Our community center hosts programs that are made available to the community weekly. Come ART with us!
This event removes the barrier between the stage and the audience and is free and open to the public. Anyone in the crowd can go from an audience member to performer, creating songs on stage with other local musicians. Every jam is recorded and can be distributed to participants. Come create and collaborate with the music community.
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.
Thank you to CAMPAC, Milwaukee Arts Board, and the Wisconsin Arts Board for supporting Jam House.
Join hosts Gig Simulator in February (2/12) and March (3/19), 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.
Doors Open: 6:30pm
Jam: 7pm-9pm
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.
Blutender at the Pfister
In 2026, Arts @ Large celebrates 25 years of arts education in Milwaukee. As we honor our past and look toward the future, we’re planning a year filled with special events, community collaborations, and creative surprises.
First up: Arts @ Large takes over Blu at the Pfister Hotel for Blutender. Join us as two guest bartenders compete to see who can make the most tips! Stay tuned, our guest bartenders will be announced in January. Save the date and plan to attend in support of arts education.
Career Development Exhibit Opening
Arts @ Large Career Development high school interns present, (Past)(Present)(Future): Where Milwaukee Meets. Join Arts @ Large for the opening exhibit and be immersed in their interns’ vision for the future of Milwaukee and enjoy a sneak peek at their short film, Streets with a Story. Guided by the Arts @ Large Eco-literacy Cornerstone, their group of new interns have been working with Eric Montenegro of Palante Visuals and Adam Carr, to bring to life “Streets with a Story: A Short Film Project About Memory, Place, and Community,” designed by the Arts @ Large Autonomous Youth Council Members Eva, Max and Lola. The group of returning interns are working alongside artist mentor as a part of their first Collaborative Studio, where they will explore the future of Milwaukee through their art practice. FREE – all are welcome!
RSVP not required, but appreciated at https://forms.gle/1qNRWmv66zgSjxv36
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.
