Arts and Crafts with Dom
Come on out on Thursday night for a time to create with paints and explore types of printmaking.
Creative Arts with Laura
This class offers the chance to engage with multiple types of visual and tactile arts, including painting and more.
Good Company Art Studio
This dementia-friendly art class invites us to explore, express, and connect with color through various art mediums.
Veteran Arts Studios
Arts for All Wisconsin’s Veterans Arts Studios were formed in partnership with Vet Centers in Wisconsin to engage veterans with disabilities in art making experiences. Veterans programs are free, and expanding to welcome veterans with disabilities from the public as well as Vet Center clients.
Creative Writing
Multiple programs incorporate creative writing into their curriculum, including Veteran Arts Studios and SPARK!, alongside other art mediums.
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Adaptive Ballet for Youth
This ballet class is geared specifically towards youth ages 7-18 years, who have disabilities.
Adaptive Dance for Youth
Children ages 7 to 18 may be introduced to a variety of dance styles in a class for kids who can be in class independently, but may need more guidance than a traditional studio class.
Broadway Dance
Step into the spotlight and unleash your creativity during this Musical Theatre Movement class designed specifically for people with disabilities.
ConfiDance 1
This fun and energetic class uses a multi-sensory approach to provide children with disabilities, ages 4 to 11 years old
ConfiDance 2
Together, we will explore various dance styles, from jazz to modern and hip hop, in a class for people ages 12 to 18.
Jazz Hands
This class will combine a variety of upbeat music, mixed with fun dance moves, all within an inclusive and supportive environment to explore the fundamentals of jazz dance.
Dance
A two-year pilot adaptive dance program designed for individuals of all ages with disabilities. Our adaptive dance programming is born out of the insightful research conducted by Janel Hutchison at UW-Madison in 2022. We will address a crucial need identified through interviews with parents, caregivers, dance instructors, and disability-focused organizations that underscored a glaring absence of accessible dance opportunities in the Madison area for people with disabilities.
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Music Exploration with Junko
Join us on this joyful journey of exploring music through singing, playing instruments, and dancing to your favorite music.
Choirs
Participation in AFA choirs provides opportunities for people with and without disabilities to engage in the performing arts while boosting self-esteem and destigmatizing disabilities. We have choirs in Appleton, Madison, Milwaukee, Oshkosh, and Wisconsin Rapids.
Broadway Dance
Step into the spotlight and unleash your creativity during this Musical Theatre Movement class designed specifically for people with disabilities.
Accessibility and Accommodations
Arts for All Wisconsin is committed to making our events and programs accessible to everyone. If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please complete the accommodations portion while completing your online registration. We will try our best to fulfill all requested accommodations within a timely manner and appreciate your patience with any accommodation that may take longer to organize. If there is an accommodation we are unable to make, we will connect with you to arrange an alternative option.
For any questions regarding accessibility and accommodations, please call 608-241-2131 or email info@artsforallwi.org.
Important Information for Participants
Health and Wellness Policy
Due to the of contagious nature of cold, flu and other respiratory diseases, and their disproportionate impact on people with disabilities, masks are encouraged during in-person programs for all who can comply. Masks will be provided. If you are experiencing active cold or flu symptoms, please do not attend in-person programming. Many of AFA's programs offer virtual options. Please contact info@artsforallwi.org or call 608-241-2131 if you have questions or for more information about accessing virtual programming.
Code of Conduct
Please review this Code of Conduct which applies to all participants, their care partners, AFA staff, and volunteers.
How do I get to my class?
Each class or workshop has the class meeting address listed in the online registration description, where you'll also find links to local public transportation options.
Person-Centered Care
At Arts for All Wisconsin, helping participants reach their personal goals is an important part of the work we do. In our classes and workshops, we practice person-centered care, an approach that emphasizes individuals' autonomy in making choices in order to fulfill their goals and needs.
Would you like to share your person-centered assessment and plan with us so that we might better assist you in meeting your goals? Please contact Jennie at jennie@artsforallwi.org for more information.
Support for Arts Education has been generously provided by
AFA's Youth Arts Education programming is supported by Dane Arts with additional funds from the Frautschi and Rowland Foundations, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Art Board, TASO Foundation, and the Steve Stricker American Family Insurance Foundation. AFA's adult education programming is supported by Wisconsin Arts Board and Wispact Foundation.