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Arts @ Large is located in the historic Walker’s Point Neighborhood of Milwaukee. Visit us to grab a coffee in our Green Baked Goods cafe, view the current exhibition, or attend one of our many workshops or shows!

Learn about the history of our building. 

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Location:
1100 S 5th St, Milwaukee, WI 53204
Gallery Hours:
MON/WED/THU | 12 PM - 3 PM
SAT | 8 AM - 2 PM
Cafe Hours:
MON | Closed
TUE - FRI | 7 AM - 2 PM
SAT | 8 AM - 2 PM
Photo of the cafe inside the Arts @ Large Community Center
A small crowd watches a performing arts exhibition
A group tours an art exhibition at the Community Center

Green Baked Goods Cafe
at Arts @ Large

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Green Baked Goods, founded by Angela and Kevin Green, is a bakery and cafe, opened in partnership with Arts @ Large in 2023. 

 Come enjoy a cup of coffee and a daily assortment of homemade scones, muffins, cookies, mini loaves, and sandwiches. 

Green Baked Goods can cater your next event or special occasion! 

For catering inquiries please contact: greenbakedgoods414@gmail.com

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Upcoming Events

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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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July 2025

Legacy Exhibition Opening Celebration

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Join us on Gallery Night for the second annual Legacy Exhibition Opening Celebration. All are welcome to participate in a variety of interactive installations highlighting the creativity of amazing artist-educators. We’ll showcase student art from a variety of Milwaukee classrooms, along with legacy artifacts created within our community center. To the soundtrack of Jam House recordings, we’ll feature art from our Summer Camp, A.I.R. academy, Career Development, and Artist in Residence programs. This year’s exhibition will celebrate photography from our new artist support project: Nurture. As always, Green Baked Goods will make the night even better with their culinary creations.  Free and open to all in the community.

Arts @ Large Community Center at night
History Book

HISTORY BOOK

The historic Patrick Cudahy building was constructed in 1890, featuring three commercial storefronts on its first floor and eight apartments on the upper two floors. Over the years, the building served the Walker’s Point neighborhood in a variety of ways, most notably as The Polish House which opened to the public in 1938 as a youth recreation and arts center. The site became a gathering space for kids of all nationalities – Polish, German, Greek, Norwegian, and Mexican and was in use almost every night for arts, theater, music, and community events.


With the help of foundations, corporations and individual contributions, New Market Tax Credits and Historic Tax Credits, Arts @ Large renovated the building into our new Community Center featuring a student art gallery, art studios, a café and catering kitchen, a training center and conference rooms, office space for Milwaukee area nonprofits and small businesses, and public space for weddings, parties, and events.


“There are few things more satisfying to me than seeing a beautiful old – and vacant – building get an overhaul and a new life with a new owner. When that new owner is a Milwaukee nonprofit that works every day to improve the lives of students? Double bonus.” – Bobby Tanzillo, writer for Urban Milwaukee

Venue rentals

With multiple spaces for rent, the Arts @ Large Community Center is the perfect location for your wedding, fundraiser, baby shower, corporate creative session, theater or music performance, or celebration of any kind!

  • In-house Catering, or Select Your Own Caterer
  • High-Tech Sound and Lighting
  • Baby Grand Piano
  • Stage, Gallery, Art Studio, Conference Center


Our newly renovated 1890s Patrick Cudahy building will make any event hard to forget!

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Shop the Arts @ Large Marketplace

Arts @ Large Marketplace

Support Arts @ Large and artists in our local community by shopping the Arts @ Large Marketplace. Visit the Community Center to shop in-person or visit our Etsy shop online.

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Arts @ Large was SUCH a beautiful and unique location for our wedding, and the staff did an amazing job orchestrating everything — I’d highly recommend it as an event venue! Everything was perfect.
Dawn Lindsey