ABOUT MAAA
Our History
Since 2013, the Madison Area Arts Alliance has worked hard to build an effective arts advocacy organization. We are a grassroots 501(c)3 non-profit, building, inspiring, and nurturing a sustainable arts movement in the Madison, Indiana area!
Our genesis occurred at the 2012 Feed The Arts, an organized community conversation. This event brought 55 people, mostly artists, together for a retreat. Feed the Arts began the discussion and showed the need for arts in our community. There was clear consensus to develop an arts council. The Blue Sky team - comprised of 11 wide-ranging artists, a facilitator and leader - met weekly for months to dream. This team founded the Madison Area Arts Alliance. Attendance at the Indiana Arts Commission’s “Creating Vibrant Communities through the Arts” event at Hanover College fueled the fire, and here we are!
Join Us!
We are proud of our ground up approach to the arts movement with many artists and creative community members taking leadership roles, filling board positions, and volunteer commitments. In partnership with the City of Madison and Visit Madison, Inc., the MAAA secured Madison’s designation as an official Indiana Cultural District through the Indiana Arts Commission.
The Alliance is growing! We have many artists, patrons, businesses, and industries financially supporting our efforts. The Madison Area Arts Alliance is a strong voice to nurture, inform, and promote the importance of our creative community as an economic generator. MAAA works to bridge business with the arts - forging new partnerships and encouraging new discussions about our amazing creative community.
Won’t you join us?
Our Mission
To interact with all artists, civic and art organizations - acting as an advocate for arts of all forms in the Madison area.
The Madison Area Arts Alliance is working to inspire, and nurture a sustainable arts movement. MAAA will collaborate with artists and creative organizations to:
Promote the Madison area as an arts and creative destination.
Be an advocate for the area arts and creative communities.
Share resource opportunities with everyone!
Peer-to-peer networking.
Provide entrepreneurial and/or business assistance.
Coordinate a calendar of arts events and assist with advertising for these events.
Maintain a website and utilize social media for the promotion and marketing of the arts in the Madison area.
Develop educational programs for artists and the public.
Inspire a collaborative atmosphere between all creative individuals and organizations in the Madison Area.
OUR BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
David Terrell, President
Rex Stewart, Vice President
Andra Bladen, Treasurer
Marta Belt, Secretary
Jessica Butler
Rusty Bladen
Don Clapham
Michael Fortunato
David Harden
Jon Louis
Hannah Miller
Margee Rogers
KoKo Heath
OUR STAFF
Kimberly F. Nyberg, Executive Director
Randy Lakeman, Development Director