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Welcome to the Portage Center for the Arts!!!

The Portage Center for the Arts is dedicated to the cultural growth and enhancement of those living in Portage and the surrounding area. Its mission is to promote and foster the arts by providing a community venue for the visual arts, performing arts and arts education. The Center seeks to achieve its mission by developing alliances between itself and arts educators, artists, children, youth and the supporters of the arts.

Office and Gallery Hours:
Wednesday - Friday: 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

 

 

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301 E. Cook St.
P.O. Box 866
Portage, WI 53901
Phone: 608.742.5655
Fax: 608.742.0246
 

Ever wonder who's on the BOARD OF TRUSTEES? Visit the BOARD page to see an updated photo of our current Board.


Ever wonder how the PCA is supported? Visit our SUPPORT page to see the generous people and organizations who keep the PCA going.

 

Last Updated:
February 3, 2010

 

 

 

 

Join us and enjoy the sights, the sound and the tastes of our

Community Valentine Party

Enjoy the music of

Jerry Stich
and his 15-piece Big Band

Saturday, February 13, 2010
St. Mary’s Gym - 305 W. Cook St. – Portage

Doors Open at 7 p.m.
Dancing from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Admission - $15

Tickets for this ‘adults only’ event are available at the Portage Center for the Arts or at the door.

 

In the Drury Gallery:

Kae Taylor

January 8- 30, 2010

Graphics – Mixed Media - Batik
Opening Reception
January 8,
from 4 to 6 p.m.

Batik


UPCOMING IN THE DRURY GALLERY:


 
Sauk County Art Association
 
“Strutin’ Our Stuff”
 
February 5 through 27, 2010
 
Opening Reception
Friday, February 5
4 to 6 p.m.

All are welcome and invited to come and meet the artists while enjoying their work with a glass of wine or punch and other refreshments.

 

Sauk
 Marcia Wollschlager


Visit the Gallery Page for more information on this show, as well as the rest of the 2009 - 2010 Visual Arts Season.

 

Next In the Zona Gale Theatre

Cris Plata
Tex-Mex Music

February 6, 2010
7:30 p.m.



Plata

 

See the Performing Arts Series page for deatils about the show and the rest of the season!

 

Garden Image

 

 

 

 

Main Street Portage seminars:
 
FREE BUSINESS SEMINAR
OPEN TO ALL BUSINESSES WITH 50 OR LESS EMPLOYEES
AND
UNDER 1 MILLION DOLLARS IN GROSS SALES PER YEAR
 
April 20 – Speaker to be announced
May 4 – Speaker to be announced
 
All programming to be held at the Portage Center for the Arts – 7:15 to 8:45 a.m.
 
Please register by email to croberts.msp@gmail.com or call Carolyn Roberts 608-697-5927.

 

Gale Singers

THE GALE SINGERS
COMMUNITY CHOIR

Rehearsals for their Spring Concert begin on Tuesday, February 2 at 5:30 p.m. in the Zona Gale Theatre.

Anyone who enjoys singing can participate. No auditions, no fees, just bring your voice and have fun. The Spring Concert will be held on May 2, 2010. Directed by Melisa John from Baraboo.

Please see the GALE SINGERS PAGE for more information.

 

 

 

The Portage Center for the Arts THANKS YOU for YOUR support!


There is nothing like good Friends!
Lively entertainment, provocative art and our own nationally recognized Youth
Theatre program make the Portage Center for the arts truly a treasure. How
fortunate we are to have such high caliber performing and visual arts available
locally throughout the year.
We rely on the financial support of our "Friends" to keep the Center open and
thriving. Together with the Board of Trustees we cordially invite you to be-
come a member of the Friends of the Portage Center for the Arts.
We are very grateful to everyone in our South Central Wisconsin communities
for your support of the arts. Please, won‘t you take a moment to complete the "Friends" card below and return it to the Center with your tax deductible donation?
Sincerely,
Sandy and Dave Gunderson

Friends Card

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR FRIENDS!
CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE LISTING.


Visit our ENDOWMENT PAGE to see who has stepped up to help ensure the financial stability of the Zona Gale Young People's Theatre programming! (Though our 2-4-1 Kids Fund is technically not an endowment, it will be held in a segregated account with only the interest being spent.)

 

 

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The Portage Center for the Arts is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.