Letter From The Publisher

From The Publisher

Welcome to the first issue of ArtsScene. Thank you for taking the time to open this new digital monthly magazine. You will not be disappointed!

Arts coverage has been dwindling along with the printed page for quite some time. Now that the arts have taken a pause and only the ghost lights are lit due to COVID, we’ve decided to reverse the course and share what’s going on behind the scenes, on the screen, and waiting in the wings with you, the audience and consumer.

ArtsScene is the champion of our local and regional arts… both performing and visual. Our inaugural issue features an admirable assortment of voices to share stories, ideas, news and information. We hope to challenge, educate, entertain, enlighten, and hopefully intrigue you to want to learn or see more when the doors are re-opened and the stages and galleries are lit. I’m grateful for the contributions from our writers as well as those artists whose art are featured in this issue.

I hate to even mention the word “pandemic” as we’ve all been desensitized to it by now but since this whole thing has started and now gone on for nearly a year, it reminds us of the things we have taken for granted…the freedom to dine out, go to ball games, church, parties, visit museums and galleries, see a movie, and attend the theater. I’d be OK with seeing some bad theater right now vs none at all. Who’s with me? And so, we should be truly thankful for the arts that we do have right now. Consider being extra generous to them right now to keep them alive during this unprecedented time.

While we’re at it, how about a standing ovation for our sponsor, The UW Credit Union! We are thrilled to have them as our 2021 ArtsScene sponsor. We applaud their support and mutual appreciation for the arts of Wisconsin!

Please click on the “subscribe” button to receive future issues of ArtsScene in your inbox. With each issue, we will feature themes that will carry over into the editorial and the art. This issue features “A Fresh Start.” Fitting.

May 2021 bring us all a fresh start!

Steve Marcus