The Wisconsin Arts Celebration Project (WACP) began in 2023 as a collaborative project between the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and the Wisconsin Arts Board created to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wisconsin Arts Board. The project offers FREE music, lesson plans, and materials created by mostly Wisconsin artists and educators to Wisconsin schools, communities, and libraries.
The project continues with more collaborations, connections and opportunities. To learn more about the past and current projects, see the links below.
2023 Wisconsin Arts Celebration Project
2024 Wisconsin Arts Celebration Project
2025 Wisconsin Arts Celebration Project
NEW! Wisconsin Arts Celebration Project $1,000 Grant Application
Up to six Wisconsin schools/districts will be selected to each receive $1,000 grants. The funds are to be used to help support the implementation of cross curricular work using the materials from one of the three current Wisconsin Arts Celebration Projects prior to May 15, 2026.
For example, a school (or multiple classrooms) would do a brief unit on creativity by examining the poem by Dasha Kelly Hamilton entitled, "Like The Wind." Beyond content, students would also explore how the poem was used to inspire the music by Erika Svanoe and motion graphic by Matt Wigdahl. Students would showcase what they learned during an evening concert featuring "Like The Wind" by Erika Svanoe.
A successful project needs to include the following in order to be considered for the grant:
- Utilize the materials from one of the three completed Wisconsin Arts Celebration Projects.
- Be cross disciplinary in nature involving no fewer than two disciplines but one discipline must include the arts.
- Create opportunities for students to demonstrate learning through projects and other demonstrations of learning that is shared publically.
- The submission of a final report to DPI detailing steps taken and the results. This report will be published on DPI's WISELearn platform so that others can replicate the project.
Payment of the $1,000 will be made to the school or district once the project has been completed and the report submitted to DPI by the May 15, 2026 deadline.
APPLY HERE (application closes Feb 5) Selected schools notified by Feb 8, 2026