Percent for Art program records, 1979-2007.

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Percent for Art program records, 1979-2007.

Files relating to the Percent for Art program which was created by the State Legislature in 1979 under Chapter 221, Wis. Stats, and administered by the Board. This program provides funds to purchase or commission original works of art for buildings constructed by the state. Files contain the complete documentation of each phase of the project, including history, policy decisions, and staff research, and advisory committee recommendations.

7.0 c.f., and11.5 gigabytes (404 files in 84 folders)

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Wisconsin Arts Board

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The Arts Board was created as a statutory agency by Chapter 90, Laws of 1973, and was subsequently attached to the Department of Administration (WIHV85-A694) by Chapter 333, Laws of 1973. 1995 Wisconsin Act 27 attached the Board to the Dept. of Tourism (WIHV90-A1094). The Board was preceded by a nonstatutory committee, the Governor's Council on the Arts, created in 1963. In 1965, the Governor's Council had merged with a private organization, the Wisconsin Arts Foundation and Council...