This residency gave me the confidence that I can do this type of project again - even better next time.

Visual Artist Blanche Brown

Arts @ Large works with a diverse group of multidisciplinary (visual, literary, performing, and multimedia) artist educators that help to make up Wisconsin’s vibrant artist community.  

Collaboration is the key to successful arts experiences. The artist is an expert in his or her art discipline and is essential in communicating the creative process of that specific art form to an audience. Successful partnerships between artist educators, teachers, after school providers and students develop projects based on shared curricular objectives.

Arts @ Large works with a variety of artist educators to both provide and experience workshops that help to expand creativity and knowledge in arts integration methods. These professional development events not only give educators various tools to help bring the arts into the classroom but also provide a space for collaboration to bloom.

In 2008/09, Arts @ Large worked with nearly 90 artist educators, providing more than 110 artist residencies and professional development workshops for more than 10,500 students, teachers and after school providers.