Small Arts and Culture Cohort - SMAC

05/11/2026

SMAC leaders know that there is more than meets the eye in the arts. We engage artists, students, audience and passerbys through sharing positive emotions, nurturing relationships and giving meaning to life. In MKE, we are just one of the threads that create a beautiful tapestry towards our public health goals as a community.

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05/08/2026

May is Mental Health Month, and we want to take a moment to talk about something SMAC's member organizations have known for a long time: MILWAUKEE ARTS HEAL.

The City of Milwaukee named "Positive Mental Health" as one of three key priority action areas in its MKE Elevate plan. Small arts organizations across our city are already doing this work — building community connectedness, expanding access to quality education, and giving people spaces to process, express, and belong.

That's not an accident. That's what we have been doing, neighborhood by neighborhood, for years.

POSITIVE EMOTION
ENGAGEMENT
RELATIONSHIPS
MEANING

We'll share our success stories with you in the days and weeks ahead.

05/07/2026

SMAC is in our third and final year of collective fundraising. To date, eleven companies have worked together to raise money to be shared equally amongst us. Our goal is $500,000 by December 31, 2026. Will you help us?
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05/01/2026

Running through May 9th!
Don't miss it!

"COMMENDABLE," says Dominique Paul Noth of . It "STAYS WITH YOU," as bugs can, and do.

We're getting under the skin of audiences and critics alike.

Full review (SPOILER ALERT) link on the BUG page at theconstructivists.org.

Photo by Jake Badovski, Kłamię Studios; Scenic Design: Sarah Harris, with Set Construction: Les Zarzecki, Lighting Design: Ellie Rabinowitz, Associate Lighting Design: Margrete Henderson, Costume Design: Amanda J. Hull, Props: O.J. Jardas, Assistant Set and Props Design: Anjl Rodee

NOW PLAYING
BUG
By Tracy Letts
Directed by Maya Danks
April 25–May 9, 2026
Thursdays-Saturdays at 8pm, Sunday at 4pm
LOCATION | Studio Theater, Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway, Milwaukee WI

In a seedy Oklahoma City motel room, a divorced waitress named Agnes and a soft-spoken Gulf War drifter named Peter are brought together by Agnes' friend R.C. Agnes has her reasons for holing up in a place like this, and Peter seems to understand the appeal of staying off the grid. What begins as an unlikely connection slowly unravels into something far darker: fears soon escalate to paranoia, conspiracy theories, and twisted motives, and small disturbances give way to mounting dread as the walls begin to close in.

CONTENT DISCLOSURE ON WEBSITE

05/01/2026

Walker's Point Center for the Arts is hiring!

05/01/2026

CAPITA Productions serves as one of the founding members of the Small Arts and Culture Cohort in Milwaukee. Together we bring the arts to neighborhoods throughout the community. Please do what you can to help us reach our goal of $2,600 on November 26, 2024

These funds will help us meet our fundraising goal for 2024 and your donation will be split between the 11 of us for much needed support!
Thank you in advance for your gift!
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Contact [email protected] with any questions.

05/01/2026

CAPITA Productions serves as one of the founding members of the Small Arts and Culture Cohort in Milwaukee. Together we bring the arts to neighborhoods throughout the community. Please do what you can to help us reach our goal of $2,600 on November 26, 2024

is in less than a week. In this season of GRATITUDE, we are grateful for the people at in organizing this drive for all involved.

Check out our website for more information on how you can make a gift and change the trajectory of so many organizations with just one donation!

We look forward to hearing from you on November 26th!

https://givingfirstday.org/

05/01/2026

CAPITA Productions is proud to serve as one of the founding members of this cohort of small arts organizations that bring top quality art to the Milwaukee community.

is in less than a week. In this season of GRATITUDE, we are grateful for the people at in organizing this drive for all involved.

Check out our website for more information on how you can make a gift and change the trajectory of so many organizations with just one donation!

We look forward to hearing from you on November 26th!

https://givingfirstday.org/

05/01/2026

Are you preparing to be ready? Your readiness for the increase in unity, knowledge, talent, and excitement is a requirement! See you at the We Are The Drum 2025!

05/01/2026

Pink Umbrella is a part of the cohort of 11 small arts organizations in Milwaukee along with CAPITA Productions.

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Leadership and representation matter!

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05/01/2026

SMAC - the Small Arts and Culture Cohort - has been working hard to improve funding and provide peer support for small arts organizations in Milwaukee since 2024. The eleven organizations in SMAC provide intimate, accessible programming in every Milwaukee zip code, blanketing the city with opportunities for creativity and self-expression.

Funding from SMAC has been vital to Milwaukee Opera Theatre, by providing us with financial stability in a volatile environment and enabling us to plan effectively for the future. Please consider a gift to SMAC this Giving Tuesday. Your investment will be transformational.
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small organizations uniting through a new model for arts funding in Milwaukee