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Our mission is to engage a community of learners in exploring the arts and developing the creative self.
Monroe Street Arts Center is a community center focused on the arts located in the dynamic Dudgeon-Monroe neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin. Since 1997, Monroe Street Arts Center has been making the arts come alive for many families in our community.
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By providing high-quality private and group instruction to all ages, Monroe Street Arts Center is keeping the door open for a lifetime of creative expression and appreciation of the arts. MSAC is a welcoming, inclusive environment where we come together to learn, make, and share music and art. We cultivate a team of caring instructors who are first-rate artists and musicians and create outlets for artistic expression through recitals, exhibits, and outreach opportunities.
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A gathering of artists creates an energy unlike anything else — exciting, electric, sacred, and full of possibilities. Simply being in its presence is magical. We know that what begins within these walls grows beyond us, encouraging those same spaces of imagination, discovery, and creativity throughout our community and into our world.
Monroe Street Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We work diligently to ensure our lesson fees are affordable while also paying our instructors a competitive wage and supporting the programs that happen within our space and beyond our doors. As a result, registration fees only cover 75% of our operating costs as an organization. Contributions from supporters like yourself are essential to creating sustainability for Monroe Street Arts Center. Please consider a donation today to support our creative future.
Our Location & Parking
Monroe Street Arts Center is located on the corner of West Lawn Ave. and Monroe Street.
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1732 West Lawn Ave.
Madison, WI 53711
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Parking Information:
There is a paid parking lot directly behind our building, which is limited to two hours.
Below Trader Joe’s is also a paid parking lot.
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You may also use the parking lot at the Monroe Street Library as that is less expensive and allows for longer times than the two hours.
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Alternatively, residential parking on the street is free. Be sure to observe any posted signs to ensure you follow any restrictions.