Monsters: Metaphors of Anxiety and Fascination
Nov
7
to Jan 9
Art

Monsters: Metaphors of Anxiety and Fascination

Opening Reception — Saturday, November 7th, 2026 from 4 – 6 PM

Artists in this thought provoking exhibit examine how monsters (personal and collective) reflect fears, fascinations and boundaries of identity. Bring your anxieties and fascinations to the Monsters exhibition at the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts. Opening reception Saturday, Nov. 7th 4-6pm. Music provided by Jon Liedtke of the Milwaukee Theremin Society. Light food and drinks provided.

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Heather Charley: Mismanaged Utopias
Nov
7
to Mar 6
Art

Heather Charley: Mismanaged Utopias

Opening Reception — Saturday, November 7th, 2026 from 4 – 6 PM

Heather Charley is a Chicago-based teaching artist with close ties to Wisconsin. This includes a 53-day stay at Froedtert Hospital in 2024, initiated by her leg’s attempt to secede from her body, and extended by a full system shutdown. This past January, she did 30 small works around that trauma and found healing as she abstracted away from specifics. Mismanaged Utopias is a continued mutation and propagation--generating new, but flawed, speculative worlds informed by the complex and mysterious organic systems of the human body and nature. 

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Image Transfer Collage Techniques
Oct
17
1:00 PM13:00
Community, Art

Image Transfer Collage Techniques

Image Transfer Collage Techniques

Saturday, October 17th @ 1:00pm

At the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts - 926 East Center Street

Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts is offering an Image Transfer Techniques Workshop that will take place in Jazz Gallery’s exhibition space on Saturday, October 17th, 1-3:30pm. This will be a 2 hour hands-on-session. It will cost $5 for JGCA current members or $25 fee for non-members. Learn multiple image transfer methods; inkjet print paper removal, laser print and solvent transfer, paper tape transfer, inkjet print on freezer paper. Bring your own fresh printed inkjet or laser jet image, or use one of ours. We will provide medium, gesso, and limited supplies for hands-on learning.

If you have any questions, please contact us: toman.aaron@gmail.com

Sign up here.

Date: October 17
Time: 1:00pm
Cover: $25 ($5 Member’s Price)

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Solo Exhibition Opportunity
Sep
15
5:15 PM17:15
Art

Solo Exhibition Opportunity

Solo Exhibition Opportunity

Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts invites mid-career and established visual artists living in the City of Milwaukee and working primarily in 2D or low relief media to apply for the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts annual solo exhibition opportunity.

Please note:

  • Solo Exhibition Applicants must NOT be emerging artists or recent graduates of an undergraduate program.

  • Eligible applicants should have an established track record of creating and exhibiting their work, beyond any student-oriented exhibitions.

  • Art work can be for sale (we encourage that) and Jazz Gallery handles all sales and payment to the artist. JGCA retains 25% commission on any sales.

  • Installation of the exhibition will be completed by JGCA Gallery Committee representatives in the week prior to the exhibition opening.

  • JGCA Gallery committee members will work with the selected artist to develop materials, press release and promotion of the exhibition through social media, website, email and printed posters.

  • JGCA Gallery committee members will work with the selected artist to plan and promote the opening reception date, time and set-up.

  • Because the Jazz Gallery is a multi-use visual and performance space,  the space does not lend itself well to displaying 3D/Sculptural works. Keep that in mind when applying.

Deadline for submission is September 15th, 2026 at midnight. The selected artist's exhibition will take place at Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts' main gallery from April 24 - May 29,  2027.

This year's solo exhibition recipient will be selected by Frank Juarez, publisher of Artdose Magazine, gallerist/curator, artist and award winning art educator.

Please apply here.

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Leah Cashaw: Creative Reimagining
Sep
12
to Oct 31
Art

Leah Cashaw: Creative Reimagining

Opening Reception — Saturday, August 1st, 2026 from 4 – 6 PM

Leah Cashaw is a Milwaukee artist, art teacher and entrepreneur. She received her Bachelors of Arts degree from Mount Mary University. She majored in Art Therapy and minored in business. She is the creator of Vadose Orchid, an upcycled jewelry & art business and has participated in several craft shows such as Mount Mary Starving Artist show, Milwaukee Makers Market, The Wisconsin State Fair, Tosa Farmers market and more! She is also a Project Pitch It Season 10 (2026) Finalist and Awardee. Her ultimate goals is to have creative reuse centers in Milwaukee and reimagining waste in the art making process-making art both sustainable and affordable for all. 

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Members' Show 2026
Sep
12
to Oct 31
Art

Members' Show 2026

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Opening Reception — Saturday, September 13th, 2026 from 4 – 6 PM

Each September Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts hosts the annual Members' Exhibition. Join 40 plus artists in a fun, diverse exhibition that also builds creative community and celebrates the many voices and talents in our midst. Exhibition related events and gallery talks offer relationship building opportunities. Five exhibiting artists will be selected for artist feature Small Wall Exhibition Awards from the Members' Exhibition.

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