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Our community center hosts programs that are made available to the community weekly. Come ART with us!

  • Jam House
  • Paliafito Eco-Arts Park
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Jam House Paliafito
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My daughter loves the fact that the activities were designed with all ages in mind. She can enjoy doing a project with her godson (age 6) or her friend (mid 20’s) using the same material provided in one bag. I thank you for keeping families connected.
Maria Frederick, arts4all Participant

Jam House

This Open Jam removes the barrier between stage and audience. Anyone in the crowd can go from an audience member to the featured performer while creating songs on stage that are then recorded and given to them the week after the show. Come create and collaborate with some of our city’s best musicians and create music on the spot.

Jam House is more than an open mic with a live backing band; it is a vibrant community space where musicians and artists of all skill levels collaborate to create original music together. All jams are recorded at Arts @ Large and given to everyone that plays!

Thank you to Joy Engine for making this program possible.

Join Jeanne Marie Farinelli and Friends 2/9, 3/8, 4/12, 5/10 and 6/7! Jeanne is an MPS Music teacher at Bayview Montessori and she performs regularly with jazz groups throughout Milwaukee. Piano, amp, PA and drums provided!

Doors: 6:30pm
Jam: 7pm-9pm

Paliafito

With the support of multiple partners, Arts @ Large transformed a .52-acre city-owned neighborhood park into an outdoor eco-arts learning center called Paliafito Eco-Arts Park. The primary goal of the eco-arts learning center is to engage students, families, educators, neighborhood residents, and the broader community in hands-on, project-based environmental and arts learning. Primary features of the park include a 7,000 gallon stormwater cistern, native plantings, an urban agricultural feature, and a performing arts stage. Arts @ Large presents a free concert series, festivals, art making workshops, and environmental education programs that build neighborhood connections in an outdoor environment.

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Join us for Jam House with host Jeanne Marie Farinelli. A talented saxophonist and Milwaukee educator, she regularly performs with local jazz groups. Her music blends modern influences with traditional jazz, creating a soulful and unique approach to improvisation. She is returning to Jam House after hosting last year, and we are so excited to have her back!

Jam House is free and open to all.  Doors open at 6:30 PM, and the music starts at 7 PM.  These jams are open to all ages and genders, offering a welcoming space for music lovers of every background.

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August 2025

Jam House

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Join us for Jam House with host Jeanne Marie Farinelli. A talented saxophonist and Milwaukee educator, she regularly performs with local jazz groups. Her music blends modern influences with traditional jazz, creating a soulful and unique approach to improvisation. She is returning to Jam House after hosting last year, and we are so excited to have her back!

Jam House is free and open to all.  Doors open at 6:30 PM, and the music starts at 7 PM.  These jams are open to all ages and genders, offering a welcoming space for music lovers of every background.

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July 2025

Summer Camp Closing Celebration

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Join us as we wrap up a fantastic season of creativity, growth, and artistic exploration, marking the end of five weeks of Summer Camp!  Come celebrate the incredible young artists who’ve spent their summer expressing themselves and building their skills through the arts.  Experience a special gallery exhibition showcasing their hard work and imagination through digital illustration, music production & podcasting, visual art, and creative music lab. This is your chance to see their talents up close and witness the power of youth voice through visual storytelling.  It’s more than just an art show—it’s a celebration of the vibrant, supportive community that Arts @ Large cultivates to inspire and uplift the next generation of creators.  Don’t miss it!

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Through Arts @ Large programs, my students become experts on our local environment and will be able to share their expertise with adults and other community members.
Kristen Steinbach, Educator