Planning Your Visit | Arts + Literature Laboratory | Madison Contemporary Arts Center

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Planning Your Visit

Getting Here

Address: 111 S. Livingston Street #100, Madison, Wisconsin, 53703

Phone: 608-590-9358

Hours: Tues-Fri 10:00am-5:00pm | Saturdays 12:00-5:00pm

ALL shares a building with the South Livingston Parking Garage. 

Please use our main entrance  at the corner of S. Livingston and E. Main St, on Livingston, at the red doors through the lobby.

Note, the galleries are closed between exhibitions and on federal holidays. The building is closed to the public on Mondays except by appointment or for scheduled programs. Occasional weather-related closures are posted on our social media.

Parking

Free street parking is available: two-hour parking 8:00am-6:00pm, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. 

Paid parking is available in our building at the South Livingston Parking Garage for $1.20/hour. Please be mindful of occasional Special Event parking times, when rates are $15.00, pay-on-entry, during large events at The Sylvee and Breese Stevens. See the City of Madison Parking Division Special Event calendar for Special Event timing this week.

Tip: Other nearby parking garages may offer regular rates during Sylvee concerts, such as Hotel Indigo. The MG&E Good Neighbor Parking Lot, 623 East Main Street, is available for free Monday-Friday after 6:00pm, and 8:00am-2:00am on weekends.

Bus

  • Madison Metro Trip Planner

  • Madison Metro Fast Fare card, Metro’s new reloadable bus pass

  • Paterson Station, serving high-frequency Rapid Route A and Route B, is two blocks away from Arts + Literature Laboratory

  • A+LL is also within a ten-minute walk of stops servicing the following routes:

  • Route C – closest stop at the S Livingston St/Jenifer St intersection

  • Route D – closest stop at the E Johnson/N Livingston St intersection (eastbound); E Gorham/N Livingston St intersection (westbound)

  • Route 28 – closest stop at the E Johnson/N Livingston St intersection (eastbound); E Gorham/N Livingston St intersection (westbound)

  • Route 38 – closest stop at the S Livingston St/Jenifer St intersection

Bike

  • Bike parking is along S Livingston St. There is covered bike parking inside the garage, just inside the southwestern corner of the garage at E Main St/S Livingston St.

  • BCycle Station is along S Livingston St, next to bike parking in the terrace.

Our Space

ALL spans three floors that can each be accessed by the stairs or elevators in the lobby:

  • Level 1: Galleries | Pleasant T Rowland and W. Jerome Frautschi Galleries: Exhibitions & Performances
  • Level 2: Library | Ellen Kort Mezzanine: Small Press Library, Mezzanine Gallery, and Writing Center
  • Level 3: Education | Education Center, Artist Studios, and Third Floor Gallery

Accessibility

  • The attached parking garage has parking spaces for people with disabilities on floors one and two. All levels are accessible by elevator. Automatic doors are being installed (August 2026).

  • Our bathrooms are all-gender and accessible.
  • We have hearing assistive devices available upon request.

Contact Us

General Inquiries: info@artlitlab.org

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PLAN YOUR VISIT

Arts + Literature Laboratory is located at 111 S. Livingston Street #100, Madison, Wisconsin, 53703.

Our galleries are normally open Tuesday through Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday noon to 5pm, and other programs take place throughout the week. Please check the events calendar and education section for details.

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