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  • 2022 Silver Lining Awards Honors Arts, Community and Hospitality

    posted May 17, 2022

    Madison, Wis. – Friends of Madison Arts Commission (FoMAC) hosted the first Silver Lining Awards on Thursday, May 12.

  • City of Madison Announces Youth Poet Laureate Opportunity

    posted May 4, 2022

    The City of Madison, the Madison Arts Commission, and Madison Poet Laureate Angela Trudell Vasquez announce the establishment of a Youth Poet Laureate Program to recognize a youth under the age of twenty for their literary

  • Lilada Gee’s “I AM JOY” distributed to local children

    posted May 2, 2022

    The Madison Arts Commission is pleased to announce a special printing and distribution of I AM JOY: Affirmation & Activity Book by Lilada Gee.

  • City Creating Transit-Oriented Development Zoning

    posted April 28, 2022

    A City effort to encourage development that is well-served by transit has gotten underway with Plan Commission discussions on creating a “Transit-Oriented Development overlay zoning district.” As recommended by the 2018 Co

  • Silver Lining Awards to Honor Creativity, Dedication, and Perseverance During Pandemic

    posted April 26, 2022

    Creativity was pushed to new lengths throughout 2020/21.

  • Hawthorne-Truax Neighborhood Plan Public Meetings

    posted March 28, 2022

    The City of Madison is inviting residents, community organizations, neighborhood associations, businesses and others to join the Hawthorne-Truax Neighborhood Plan!

  • 2022-23 Thurber Park Artist-in-Residence Call for Applicants

    posted March 24, 2022

    The City of Madison along with The Bubbler at Madison Public Library offer an exciting opportunity for an artist(s) to have an 11-month residency in a dedicated art studio at Thurber Park.

  • Imprinted in Madison: Artists Making Their Mark

    posted March 11, 2022

    Imprinted in Madison: Artists Making Their Mark features prints by contemporary artists whose paths brought them to or through Madison.

  • Town of Madison Attachment Public Meeting Scheduled

    posted March 1, 2022

    The next public information meeting involving the Town of Madison Attachment is scheduled for 6:00 p.m., March 16, 2022, via Zoom.

  • Madison Arts Commission Annual Arts & Artists at Work Grants Opportunity 2022-2023

    posted February 26, 2022

    The City of Madison distributes funds to Madison artists and non-profit organizations through the Madison Arts Commission's annual grant programs.

  • Angela Trudell Vasquez Reappointed Madison Poet Laureate

    posted January 18, 2022

    Angela Trudell Vasquez began serving a second two-year term as Madison Poet Laureate January 1-.

  • Historic Preservation Ordinance Revisions Proposed

    posted January 14, 2022

    The City of Madison Landmarks Ordinance Review Committee (LORC) has proposed revisions to Madison’s Historic Preservation Ordinance for local historic districts.

  • How Lovely are thy Branches by Lillian Sizemore

    posted December 29, 2021

    An 89-foot diameter temporary walking LABYRINTH will be constructed from recycled holiday tree branches this winter, and will be free and open to the public.

  • Madison Arts Commission to Receive $500,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the American Rescue Plan

    posted November 17, 2021

    The Madison Arts Commission is pleased to announce Madison has been selected to receive an American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pan

  • ‘TO HOLD YOU’

    posted November 15, 2021

    A temporary, collectively woven hammock sculpture will stand for one month in James Madison Park, facilitating a heartwarming opportunity to hold and be held.

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