The Robert E. Gard Wisconsin Idea Foundation is committed to helping people and their communities discover the vital role the arts play in their day-to-day lives. Explore the links to learn more about the Robert E. Gard Wisconsin Idea Foundation and about the man himself. Unlike most foundations, the Robert E. Gard Wisconsin Idea Foundation does not grant funds.
2012 Gard Award of Excellence awarded to Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts and a community arts champion:
Gard Foundation Board Member, Doug Borwick, authors new book, Building Communities, Not Audiences.
For more information about the Foundation contact Maryo Gard Ewell.