Completed in the summer of 2021, the Madison Youth Arts Center, located in downtown Madison on E. Mifflin Street, is now a bustling center for youth opportunities in the arts. A beautiful building highlighted with red, yellow, and blue, construction was announced in 2019 with the goal to create an inclusive community space for kids and teens to interact with and explore their passion for art and music. It now permanently houses Madison Youth Choirs (a non-profit organization that offers a choir experiences for kids of all ages) and the Children’s Theater of Madison (another non-profit that works to provide theater and production experiences for kids around Madison) in addition to hosting the groups listed below:

• Black Star Drum Line
• Children’s Theater of Madison
• Cultural Connections
• Drum Power
• Fauhaus Project
• Little Picasos
• Madison Ballet
• Madison Cello Ensemble
• Madison Country Day School Theater
• Madison Scouts (Forward Performing Arts)
• Madison-Area Out of School Time
• Music Con Brio
• Okami Taiko
• Performing Ourselves
• Suzuki Strings of Madison
• UW Community Arts Collaboratory
• WM Student-Led Theater
• Whoopensocker
• Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
• WYSO

Many of the programs that the Madison Youth Arts Center houses run during the school year, so if you’re interested in joining one, visit their website here!