UPAF News

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.

Annemarie Scobey-Polacheck was named the United Performing Arts Fund's next president and CEO.

The United Performing Arts Fund aims to raise an additional $3 million by the end of August. According to a Tuesday news release, UPAF is looking for this additional funding to further support and sustain the arts in the Milwaukee area. The UPAF campaign, which began in March, ends Aug. 31.

Alley Faith spoke with Katie Korek, the public relations manager at UPAF about the UPAF Ride for the Arts, presented by Miller Lite and the importance of the performing arts in our community.