UPAF News

The United Performing Arts Fund has been setting the stage since 1967 by providing critical investments from private individuals and philanthropy in our region’s vibrant performing arts scene. UPAF is highlighting some upcoming performances in the Milwaukee Area to welcome the spring season...

Thousands of bike riders of all ages descended upon downtown Milwaukee’s lakefront on Sunday for the 45th annual UPAF Ride for the Arts.

United Performing Arts Fund's Ride for the Arts is celebrating its 45th anniversary on Sunday, June 1. UPAF President & CEO Annemarie Scobey-Polacheck shares details on this year's event.

The performing arts scene is always brewing in Wisconsin! Katie Korek from the United Performing Arts Fund stopped by to tell us what you should see this weekend.

Annemarie Scobey-Polacheck is the president and CEO of the United Performing Arts Fund. She started the job in September after most recently working at Johnson Controls, where she led community involvement activity. For UPAF's 2025 fundraising campaign, Scobey-Polacheck plans to have the organization work more directly with local businesses and their employees.

Two Milwaukee-area business leaders will serve as co-chairs for the United Performing Arts Fund’s 2025 community campaign, the nonprofit announced on Thursday. Those leaders are Tim Mattke, chief executive officer of MGIC, and Peggy Williams-Smith, president and CEO of Visit Milwaukee.

The annual fundraiser kicks off next week.

The United Performing Arts Fund will launch its annual Community Campaign with an event at Skylight Music Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 25. UPAF President and CEO Annemarie Scobey-Polacheck discussed the campaign’s impact when she joined us on Wednesday, Feb. 12.

After a down year in fundraising, the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) is planning to increase efforts with corporate donors in 2025.

Annemarie Scobey-Polacheck will be the United Performing Arts Fund's next president and CEO, the Milwaukee-area arts funding organization announced Tuesday.