Short and long-term artist residencies are available for artists seeking to use their artform as a way to engage students in learning across the spectrum of academics, art, music, dance, and more.
These residencies not only provide crucial access to creativity for students but also provide space for artists to deepen their art practice while diversifying their income. Schools across Milwaukee benefit from the work of Arts @ Large and the Artist Educators that partner with us.
The Arts @ Large Community Center Artist-In-Residence program provides artists the opportunity to showcase their own art and creative practice, while also building community and capacity to translate their work as artist-educators.
The 2025-26 Artist-in-Residence program at the Arts @ Large Community Center features a diverse group of artists selected from among more than 60 applicants by a jury of past artists-in-residence and arts professionals.
2025-26 Artists-In-Residence:
Fall 2025
Whitney Salgado
Spring 2026
Hattie Grimm
Thank you to our generous sponsors at The Ruth Arts Foundation, Milwaukee Arts Board, and Wisconsin Arts Board for making our residencies possible.
Arts @ Large offers professional development opportunities to assist aspiring artist educators in building the skills and confidence to work in the classroom with K-12 students, and at our Community Center with people of all ages and a variety of abilities. Topics span a wide spectrum including:
Complete these forms ONLY if you have discussed and confirmed a residency opportunity with an Arts @ Large staff member. Artist Proposal Form Artist Work Plan Artist/Teach meeting guide Artist Post Residency Survey National Art Standards for IC
Jam House
Join hosts Gig Simulator in February and March, a group of music teachers and performers in the area who welcome you to experience what the “gigging” process is like in a safe, judgement free setting. Piano, amp, PA and drums provided! FREE – all are welcome.
Jam House
Join hosts Gig Simulator in February and March, a group of music teachers and performers in the area who welcome you to experience what the “gigging” process is like in a safe, judgment-free setting. Piano, amp, PA, and drums provided! FREE – all are welcome.
Flock Opening Celebration
We welcome Hattie Grimm as our Spring Artist in Residence as she opens her residency Flock: Exploring Collective Practice, Radical Imagination, and the Wisdom of Birds. Hattie is an artist and educator inspired by the intuitive wisdom of birds and the natural world. Her work explores how we can be more receptive to our own animal bodies’ communication and uncover something more true and alive in everything and in ourselves. With a BA in Art Education from UW-Madison, she taught art to middles school and high school students for four years and has led art workshops across the state, including the Chazen Museum of Art, MOWA, and UWM. She has show her paintings, sculptures and puppet parades thoughout Wisconsin.
