COMMUNICATION is an all-ages music and art space dedicated to fostering a vibrant creative community for Madison, WI.
THE BUBBLER Learn, share, create. At Madison Central Public Library.
ARTS + LITERATURE LABORATORY Arts + Literature Laboratory is a community-driven contemporary arts center in Madison, Wisconsin. Our 10,500 square foot space in Madison's downtown Capitol East District houses art gallery and performance space, a writing center and small press library, artist studios, and a dedicated education studio.
ENCORE! Encore Studio for the Performing Arts is a professional theatre company for people with disabilities, located in Madison, WI.
CORNUCOPIA Cornucopia is an arts and wellness center in Madison WI, run by and for people with mental health issues and their allies.
ARTS FOR ALL WISCONSIN AFA expands the capabilities, confidence and quality of life for children and adults with disabilities by providing programs in dance, drama, creative writing, music and visual art.
MSCR Madison School & Community Recreation (MSCR) is the public recreation provider for residents living in the Madison Metropolitan School District.
WHEELHOUSE STUDIOS Wheelhouse Studios is an open art studio in Madison, located in the lower level of Memorial Union. With three versatile workspaces, flexible studio designs, drop-in art opportunities, and classes for enthusiasts and first-time artists alike, it’s easy to engage in the arts at Wheelhouse.
ARTIST AND CRAFTSMAN SUPPLY Madison’s only dedicated fine art supply store. Located at 201 W. Gorham St. downtown near the intersection of Henry St.
TANDEM PRESS Tandem Press is a Madison WI based publisher of fine art prints that hosts internationally renowned artists in its studio space, assisting them as they create original fine art editions.
MADISON MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art is an independent organization that exhibits, collects, and preserves modern and contemporary art to provide transformative experiences that educate, reflect, and inspire us as individuals and as a community.
CHAZEN MUSEUM Within walking distance of the state capitol, it sits squarely in the heart of a vibrant college town.Within the Chazen’s 176,000 square feet of museum space is a collection of approximately 25,000 works of art covering diverse historical periods, cultures and geographic locations, from ancient Greece, Western Europe and the Soviet Empire to Moghul India, 18th-century Japan and modern Africa.
ARTS WISCONSIN “The only statewide organization working to ensure that everyone, everywhere in Wisconsin can enjoy,
DANE ARTS MURAL ARTS (DAMA) is a public art program that trains local artists to become community artists who use mural-making to beautify neighborhoods and make a difference in the lives of youth.
WISCONSIN ARTS BOARD “The Wisconsin Arts Board is the state agency which nurtures creativity, cultivates expression, promotes the arts, supports the arts in education, stimulates community and economic development and serves as a resource for people of every culture and heritage.”
PORTAL WISCONSIN “PortalWisconsin.org is a non-profit web site created by the Cultural Coalition to promote culture, arts, humanities and history in Wisconsin.”
WISCONSIN VISUAL ARTISTS Wisconsin Visual Artists (WVA) is a not-for-profit membership-based organization made up of visual artists working in a wide variety of media and supporters of Wisconsin Art.
MADISON ARTS COMMISSION In addition to grants & opportunities, MAC endorses public art projects from community organizations. The Madison Arts Commission (MAC) includes ten residents and one Alder.
UW GALLERY GUIDE Magically there is a webpage that has links and descriptions for every single gallery on UW Madison property.
Galleries
PORTRAIT SOCIETY GALLERY Portrait Society is a contemporary art gallery in Milwaukee, WI with a broad roster of emerging and established artists, also representing an impressive roster of self-taught artists.
JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ART CENTER The John Michael Kohler Arts Center is an independent, not-for-profit contemporary art museum and performing arts complex located in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States. The center preserves and exhibits artist-built environments and contemporary art.
MUSEUM OF WISCONSIN ART The Museum of Wisconsin Art is the state’s primary venue for the exhibition of historic and contemporary Wisconsin art.
RUSSELL BOWMAN Art Gallery in Chicago that sometimes features self-taught artists.
PROMEGA ART SHOWCASE A great local venue for both regional and national artists. It occupies the spacious foyer and ambulatory of Promega’s corporate headquarters.
CARL HAMMER GALLERY Art Gallery in Chicago that features self-taught artists.
PACKER SCHOPF Art Gallery in Chicago that sometimes features self-taught artists.
JUDY SASLOW Art Gallery in Chicago that features self-taught artists.
INTUIT The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art (Intuit) is a gallery in Chicago IL, dedicated to presenting self-taught and outsider art.
WESTERN EXHIBITIONS Western Exhibitions is showcase for emerging & recognized contemporary conceptual artists working in various media. The represent several outside artists including Courttney Cooper.
Progressive Art Studios
STUDIO 84 Studio 84 is a workspace and gallery in Whitewater, WI that features and supports artists with disabilities.
CAMP CREATEABILITY is a training facility and full service studio for artists, visual effect artists, filmmakers, graphic designers, animators, and digital media designers with autism or other disabilities.
ARTS OF LIFE is a studio started by artists with disabilities in Chicago, Illinois.
INTERACT CENTER FOR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS Visual art and theater program for people with disabilities in St. Paul, MN.
DIE SCHLUMPER A german group of artists with disabilities that, among other international events, have show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago in conjunction with Little City.
PROJECT ONWARD A studio/gallery in Chicago dedicated to supporting the career development of artists with mental and developmental disabilities.
ARTcycle. ARTcycle is a socially beneficial program that links individuals with disabilities to the community, using art as a bridge.
Disability Resources
DISABILITY PRIDE FESTIVAL The Disability Pride Festival brings families, friends and neighbors together to forward the possibility of every life.
DANE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES Find out how services for persons with developmental disabilities are administered in Dane County. A good place to determine if you might be eligible for support.
ADRC The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) of Dane County provides information about resources and support on all aspects of life related to aging or living with a disability. The ADRC is a one-stop shop for older adults, people with disabilities and their caregivers and families.
WAISMAN CENTER “The Waisman Center is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases throughout the lifespan. The center is one of nine national facilities that includes a Mental Retardation Developmental Disabilities Research Center and a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.”
