Community Arts Access
Overture Center for the Arts is committed to supporting area non-profit organizations that present community performances and events that develop audiences for the arts through high quality outreach and programming. Through the Community Arts Access program, Overture provides rental and equipment subsidies as well as professional advice from Overture staff.
Community Arts Access projects being supported this season include:
University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for First Year Experience's Wisconsin Welcome for First Year Students
FRI, AUG 28 | 9 PM | Various Spaces
Arts Enterprise Forums, University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Where Art and Audience Collide: Smashing Assumptions About Arts Venues" Elizabeth Streb
WED, SEP 23 | 7 PM | Promenade Hall
"Arts, Inc.: Greed, Neglect, and Our Cultural Rights" Bill Ivey
THU, NOV 12 | 7 PM | Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
"Arts Journalism 2.0: The Next Wave in Arts Conversations" Douglas MClennan
THU, DEC 3 | 7 PM | Promenade Hall
Wisconsin Book Festival
WED, OCT 7 to SUN, OCT 11 | Various Times | Various Spaces
Tango de mi Barrio Performance and Workshop
Sat, Oct 17 | Promenade Hall
Celebrating Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month, La Comunidad News presents a performance and workshop comprised of local and regional tango dancers.
"Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them" Forward Theater
WED, DEC 30 to SUN, JAN 17 | Various Times | Playhouse
This production marks the debut of Forward Theater Company (FTC), founded in March 2009. The company is mounting the Wisconsin premiere of this Christopher Durang dark comedy.
Boychoir Festival, Madison Youth Choirs
Fri, Feb 5 | Various Spaces
Male singers in grades 3 to 12 from Madison the surrounding communities come together in this one-day event.
All Campus Idol, Wisconsin Alumni Student Board
Tue, APR 20 | Capitol Theater
All Campus Idol is a vocal perfomrance competition in the style of the popular television show American Idol. UW student singers perform a piece with or without accompaniment. A panel of celebrity judges review the performers and the winner is chosen via an audience vote.
Choral Fest, Madison Metropolitan School District
WED, APR 21 | Wisconsin Studio & Rotunda Studio
The Madison Metropolitan School District conducts its annual Choral Fest in conjunction with the Wisconsin School Music Association. Throughout the day various choral ensembles from the district compete.
Madison Area Music Awards
Sat, May 8 | Capitol Theater
MAMA, Inc. is a non-profit organization that raises funds for music education programs for students and for under served populations. The organization also supports local artists through this annual awards ceremony.
Wisconsin Story Project
Mon, May 24 - Sun, May 30 | Playhouse
Wisconsin Story Project presents Cancer Stories, a new work for the stage based on the cancer experiences and stories of people in Wisconsin.
To receive Community Arts Access support, proposed events must address aspects of our mission and strategic plan that Overture feels are under addressed or better served through community partnerships.
These priorities are:
- Build relationships with local ethnic communities
- Connect Overture to existing community cultural events
- Leverage the strength of UW programs while building Overture affinity in the UW community
- Play a role in success of relevant downtown and State Street projects
- Position and elevate community events, through presentation in quality venues, particularly those that are free and have low cost
Learn more
Get the support your event needs. Learn more about the Community Arts Access guidelines and criteria, including submission guidelines, deadlines and Overture’s application review criteria.
This program is supported in part by contributions to the Ovation Fund. Learn how you can be part of supporting Overture’s community and education programs by clicking here.