Affordable Arts for All
COPA brings artists, organizations, learners, and our community together in a shared-use creative space to create, rehearse, perform, exhibit, collaborate, and connect.
COPA Is Already Happening
Create & Collaborate
Artists and organizations use COPA for programming, rehearsals, workshops, exhibitions, and collaborative projects.
Perform & Experience
Music, dance, theatre, exhibitions, and community events bring artists, audiences, and people together through the arts.
Learn & Grow
Training, partnerships, and shared creative resources help people build skills, strengthen organizations, and grow our creative community.
See COPA in Action
Hear from Mike Leckrone—Professor Emeritus of Music at UW–Madison, where he led the UW Marching Band for 50 years. Today, Mike serves on the COPA Board and as COPA’s Lead Community Ambassador. In this video, Mike shares why he supports COPA and offers a look at the vision helping shape the Creative House—one of the future buildings planned for the COPA Arts Campus.
Mike Leckrone Supports COPA
Mike has long believed in the power of music and the arts to bring people together and create opportunities to learn, grow, perform, and participate. COPA puts those values into action.
“I am confident that the positive impact music has on an individual cannot be overstated. There is a satisfaction, an excitement, and a joy in the music making process that is difficult to match by any other activity.”
— Mike Leckrone
The Community at the Heart of COPA
COPA brings artists, organizations, learners, and community members together to create, share, and connect.
Building Toward the COPA Arts Campus
This rendering illustrates the vision for the Creative House at COPA—one of the future buildings planned as part of the broader COPA Arts Campus.
“COPA will give children in South Madison and Dane County access to an important center for learning, engaging in and developing valuable knowledge and skills in the performing arts.”
— Kaleem Caire
Founder & CEO, One City Schools
Community Support for COPA’s Future
In a November 2024 letter, Julia Arata-Fratta, Mayor of the City of Fitchburg, expressed support for COPA’s proposed future arts campus and its potential to expand access to the arts, strengthen community connections, and contribute to Fitchburg’s cultural and economic vitality.
November 2024 Letter of Support
Click the letter to view the full signed statement.
Address:
2841 Index Rd.
Fitchburg, WI 53713
Contact:
hello@copamadison.org
Connect with COPA
Have a question, an idea, or want to learn more about getting involved with COPA? We welcome conversations with artists, organizations, supporters, and community members.
Tell us how we can connect.