Art & Soul Innovations Receives $5,000 Grant from the QBE Foundation

Proud Theater directors and youth accept a check from QBE.
Proud Theater-Sun Prairie Artistic Director Heather Renken, Art and Soul Innovations Board President Dana Gordon Rowe, and Art and Soul Innovations Executive Director Brian Wild accept a check from the QBE Foundation with members of Proud Theater-Sun Prairie and Proud Theater Beyond-Madison.

Art & Soul Innovations is excited to announce that we have received a $5,000 grant from the QBE Foundation. This grant will help us continue to empower LGBTQ+ leaders and support our Proud Theater program across Wisconsin. This grant is a continuation of our relationship with QBE North America, which we have been fortunate to collaborate with in the past to present a workshop for employees with the youth of Proud Theater-Sun Prairie.

The QBE Foundation is supported by QBE North America. QBE North America, an Integrated Specialist Insurer, is part of QBE Insurance Group Limited, one of the largest insurers and reinsurers worldwide. QBE NA reported Gross Written Premiums in 2018 of $4.7 billion. QBE Insurance Group’s 2018 results can be found at www.qbe.com. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, QBE operates out of 31 countries around the globe, with a presence in every key insurance market. The North America division, headquartered in New York, conducts business through its property and casualty insurance subsidiaries. The actual terms and coverage for all lines of business are subject to the language of the policies as issued. QBE insurance companies are rated “A” (Excellent) by A.M. Best and “A+” by Standard & Poor’s. Additional information can be found at www.qbe.com/us, or follow QBE North America on Twitter.

Art & Soul Innovations is a statewide social justice nonprofit in Wisconsin founded in 2011 with roots going back to 1999 with the start of Proud Theater, our first and largest program. Proud Theater is open to youth ages 13-18 in Green Bay, Madison, Sun Prairie, and Wausau, features a young adult (18-24) theater company in Madison, and holds performances and events throughout the state.

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