The University of Wisconsin-Madison held its annual shark tank-style Arts Business Competition on March 12 at Grainger Hall.
The competition, now in its 16th year, brings students from the university to pitch their arts-centered businesses. The campus-wide competition was created to support and encourage new thinking and innovative ideas in the form of an art exhibition, event, series, commercial venture, or other artistic project.
Three students made it to the finals where they pitched for a chance to win $2,000, $1,000 or $500. “Storybook Music Project” from Kristen Diedrechs and Spencer Day took home the grand $2,000 prize. “Friday the Furbteenth” by Syndey Prather, Hilary Falk and Hailey McLaughlin won the $1,000 second prize and “Go Figure” by Eliana Wasserman received the $500 prize.
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