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The nonprofit Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters connects people and ideas from all areas of knowledge and all walks of life to celebrate thought, culture and nature in our state and help solve our common problems.

Our four core programs are our art gallery, the James Watrous Gallery, in the Overture Center for the Arts, Wisconsin People & Ideas magazine, Academy Evenings, our free, public forums, and the Wisconsin Idea at the Wisconsin Academy-which recently examined "The Future of Farming and Rural Life in Wisconsin." To receive updates about Wisconsin Academy programs and events, sign up for our monthly e-newsletter.

The Wisconsin Academy, founded in 1870, is an independent, nonprofit organization, separate from state government and the university. We are funded by grants, by private endowments and by our members. Anybody can enrich their lives with our programs and support them by becoming a member. We encourage you to join!

To find Wisconsin Academy events in your area, visit our calendar page or request we mail a copy of our season schedule.





Currently at the James Watrous Gallery



Michael Velliquette's Fruitful Devotion and Denis Sargent's Schemata now showing at the James Watrous Gallery. Exhibitions on view December 15, 2009 - February 7, 2010. Admission is free and open to the public.

What's New

The winter 2010 issue of Wisconsin People & Ideas is now available! This issue highlights Milwaukee visual artist Reginald Baylor, Appleton musician Cory Chisel, and the digital education research of UW-Madison professor and Academy Evenings presenter Richard Halverson. Pick up single copies here, or become a member and have the magazine delivered to your home or office today.
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Academy Evenings: Demographic projections tell us that the next U.S. generation will be not just larger but more racially and ethnically diverse. Will we be a more pluralistic society in the future? As part of our Wisconsin 2050: Pioneering the Future series, join us for a the free panel discussion, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner: The Nature of Tolerance in 2050 on February 16, 2010, 7:00-8:30 pm at the MMoCA Lecture Hall. Moderated by Odyssey Project director, Emily Auerbach.
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Steenbock Gallery: New exhibition, Numen Lumen Redux, by photographer Bill Pielsticker on view through February 12. Free and open to the public.
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