Community

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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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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October 2025

Opening Celebration | Whitney Salgado

Join us on Gallery Night for the opening celebration of our fall Artist in Residence, Whitney Salgado.  Consciousness & Craft is rooted in intention and focused on utilizing one’s hands and memory to create. In an increasingly digital world where AI is rampant, art is a discussion of what it means to be human, to embrace tradition, and to express oneself.

Salgado’s work often serves as a visual dialogue for digital art and work created through digital programs and tools. Paired with traditional Mexican folk art and the craftsmanship of their grandparents, as well as Salgado’s digital work that navigates themes of mental health & trauma, this residency reflects on what it means to be human and create.  Refreshments will be served from Green Baked Goods.  The evening is free and all are welcome!

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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