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Richland Center artist Cathy Martin's painting, Country Summer (detail), shows rolling hills of the Driftless Region.

See a brighter Wisconsin

Through programs and publications that explore, explain, and sustain Wisconsin thought and culture, the Academy is making a brighter Wisconsin.

Academy Fellow and limnologist John Magnuson examines a sample for invasive spiny water fleas. Photo by Grace Hong/UW–Madison Center for Limnology

Sharing discovery

Wisconsin is brighter when knowledge is shared and science informs decisions that affect our people, lands, and waters.

Celebrating creativity

Wisconsin is brighter when it is brimming with the arts and a lively creative culture.

Through programs like our Climate & Energy Initiative, we're harnessing the power of civil discussion to address climate change and explore diversified energy choices.

Fostering civil dialogue

Wisconsin is brighter when we come together in discussion about—and exploration of—the best ideas of today.

We're a trusted resource for people who believe that learning in life doesn’t stop after college or with expertise in a single discipline or area.

A brighter Wisconsin starts with you

Join us at the intersection of the sciences, arts, and letters and get involved in the Wisconsin Academy. Together we can make Wisconsin brighter.

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Current & Upcoming Events

Gerit Grimm, Gardener, 2012. Stoneware (reduction cone 6), 39 x 23 x 25 inches
Exhibition
Gerit Grimm & Gina Litherland
Apr 28 to Jun 18
Madison
Field Trip
Gerit Grimm Studio Demo
Jun 8
Madison
Tour
Art @ Noon
Jun 16
Madison
Espeth image, title here
Exhibition
Douglas Bosley & Scott Espeseth
Jul 7 to Aug 27
Madison
Opening Reception
Artists' Reception for Bosley and Espeseth
Jul 14
Madison

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A female Aedes aegypti mosquito in the process of acquiring a blood meal from a human host. Photo credit: James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Report
Formidable Flying Foe

Scientists from across the state are leading the fight against mosquito-borne disease around the world.
Gina Litherland, Bird Funeral, 2015. Oil on panel, 16 x 24 inches.
@ the Watrous Gallery
The Fairytales of Grimm & Litherland

Gerit Grimm and Gina Litherland are contemporary Wisconsin artists inspired by the imaginations of long ago.
A "Freedom Bus" in flames, six miles southwest of Anniston, Alabama, May 14, 1961. (Birmingham Public Library/Oxford University Press)
Essay
Bus Ride

What could a 26-year-old white guy from Indiana possibly know about the black experience in America, past or present? 

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The Power of the Liberal Arts

Lake Superior State University president Thomas Pleger explores how states and our nation can foster creativity.
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The Art of Discovery

Three Academy Fellows explore the connections between discovery and imagination.
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Vision, Grit and Practical Solutions for Local Energy Resilience

What happens when 75 thoughtful Wisconsin leaders come together to tackle a challenge?  Good things!
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Creativity & Main Street Wisconsin

A panel discussion with three leaders in Wisconsin’s downtowns explores how the arts are making a difference for their communities.

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Madison, Wisconsin 53726
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