "If teachers can keep the flame of curiosity burning in children, then pretty much everything else will follow from that. Curiosity is the engine of achievement." Wisconsin Poet Laureate, Kimberly Blaeser, has crafted a poem entitled, "Cabinet of Curiosities" to reflect the essential nature of curiosity in learning and growing.

The beautiful poem describing the awe and wonder of exploring this cabinet serves as the "touchpoint" for all of the other artistic creations including the following commissioned works.

The link to the music, poem, recordings, lesson plans, and materials can be found below. Please take these materials and use them in your schools, libraries, and communities. We encourage you to share artifacts, recordings, photos, and videos of students and community members using these resources so that we can celebrate with you while gauging the impact. Prior to using the materials, please consider registering with us so that we can better gauge impact. Registration is via Google Form and should take less than 30 seconds. Thank you in advance!