Centrally located in the Louisville-Cincinnati-Indianapolis triangle lies the charming town of Madison, Indiana. A destination in and of itself, Madison is an easy one-hour drive from Louisville along the Ohio River Scenic Byway. No matter your interests, you will find it here: history, arts, music, higher education, wineries, restaurants, and outdoor beauty combine to make Madison an ideal day trip (though you may wish you had more than one day to explore!) Madison boasts the largest National Historic Landmark District in the country with 133 contiguous blocks of historic homes and stately buildings, and has a cultural reputation for arts and music that attracts award-winning traveling art exhibits and has earned it the name of Indiana’s Music City.
The Madison Area Arts Alliance (MAAA) oversees galleries, traveling art exhibits, outdoor art features, music venues, and more that make up the Arts and Cultural District. Madison’s Bicentennial Park on the Ohio River is currently home to Flight, a traveling public art exhibit by award-winning metal sculptor and artist Dale Rogers. The flock of nine metal sculpted birds, each over 200 pounds, and situated 15 feet above the ground with wing spans of 12 feet, will be soaring in the park through October.
MAAA also introduced a new public art initiative, The Switch Box Project, where the 26 switch boxes found at the intersections of each traffic light are wrapped with interchangeable art by local artists. Keep your eye out for this visual delight as you walk historic Main Street! madisonareaarts.org/
Story and photos by Patti Hartog
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