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Madison Arts Commission awards $101,000 for arts projects in 2024 grant cycle

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2024-2025 Madison Arts Commission Annual Grants
Image credit: Dancers from Folklorico ed Maria Diaz at the 2023 Session at McPike Park. Partially funded with 2023-24 MAC Annual Arts Grants. Photo by Brent Nicastro.

The Madison Arts Commission has awarded $101,000 to 57 organizations and individuals for projects through its annual arts grants program.

The arts grants program provides support for projects that enrich the cultural landscape of the City, supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. Grants are awarded to both individual artists for fellowships and organizational applicants for projects or arts education programs.

The Madison Arts Commission received 63 applications, totaling $186,295. Due to limited funds, a few applicants were unfortunately unable to be fully funded or awarded a grant.

Our community's creativity is clearly demonstrated by the 2024 grant recipients. From established projects being constantly refined by well-known institutions to brand-new ideas from passionate individuals who are our neighbors, the 57 projects funded in part by the City of Madison cement arts and culture as an essential part of our quality of life.

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Nick Pjevach, Chair of the Madison Arts Commission

Funded projects include a breadth of subjects, from poetry and literary arts to, visual arts, dance, film, and more. Projects will reach nearly every corner of Madison and help leverage funds from other sources to make these programs a reality.

A full list of grant recipients can be found online.

About the Madison Arts Commission

The Madison Arts Commission (MAC) is an 11-member citizen commission appointed by the Mayor to advise the City about matters of arts and culture. MAC’s mission is to foster arts appreciation by initiating partnerships, developing new audiences, and sponsoring diverse artistic activities by emerging and established artists and arts organizations while preserving Madison’s rich artistic tradition. To support a full creative life for all, The Madison Arts Commission commits to championing policies and practices of cultural equity that empower a just, inclusive, equitable city.

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