Exhibitions

The Madison Arts Commission (MAC) presents exhibitions in several public buildings. Spaces include waiting areas, service counters, conference rooms, hallways, and public offices. MAC selects artwork through either competitive open calls or invited guest curators. Our exhibition program is a service to the Madison community. There are no application or space rental fees.

Current Exhibitions

Everything But the Dinosaur: Art With & About Youth

  • Multi-colored digital drawing of two girls surrounded by plants, flowers, bikes, houses, and patterns.

    Exploring Whimsy Land by Poornima Moorthy

  • 13 cyanotypes using leaves, animal stamps, lace images hung on wall.

    Untitled by Angela Johnson with Kids on State participants

  • Black background with a drawing of a rainbow in the middle. A kids letter puzzle piece for letter f with a fish image on it placed at the bottom right. An image of black cloth on the upper left side layered on top of the rainbow drawing. Wripped up scanned copies of other letter puzzle pieces on top of the fabric image.

    Rainbow Trout (Edition: Artist Proof) by Meagan Johnson

  • Watercolor of Jamaican people and their boats on the beach after they went fishing.

    Memories of a Jamaican Childhood (Page 14) by Sonia Vale

  • Painting with a yellow background with plants, insects, birds, food, a spiderweb, a cake, a snowman, and a bee like creature painted on top.

    Untitled by Jennika Bastian with visitors of the Madison Children’s Museum

Open June 1, 2024

Monday – Friday 8 AM – 4:30 PM

Madison Municipal Building, 215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Madison WI 53703

The exhibition includes work from:

  • Jennika Bastian
  • Angela Johnson
  • Meghan Johnson
  • Poornima Moorthy
  • Roberto Torres Mata
  • Sonia Valle

We held a reception on Tuesday, September 10th in Room 206 of the Madison Municipal Building. This joint reception also celebrated the induction of the new Youth Poet Laureate.

Explore the virtual exhibition

Portraits With a Purpose

  • Portrait of Alok with blue sky background

    Alok by Rae Senarighi / AKA Transpainter

  • Portrait of Chris with blue sky background

    Chris by Rae Senarighi / AKA Transpainter

  • Portrait of Dick Wagner with Blue sky background

    Dick Wagner by Rae Senarighi / AKA Transpainter

  • Portrait of Tiq with blue sky background.

    Tiq by Rae Senarighi / AKA Transpainter

  • Portrait of JaydenRiley with blue sky background

    JaydenRiley Rae Senarighi / AKA Transpainter

Open June 8, 2022 

Monday – Friday 8 AM – 4:30 PM

4th Floor, City-County Building, 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Madison WI 53703

Rae Senarighi, aka Transpainter, presents Portraits With a Purpose. The exhibition celebrates unapologetic portraiture of vibrant transgender and non-binary power. These joyful presentations and meditations represent the worldwide trans community.

Explore the virtual exhibition

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