ALL first launched CSArt Madison in 2017, in the interest of supporting the local culture and creative economy of Dane County. The goals of CSArt Madison are to promote local artists and to create an engaged community of local arts supporters.
Much like Community Supported Agriculture programs, in which shareholders invest in a local farm and receive shares of fruits and vegetables, CSArt Madison asks shareholders to invest directly in the arts community with a ‘buy local’ mentality. Participating artists—selected by ALL's Visual Arts Curatorial Team through an open call process—each received a stipend to create 61 “shares” for distribution. Interested collectors or “shareholders” purchase a share, and in return, receive one piece of locally-produced artwork from each of the ten featured artists.
CSArt shareholders have the opportunity to develop relationships with the local artists and art community, discover new artists, explore a variety of disciplines and support artists’ careers and a vibrant community.
2019
Emily Arthur, Eric Bailles, Angelica Contreras, Richard Jones, Jennifer Leaver, Maeve Leslie, Emma Lister, Victoria Maidhof, Richie Morales, Michael Velliquette
2018
Erica Hess, Leslie Smith III, Andrew Villanueva, Luisa Fda. Garcia-Gomez, SPOOKY BOOBS COLLECTIVE, Derrick Buisch, Lesley Numbers, Kayla Story, Hannah O’Hare Bennett, Leslie Iwai
2017
Faisal Abdu’Allah, Katherine Delamater, John Hitchcock, Helen Lee, J. Myszka Lewis, Dakota Mace, Jason Ruhl, Chelsea Thompto, Bernadette Witzack, Ariel Wood