What is MADA?
The Midtown Arts and Design Alliance (MADA) is a community cultural center in Santa Fe that will provide affordable space and accessible programming to creative practitioners and culture bearers of all ages.
📰 In the News: Group of nonprofits drawing up city agreement for visual arts center at midtown | Santa Fe New Mexican
Interested in learning more about MADA and taking part in shaping Santa Fe’s next chapter? We want to hear from you!
Share your perspectiveCurrent Alliance Members
CENTER Santa Fe
CENTER Santa Fe is a non-profit that supports socially and environmentally engaged lens-based projects through education, public platforms, and partnerships.
Creative Startups
Currents New Media
Girls, Inc
Little Globe
MAKE Santa Fe
MASS Design Group
Santa Fe Art Institute
Santa Fe Indigenous Center
The University of New Mexico
Vital Spaces
YouthWorks
Follow our journey to make MADA a reality! Sign up for email updates.
Email Sign-up
Our initial 2024 fundraising goal is $5m. By reaching this and other feasibility goals, we will work with the City of Santa Fe to transform four acres of the campus now owned by the City of Santa Fe, repurposing 50,000 sq ft of striking buildings by Ricardo Legoretta and the military barracks.
The programmatic and architectural vision has been developed by our MADA Alliance member, MASS Design Group.
A Shared Mission
We aim to enrich the Santa Fe community by providing shared, creative spaces that amplify underrepresented voices and foster equity, unity, and belonging.
Our vision incorporates extensive community engagement and collaboration spanning five years, with contributions from local residents and artists about their ideas, hopes, and dreams about the future of Midtown.
Read the Public ReportListening to Community Needs
“Economic factors like housing and studio space make it difficult for young artists to thrive. MADA can address these issues by providing affordable workspace and fostering a creative community.”
— MADA Member
Our Impact Goals
When complete, MADA will serve as a new arts center that expands the story we can tell about art, culture, and creativity in our city. Reach out if you want to get involved or have ideas on ways to measure positive impact.
Cultural
To bring together Santa Fe’s north and south sides through a creative nexus
Economic
To bridge creative practice with education and career pathways for people of all ages
Community
To provide accessible, all-ages programming that celebrates our multicultural community
City
To ensure Santa Fe’s relevance as a cultural and creative mecca for generations to come
Our Focus
Community Connections
To create the first creative hub of its kind for Santa Fe, bridging the north and south sides.
Affordable Space & Programs
Art as Social Change
Workforce Development
Greater Midtown Partner
Follow Our Journey.
Join our email list