Madison Arts
Madison Arts emphasizes that arts & culture are an essential part of life. We champion policies and practices that create an inclusive, welcoming, and equitable city. We support the arts through:
- Grants
- Calls for artists
- Exhibitions
- Events
Open Surveys
Imagination Center at Reindahl Park
Review the design proposals below and take the survey by 2:00pm Thursday, February 12, 2026.
- Inkroot by Cooke-Sasseville
- Sueños de Paloma (Dreams of Paloma) by Gabriela Marván, Flor Molina, and Ryan Rothweiler
- The Passage of Being by Nate Page
- Silver Lining: Where Dreams Flow by Sujin Lim
Far West Operations Facility
Review the design proposal below and take the survey by 2:00pm Thursday, March 12, 2026.
- Plough/Sky by the Milligan Studio
News
- 2/10 Share your thoughts on Public Art for the Far West Operations Facility
- 2/9 2025 Housing Snapshot report published
- 1/30 Share your thoughts on Public Art Designs for the Imagination Center at Reindahl Park
- 1/27 The 2026 Neighborhood Grant Program is Accepting Applications
- 1/23 Application period opens for 2026 Arts Grants
Upcoming Events
Shift by Julia Schilling
MadLit by Rob DZ and Urban Community Arts Network
WATER IS LIFE - Paa tsa numunaina by John Hitchcock
Untitled by Tony Catteruccia and Lincoln Rust
Eric De Los Santos
Vulnerable Bodies at Garver Feed Mill
Badger by Harry Whitehorse
AfricaFest 2021
Fish with PFAS by Eric Adjetey Anang
Better Together by The Bubbler & Henrique Nardi
Sam Olson and Quanda Johnson in Laugh to Keep from Cryin Oh Those Blues of Langston Hughes
Lift Every Voice by Rachelle Fochs and Madison Ballet
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Contact
Madison Arts Commission
Madison Municipal Building
Department of Planning & Community & Economic Development
215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Suite 017
P.O. Box 2985
Madison, WI 53701-2985
madisonarts@cityofmadison.com
For media requests, contact:
Jaymes Langrehr, Public Information Officer
Department of Planning & Community & Economic Development
(608) 266-9013
Madison Arts Staff
Madison Arts Program Administrator
Neighborhood Planning, Preservation, and Design
Department of Planning & Community & Economic Development
(608) 261-9134
Meri Rose Ekberg
Community & Cultural Resources Planner
Neighborhood Planning, Preservation, and Design
Department of Planning & Community & Economic Development
(608) 267-8744
Angela Puerta (se habla español)
Urban Planner
Neighborhood Planning, Preservation, and Design
Department of Planning & Community & Economic Development
(608) 267-8649