10/02/2026
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SUMMITS 2026 - SUPERIOR
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | 11 am - 3:30 pm
HISTORIC OLD POST OFFICE - 3RD FLOOR BALLROOM
1401 TOWER AVE | SUPERIOR, WI
Hosted by Superior Council for the Arts with support from the City of
Superior’s Culture, Events, and Public Arts Commission
Statewide hosts: WEDC Office of Rural Prosperity and Create Wisconsin
Register here
You are invited: join fellow arts and community leaders, elected
officials, business owners, and civic-minded neighbors to share ideas,
network, plan, and tackle the creative economy opportunities and
challenges unique to the great city of Superior and the surrounding
area. Register here!
Purpose
● Bring together people in the Superior area who are involved in
placemaking, community engagement, economic and
workforce development
● Discuss the role of the arts and creativity and integration in
economic vitality, sense of place, workforce development, and
civic infrastructure
● Assess current creative assets - people, organizations, businesses, and communities - in
the region.
● Plan for further growth and development of the creative economy and industries in
Superior and beyond.
Agenda Highlights
● Local Stories: Showcasing local people, projects and initiatives, including a spotlight on
local public art, the growing regional film industry, creative infrastructure planning, and
other issues.
● Creativity Economy Impact on Economic and Civic Development: Spotlighting area
employers and initiatives as investments in local community development.
● Tools, Tactics, and Strategies:
● Planning Discussions on creative industries and sector development and sustainability,
locally and statewide
● After-Summit Happy Hour to relax and recharge
Anne Katz, Director of Create Wisconsin, notes, “There’s so much going on already in Superior,
and the Summit will highlight collaborations, policies, and programs to keep moving the city and
region forward as a creative place to live, work and play. We’re looking forward to the ideas,
conversations, and inspiration!”
The Summit is the touchpoint for an ongoing, collaborative place-making, place-keeping, and
place-knowing process involving everyone who cares about the future of the region, including
creative workers and businesses, community and business leaders, organizations and partners,
educators, and elected officials and civic leaders.
Registration is complimentary, but please sign up so we know how many people to expect. Share
this invite with your colleagues in Superior’s arts, business, development, education, government
and political worlds. Register here! All are welcome.
For more information, contact Superior Council for the Arts - JoAnn Jardine 715-392-2747
[email protected]
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SUMMITS 2026 - SUPERIOR Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | 11 am - 4 pm HISTORIC OLD POST OFFICE - 3RD FLOOR BALLROOM | 1401 TOWER AVENUE, SUPERIOR, WI Hosted by Superior Council for the Arts with support from the City of Superior’s Culture, Events, and Public Arts Commission Statewide...
