Opening Reception — Saturday, February 24th, 2024 from 3 – 5 PM

Elisabeth “Else” Gasparka (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist and producer living in Milwaukee. The paintings in Rainbow Rock were made from 2020-present, many of them painted en plein air. The work is a return to form, an answer to the call of painting. In the act of making, Gasparka discovers a vocabulary with which to respond. These works also represent recent travels: to her mother living near Long Island Sound, a solo journey through Nordic countries including Iceland, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and Mammoth Caves.

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In this exhibit, Cities and Souls, artists and poets examine the phenomenon of urbanity and how it shapes spaces and souls.

This exhibition is free and open to the public.

Opening Reception — Saturday, January 13th, 2024 from 3 – 5 PM

Hunter Louis is an illustrator and printmaker based in Milwaukee, WI. Often based around human figures and characters, his work straddles graphic art, digital painting, and traditional illustration. Steeped in melancholy. unease, and dark humor, the work draws from surrealist fiction and music. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking and Narrative Forms from Peck School of the Arts (UWM).

Opening Reception — Saturday, January 13th, 2024 from 3 – 5 PM

Printmaking has often been called the most democratic of art media, as it lends itself to creating multiples that can be distributed widely, purchased inexpensively and shared with a broader audience. Printmaking, for that reason, has often been the medium of artistic resistance. The Riverwest neighborhood is home to a number of talented printmakers, studios and collective print shops. This exhibition highlights a variety of print artists work and Riverwest’s rich printmaking resources.

Exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Please join us for the opening reception — Saturday, November 11th, 2023 from 3 – 5 PM

Artwork is located in the Small Wall Exhibition space at the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts.

Opening Reception — Saturday, November 4th, 3-5pm

Southeastern Wisconsin has a strong tradition of working fiber artists and programs that foster them. Fiber artworks often bridge and break down the historic gap between traditional craft and fine arts. They create openings in interpretation, invite exploration of gendered roles/methods of making. This exhibition showcases the work of 15 invited emerging to established artists working with fibers.

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Calling all visual artists, any level of experience, to be part of the annual Member’s Show of the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts. Celebrate the center’s mission as a community arts center! Each member can submit one piece of visual art — all media accepted.

Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts exhibitions are open Fridays and Saturdays, 12 noon-5pm. Gallery exhibitions are free and open to the public. All are welcome.

Opening Reception — Saturday, July 28th, 2023 from 5 – 8 PM

Flatten explores how artistic practices adapt from 3D to 2D. Sculptors have the freedom to experiment and create large works with the help of tools and studio space after graduation.

Opening Reception — Saturday, June 10th, 2023 from 3 – 6 PM

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This juried exhibition is a celebration of the contribution artists over sixty continue to make to uor community's cultural life, featuring artwork in a wide variety of subject matter and mediums.

Opening Reception — Saturday, April 29th, 2023 from 3 – 5 PM

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Drawing, painting, printmaking, photographic and even digital self-portraits or portraits of close friends and family have been a way that artists have built their skills, pondered their own or their sitter’s humanity, captured a moment in a life, and shared a direct connection with their viewers. Portraits not only capture a likeness of the sitter but are also capable of expressing an emotional state and exploring identity.

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Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts presents the work of a group of artists who work and collaborate with writing and visual art in a show entitled "Word and Image".

"Language is a powerful tool. And no one understands that better than artists who thoughtfully utilize text to make a statement and draw out emotion."

– Jessica Stewart.

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Get a free sampling of the Art Therapy experience from one to four different practitioners at their tables, all ready to work with you in their own unique ways!

• Cheryl Ray is a clinical Art Therapist

• Mari Lynn Young is a Shamanic Healer

• Haley Fuhr is an Art Therapy Graduate Student

• Sharon Mergener is a Local Fine Artist using art as therapy

Opening Reception — Friday, January 13th, 2023 from 6 – 10 PM

With music by the Don Linke Trialog jazz trio!

Featuring the work of five photographers: Autumn Elizabeth Clark, Michael Lagerman, Angelica Rocha, Naomi Shersty, and Larry Tuckman. Also on display in our Small Wall gallery area, the artwork of jazz guitarist Don Linke.

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(Older. Wiser. Local) is a public service program, created by the Jazz Gallery center for the Arts, and funded by Bader Philanthropies. Our purpose is to enrich local senior citizens (50 and up) with a wide variety of topics, including art. This exhibition focuses on the artistic creations made within our time, as we have gathered together since 2018.

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Southeastern Wisconsin has a strong tradition of working fiber artists and programs that foster them. Fiber artworks often bridge and break down the historic gap between traditional craft and fine arts. They create openings in interpretation, invite exploration of gendered roles/methods of making. This exhibition showcases the work of 11 invited emerging to established artists working with fibers.

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In conjunction with our recent exhibition, Purposeful Visionaries: the Art of Della Wells, Evelyn Patricia Terry, Mutope Johnson and Muneer Bahauddeen, one of the artists conducted a clay tile making workshop with community members of the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts. Muneer Bahauddeen, is an experienced ceramic artist and workshop facilitator. Over two Saturdays, tile making methods were demonstrated and participants created their own unique artworks using their new skills. The tiles on display here are some of those produced during this workshop.

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Announcing our Annual Membership Exhibition: open to all visual artists of any level of skill and experience. We are encouraging you to be a part of our annual Membership Exhibition. Each member can bring in one piece of visual art for this exhibit. All media is accepted. Membership is required to be included in this exhibition.

Membership supports the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts and our mission as a community art center. Individual Membership is $20, family and business memberships are $30. Pay on our website using PayPal, or in person when dropping off work.