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Welcome to the Madison Square Center for the Arts, a department of the city of Madison. It is our goal to provide opportunities for arts education, participation and stimulation to the citizens of Madison and the surrounding community. As you have the opportunity to use this historic facility, we hope that you come to enjoy the areas of artistic expression that it provides. From classes in the visual and performing arts to the classes in personal wellness and fitness, it is our desire to best serve the citizens of this great city.

This building was constructed in the late 1800’s which makes it one of the most historic sites in the city of Madison. It served generations of students as Madison-Ridgeland High school until the early 1990’s. The facility has undergone renovations throughout the years to adjust to the growing needs of this community. The Madison Square Center for the Arts is on Mississippi’s Registry of Historic Buildings and serves as a landmark in this community. The building continues to serve the people of Madison as it provides them with a venue to learn new skills, to improve God given abilities and to share creativity with the world around us.

As you use this facility, I hope that you gain knowledge, skills and enjoyment from your time here. My staff and I strive to best serve the citizens of Madison that make the Madison Square Center for the Arts a part of their weekly routine. The Madison Square Center for the Arts is also available for special event rentals, such as birthday parties, receptions, fundraisers, dances and other private and community events.

If there is ever anything that we can do to make your time here more enjoyable, please do not hesitate to let us know. Thank you for being a part of the art’s community here in Madison. I hope that through your time here you are able learn, grow and share with the world around you.

Best Wishes,

Justin M. Bennett, Director of Cultural Arts

The Madison Square Center for the Arts is located in the heart of downtown Madison. The Madison Square Center for the Arts exists to provide cultural arts education and programming to the citizens of Madison and the surrounding community. The facility was built in 1890 as the former Madison Ridgeland High School and is designated as a historic site on the National Registry of Historic Buildings. The Madison Square Center for the Arts houses 16 class rooms, a gymnatorium with a proscenium stage, kitchen facilities, art and music studio space and the cultural arts offices of the city of Madison. The center offers a wide range of cultural arts programming that reaches the multiple age groups within Madison and the surrounding community.

The Madison Square Center for the Arts exists to provide opportunities for arts education, participation and stimulation to the residents of Madison and the surrounding communities. The center offers classes in the areas of dance, vocal and instrumental music, visual and performing arts, health, wellness and personal growth, and martial arts.

Madison Square Center for the Arts

2103 Main Street • Madison, MS 39110
601-853-0291 • 601-853-0022 fax
e-mail: jbennett@madisonthecity.com