Madison Cultural Plan 2011 - City of Madison, Wisconsin

Madison has
four naturally
occurring
cultural clusters.
Map of Madison’s
Naturally Occurring
Cultural Clusters.
For a larger map of
concentrated assets
and character see
Appendix G.
III.D.2. CULTURAL CLUSTERS
Madison has four naturally occurring cultural clusters, or viewed differently, one
major cultural cross with four distinct arms.
THE REGENT/MONROE STREET CORRIDOR is home to many commercial galleries,
design firms, music clubs, Madison’s only neighborhood school for the arts, the zoo,
and the Edgewood College campus, already an important local cultural player in
the arts and sciences and now planning a substantial new arts facility.
THE LOWER UW CAMPUS/DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR, including the Square and
outer ring are home to educational arts facilities including performance halls,
studios, and rehearsal spaces; many commercial galleries and creative industry
businesses; nightclubs and other live music venues; coffee houses with exhibition
programs; on-street performance spaces; local foods restaurants; the farmers
market; major outdoor special event sites; and several major independent
institutions including the Bartell Theatre, the Overture Center, two historical
museums, the main Public Library, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, and
the Madison Children’s Museum. Administrative spaces for many local arts and
cultural organizations are also located in the area. Madison College envisions
expansion of its arts related facilities in the area as well.
Madison Cultural Plan Findings
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