National Arts and Humanities Month , 1998

The Madison Area Arts Council (MAAC) records date from 1964 to 2014 and are held in 11 boxes. The records are arranged in five series: Finances (1964-1997), Correspondence(1968-2013), Event Publicity (1967-2014), Publications (1968-2010), General Information (1967-2011), and Visiting Artists (1974-2012).

The Finances series (1964-1997) includes annual treasurer’s reports, cash flow reports from board meetings, budget sheets for MAAC events, tax forms, and MAAC account deposit records. It also includes a record of sales from the MAAC-owned art gallery.

The Correspondence series (1968-2013) includes publicity mail from outside organizations received by MAAC, correspondence with grant foundations and donors to fund events, and correspondence with visiting artists participating in partnerships with MAAC.

The Event Publicity series (1967-2014) includes advertisements, newspaper clippings, photographs, posters, and paste-ups that publicized MAAC community events.

The Publications series (1968-2010) includes arts council newsletters, magazines, theatre performance scripts, and arts council management publications.

The General Information series (1967-2011) includes general board meeting reports, future event plans, revisions to organization bylaws, grant contracts, records of organization donors, and MAAC board membership documents.

The Visiting Artists series (1974-2012) includes background information and contracts signed by artists who partnered with MAAC. This series also contains advertisements for events featuring these artists like theatre and dance performances and art galleries.