Mission
URBAN COMMUNITY ARTS NETWORK (UCAN) FOSTERS MADISON'S CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM THROUGH MENTORSHIP, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND CREATING EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE SPACES WHERE CREATIVITY THRIVES.WE AIM TO EMPOWER ARTISTS OF COLOR BY:- FOSTERING CREATIVITY AND COLLABORATION IN THE LOCAL HIP-HOP SCENE BY CREATING LIVE MUSIC EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.- PROMOTING PROFESSIONAL GROWTH THROUGH FREE OR LOW-COST WORKSHOPS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS FEATURING MUSIC INDUSTRY PROFESSIONS.- CREATING ARTIST RESIDENCIES IN SCHOOLS/COMMUNITY CENTERS TO INCORPORATE HIP-HOP IN EDUCATION.- BUILDING SUSTAINABLE AND SAFE PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL LOCAL HIP-HOP ARTISTS, REGARDLESS OF LYRICAL CONTENT, BY CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS WITH CITY OFFICIALS, MADISON POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND VENUE OWNERS.