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Cap Times Grant Award

Prairie Music & Arts was honored to attend the Cap Times Kids Fund award reception on Thursday, November 9th, along with the Explore Children’s Museum and Sun Prairie Parks, Recreation & Forestry department. PMA was awarded a Cap Times Kids Fund…

PMA ReceiveS Donation from AAMVA!

Local arts organization Prairie Music & Arts (PMA) received a generous gift of $14,196 from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) at the annual International Conference held at the Monona Terrace from September 26-28.  A nonprofit 501(c)(3) arts…

Building Resiliency Through the Arts

The Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 Life is complex and rarely presents a straightforward path, with the bumps along the way often offering invaluable learning moments and opportunities to grow.  Never has this been more apparent to me than over…

Community From the Inside Out

Community is defined as a group of people with common interests, and this term lends itself well to the arts. After all, singing and drumming have been around almost since the beginning of time to bring people together during times…

Ukulele Program

Prairie Music & Arts is pleased to unveil a new ukulele program for youth in grades K-6. Starting in November, youth in the Parks, Recreation & Forestry early-release program and at the McKenzie Family Boys & Girls Club will explore…

2023 Year-end Message

An artist has gotta be careful never really to arrive at a place where he thinks he’s at somewhere. You always have to realize that you’re constantly in a state of becoming. Bob Dylan Over the past year, Prairie Music…

Art Party-Madison

Imagine yourself in the 1800s; you’re an artist in France, and you’ve been invited to a local salon to meet other creatives like yourself. People are moving about, eating, drinking, and sharing conversation as you enter. While there, you learn…

There’s more to an arts education!

Years ago, I was fortunate to meet a young girl named Katie. She loved playing the piano, singing songs, and drawing pictures. Sadly, when she was 15, Katie’s parents went through a difficult divorce, pushing her into a challenging period…

Join our team!

Job Description:  Prairie Music & Arts in Sun Prairie is seeking creative teaching artists to join our team for the 2023-2024 School-year. Weekly program openings include elementary general music, visual arts, theater, ukulele, and hip-hop elements such as music production,…

PMA Receives Grants for M.A.D. Arts

Prairie Music & Arts received two grants to support the M.A.D. Arts – Music, Art, and Drama program for kids. Grant awards will help support partnerships with the Sun Prairie Community Schools and McKenzie Family Boys and Girls programs –…

Make Music Sun Prairie

Sun Prairie is hosting Make Music Day on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The event takes place globally on the summer solstice each year and brings people of all ages and skill levels together to make music. Make Music Day began…