The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA), formerly known as the Madison Art Center, is an independent, non-profit art museum located in downtown Madison, Wisconsin. MMoCA is dedicated to exhibiting, collecting, and preserving modern and contemporary art. Its mission is to educate and inspire by means of rotating permanent collection exhibitions, special exhibitions, film series, and educational programming. The museum opened in its current home adjacent to the Overture Center for the Arts on April 23, 2006. Both MMoCA and the Overture Center were designed by world-renowned architect César Pelli. History MMoCA is one of Madison's oldest cultural organizations. Established as the Madison Art Association in 1901, the organization presented education programs and exhibitions in borrowed spaces. In 1964, the organization leased the former Lincoln School on Lake Mendota and merged with the Madison Art Foundation to become the Madison Art Center. In 1980, the Madison Art Center moved into the Madison Civic Center. In 2003, the Art Center’s name was changed to the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA) to more accurately reflect the museum’s ongoing mission. Controversies 2019 Chroma Event In 2019, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA) became the center of a controversial community dialogue after posting a Call for Artists for an unpaid exhibition opportunity. Equity for Artists, an artist-led response, published an open letter claiming that this call exemplified how the museum “perpetuates… systemic problems that hurt artists and obstruct diversity in the field.” Starting in 2018, the Chroma exhibition was a ticketed fundraising event featuring a colorful art experience and DJs. In their open letter, Equity for Artists decried the $25 application fee and $100 installation fee for an unpaid one-night exhibition opportunity. They added: “Additionally, all participating artists agree to allow MMoCA the free use of images taken of their artwork for perpetuity.” Following the open letter, and after an offsite discussion between the artists, museum staff and leadership, MMoCA published a statement revising the terms of the event: waiving artist fees; providing installation support at no charge; and offering paid honorariums of $100. They wrote, “MMoCA is staffed by human beings and sometimes, our best intentions are off pitch. It was never the intent of the museum to put an undue burden on artists participating in Chroma.” 2022 Wisconsin Triennial Exhibition The Wisconsin Triennial is a triennial exhibition and survey of contemporary artists in Wisconsin. The Triennial began as a biennial in