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:

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Open Surveys

State Street Campus Garage

5:30 PM, Monday, February 23, 2026: Artists will present their design proposals & answer questions. Register to attend. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the meeting.

Review the design proposals below and take the survey by 2:00pm Monday, March 9, 2026.

Inter/Stitch by Area C Projects
What Started as a Joke by Matthew Mazzotta
Cheerio by StudioKCA
Things to do, Places to go, People to See by StudioKCA

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

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Monday, February 23, 2026 State Street Campus Garage Percent for Art Design Presentations

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A series of illuminated panels with circles positioned under an overpass at night.

Shift by Julia Schilling

A group of people posing on a stage in front of a Mad Lit banner at night.

MadLit by Rob DZ and Urban Community Arts Network

Three colorful fabric banners displayed side by side on a wall.

WATER IS LIFE - Paa tsa numunaina by John Hitchcock

Large, colorful mural with painted on a wall near State Street.

Untitled by Tony Catteruccia and Lincoln Rust

Eric De Los Santos playing bells in an ornate room.

Eric De Los Santos

Industrial space with abstract art hanging on the wall in the background, the foreground has two intricate pieces with colorful string and a long braided hairpiece.

Vulnerable Bodies at Garver Feed Mill

A metal badger placed on a green playground surface.

Badger by Harry Whitehorse

A Group of people with various flags celebrating at AfricaFest 2021

AfricaFest 2021

A large fish near the entrance to a building.

Fish with PFAS by Eric Adjetey Anang

A large mural with the words 'Better Togehter'.

Better Together by The Bubbler & Henrique Nardi

Two performers on a stage, Sam Olson playing an upright bass and Quanda Johnson with a microphone.

Sam Olson and Quanda Johnson in Laugh to Keep from Cryin Oh Those Blues of Langston Hughes

Three unidentified ballet performers posing with their heads towards the white floor and arms up in the air.

Lift Every Voice by Rachelle Fochs and Madison Ballet

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Last Updated: 02/20/2026

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