Wisconsin Administrative Code
Arts Board
Chapter AB 1 - Eligibility requirements
Subchapter III - Application Review Process
Section AB 1.16 - Standards for review of applications by organizations and units of government
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง AB 1.16
Current through February 26, 2024
(1) ARTISTIC QUALITY. Applications are reviewed according to artistic excellence and leadership. Factors to be considered may include the following:
(a) Service to the organization's principal
art form including the presentation of new works, the encouragement or
development of new artists, or the preservation of artistic heritage.
(b) Serving as an example of excellence for
others, setting standards, or recognition and impact in the community, region,
state, and nation.
(c) Uniqueness
of artistic service, in nature or method.
(d) Variety of programming.
(e) Qualifications and achievements of
artistic personnel.
(f) Track
record of producing work of artistic merit.
(2) REVIEW. Each application from an organization or unit of government is reviewed according to the following standards:
(a) The applicant's financial
condition, including the following:
1. The
applicant's total fiscal condition showing operating income and
expenses.
2. The applicant's
proposed budget for the fiscal year of grant, including projections of all
increases or decreases in income and explanations for all significant changes
in income or expenses from the applicant's previous fiscal year.
3. The applicant's ownership of physical
plant.
4. The remunerative value of
the applicant's artistic programming and services.
5. Potential growth areas in the applicant's
income sources.
6. Special
short-range conditions or considerations including, but not limited to, special
fundraising, changes of artistic or administrative leadership, changes of
location, and building programs.
7.
The applicant's ability to sustain a short-term financial short fall.
8. Potential sources of long-term financial
stability or growth potential, including endowments and capital
funds.
(b) The
applicant's capability to plan and implement artistic and fundraising
activities, including the following:
1. The
qualifications and responsibilities of artistic staff.
2. The qualifications and responsibilities of
administrative staff.
3. The
applicant's employment practices, including levels of compensation, methods of
recruitment, and standards for recruitment.
4. The applicant's organizational structure,
including the division of responsibilities and established procedures for
review and decision-making.
5. The
applicant's board of directors and their organizational and community
roles.
6. The applicant's track
record of responsible and productive use of board grant funds.
7. The applicant's long-range or strategic
planning.
(c) The
applicant's involvement in and support by the community, including:
1. The composition of the applicant's board
of directors, including their affiliations with community interest groups and
access to community resources.
2.
The organizational roles of board members.
3. The applicant's artistic accessibility to
the general public as demonstrated by touring, publications, recordings, films,
broadcasting, promotional materials, special and nontraditional programming,
efforts to serve special constituencies, and discounts on tickets.
4. The applicant's physical accessibility to
persons with disabilities.
5. The
applicant's awareness of the size and distribution of its audience, including
demographic profiles of the audience by age, income, occupation, and other
data; audience feedback regarding artistic programs and services; statistics
for subscribers or regular members or both; analyses of the audience
composition and profitability of programming according to the type and location
of programming.
6. The role of
educational activities within the overall operations of the
applicant.
7. The applicant's
collaboration with schools and colleges; services in schools; services to
students at the organization's headquarters; and services to
educators.
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