Pictured on the Great Plains
Scholar discusses state’s history of early photography Emmeline Elliott That old photograph of Great-Grandpa Olson might hold more family history than you know. Robert Kolbe can help unravel that information during his presentation on the history of photography in the state from 1840 to 1930. Kolbe will speak at 7 p.m. Sept. 8 at the … Read more
‘No Laughing Matter’, indeed Senator Mundt
From our friends at the Mundt Foundation: Mundt Foundation debuts cartoon collection No Laughing Matter: The editorial cartoons of Karl E. Mundt, an exhibit of cartoons chronicling the life and times of Karl E. Mundt, is on display in the Mundt Foundation at Dakota State University from Sept. 1 through the month of December. The collected cartoons, … Read more
Join us for a Sunday afternoon Chautauqua…
We love history. We love coffee. We also love a great story. So, when the opportunity to have Chautauqua on a Sunday afternoon came to us, we made it happen. When the idea to bring Chautauqua to Madison’s most popular ‘third place’, Mochavino, we jumped on it. Now, we have a great story about stained glass to share with all of you, over … Read more
The BrickHouse continues to move forward
We like to make things official, often we like a good party too, so it was only natural that when we held our White Night festival last month, that we start with a bang. Our Chamber of Madison ribbon cutting for The BrickHouse was that bang, as we welcomed the community to our new home, … Read more
Congress declares Arts in Education week
Mark the date, as Congress has declared the second week in September (September 12-18), ‘Arts in Education Week’. Our council, the Madison Area Arts Council, has been a long time advocate and supporter of arts education, not only within our local schools, but within our greater community as well. Stay tuned in the coming weeks, as … Read more
Looking back at our White Night festival stage
Well, we sure had fun folks, and as we look back at our recent White Night festival we wanted to highlight those who helped make our festival stage amazing. The incredible, the amazing, the awesome Prairie Repertory Theatre, which is celebrating 40 years, returned to Madison to perform several musical numbers from their current season. Welcome back … Read more
Our first White Night is history!
Our first-ever White Night was this past Thursday, with over 300 artists, friends, supporters, and neighbors joining together on the streets of Madison. We made a lot of noise, and had a lot of fun too, and we’re looking forward to our next festival, and all the surprises that await. (Did you see the ‘Detroit … Read more
White Night is upon us!
We’re less than a week away from one of this summer’s biggest free & open arts & cultural festivals, our first-ever White Night, and we’re looking forward to an amazing gathering of incredible talents. We’ve got Harlequin Studios, Prairie Repertory Theatre, The Coltcockers, John Green, The Michael Hope Band, Kickin’ Analog, The Airplane Hanger Band, the folks from Graphic Content, our … Read more
Let’s cut that ribbon, together!
Our forthcoming Chamber of Madison Ribbon Cutting for The BrickHouse Community Arts Center is scheduled for July 1st, at 5pm, as a way to kick-off our first-ever White Night festival. As many of you know, we have a long and storied history, and one of our greatest moments was the establishment of The Old Firehouse Gallery, way … Read more
Prairie Repertory Theatre set to return to Madison
The Madison Area Arts Council is thrilled to announce that Prairie Repertory Theatre will return to Madison, as part of our forthcoming White Night festival, on July 1st! Celebrating it’s 40 season, it’s only natural that we welcome Prairie Repertory Theatre back to Madison, and help celebrate with them their many years of success! The company will present highlights … Read more
