In August of 2020 Inspiring Community, as planned, handed over the Broske Center to the City of Platteville
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This postcard from the early 1900s shows the first Art Hall, the building with the cupola.
Broske Center
By early December 2019, the walls were going up. Over 400 individuals, organizations, and businesses contributed over $1.1 million towards the building. By June 2020, the doors were open, and families began celebrating the first weddings and graduations at the Broske Center. In August, Inspiring Community was able to transfer to the City of Platteville the completed William (Bill) and Mary Lou Broske Center.
Inspiring Community hands over the keys
The Broske Center in Legion Park is almost three times the size of the old Art Hall and comfortable seats up to 300 people. It can be dividable into two spaces, offers use of a full kitchen, has restrooms, is heated and cooled, and includes a sound system. Inspiring Community supported all administrative and banking tasks at no charge. The City of Platteville Parks and Recreation Department manages and maintains the event center.
Broske Center is usable year round.
Broske Center is usable year round.
This postcard from the early 1900s shows the very first Art Hall in Platteville.
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Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much
-Helen Keller