See what’s on the calendar for O.W.L. this February.
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A look back at this year at the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts
Presented over 80 music events
Hosted over 40 community meetings and events
Staged over a dozen visual art exhibitions
Hosted over 100 older adult program sessions
Provided the venue for over 100 lessons and workshops
Expanded the Saturday morning improvisational sessions
Began the Manty Ellis Jazz Series
Started the Les Paul Sound Engineering program
Initiated the Riverwest Jazzfest music festival
As a 90% volunteer operated nonprofit community arts organization, we rely on you to keep this momentum going in 2024.
In 2024 we plan to:
Improve our historic music venue
Produce a music series for new genres
Initiate an innovative emerging artist series
Expand our ambitious outreach program
We do all of this for you, our diverse and engaged community.
Many thanks from us to you, our audience, for the great year!
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Read MoreWe will be closed to the public starting Saturday December 23rd 2023 through January 6th 2024. Note: the OWL program will still take place January 4th and 5th.
Over the first few weeks of the new year, we will be making some improvements to our venue-- thank you for your understanding! Check our website for updated hours of operation as we take advantage of the quiet post-holiday period to begin the first of several renovation projects for 2024.
We welcome all in the community to join us throughout the coming year to participate in art, music, and other community programming in our historic venue. Your attendance, participation, ideas and support are the reason we continue to evolve and grow. Cheers, and thank you!
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See what’s on the calendar for O.W.L. this December.
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Help keep creativity and community programming alive at the Jazz Center Gallery for the Arts in Riverwest. We’re a venue where visual artists, musicians, and performers of all sorts share their creativity with a wide and diverse community audience. We often champion beginners, the experimental and fresh and genres with few venues to perform or show their work. We depend on community support to keep our doors open and our array of programs for all ages flourishing in a decidedly non-commercial atmosphere. Please consider making a donation this Giving Tuesday.
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See what’s on the calendar for O.W.L. this November.
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On Stage
November 3
Zarian Hep. Hip hop. 6:00 pm. Free admission
November 5
Unrehearsed MKE. Free improvisation. 7:00 pm doors/ 7:30 pm show. Free admission
November 8
Manty Ellis Jam Session. Free open jam session hosted by Manty Ellis and Jessie Montijo. 12:00 pm
November 11
Beauty Steps. Indie/experimental. Album release party for debut EP "Show Me Where". 7:00pm doors/ 7:30 pm show. Free admission
November 16
D. Janakey. Indie/folk. 7:00 pm. $10 cover
November 18
Emily Kuhn Quintet. Jazz. “Ghosts of Us" Album Release Tour. 7:00 pm. $15 cover
Free Improvisation Sessions - Every Saturday, 10 AM - noon
On View
November 4 - December 16
Main Gallery. High Fiber 2023. A group exhibition featuring fiber artists.
Opening reception: November 4, 3:00 - 5:00 pm.
November 4
Small Wall. Guntis Lauzums solo photography show closing reception. 3:00 - 5:00 pm.
November 11 - December 16
Small Wall. Tim Ladwig. Solo exhibition. Painting and Drawing
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See what’s on the calendar for O.W.L. this October.
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This fall, a new event is coming to Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood.
Venues & Performances
New Orleans style marching band
from Jazz Gallery to Company Brewing
5:30pm - with the Big Style Brass Band
Jazz Gallery
926 E. Center St.
6:00 pm - Jazz Flux
8:00 pm - The Erotic Adventures of the Static Chicken.
Bar Centro
804 E Center St.
6:00 pm - Heirloom
8:00 pm - Tael Estremera Quartet
Company Brewing
735 E Center St.
9:30 pm - Eric Jacobson Quartet
11:00 pm - Brian Lynch Quartet
Calling all visual artists of any level and experience!
We invite you to submit work to the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts — Celebrate! JGCA Members Show 2023
Each member (old or new) may submit one piece of visual art for this group exhibition. All media is accepted. Please keep the work 18” x 24” or smaller due to space constraints. Work must be install-ready. Annual Membership is required at the time of submission/drop off. Learn more about becoming a member today!
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Saturday, June 3rd at 6:00 pm
Sunday, July 30th, 2023 at 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Juli Wood Quartet
August 4th, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Emily Kuhn Quintet
Thursday November 18th, 2023
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More dates coming soon…
Read MoreJune 10- July 22 2023
Opening Reception: June 10, 3-6pm
Call for submissions of artwork from artists 60 years or older in age
Time on Our Side is a celebration of the contribution artists over sixty continue to make to our community’s cultural life. This exhibition features artwork in a wide variety of subject matter, materials and mediums.
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The Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts (JGCA) is now in the process of recruiting several new board members to serve on the Board of Directors of the organization. We are reaching out to our JGCA members and wider community to provide information about this leadership opportunity.
Our efforts are inspired by:
Our Vision: A community strengthened by creativity
Our Mission: We provide opportunities to create, present, and experience the arts in an open collaborative environment.
The next several years promise to be exciting ones for the JGCA as we, like so many other organizations, re-emerge from the challenges of the last few years.
Are you interested in joining the JGCA Board of Directors?
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Artist Marketplace
Friday, December 9th, 4-8pm
Saturday, December 10th, Noon-6pm
Holiday Pop-up
Friday, December 16th, 6-9pm
Saturday, December 10th, Noon-5pm
The Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts brings you two holiday sales.
Affordable art, free admission.
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Help keep creativity and community programming alive at the Jazz Center Gallery for the Arts in Riverwest. We’re a venue where visual artists, musicians, and performers of all sorts share their creativity with a wide and diverse community audience. We often champion beginners, the experimental and fresh and genres with few venues to perform or show their work. We depend on community support to keep our doors open and our array of programs for all ages flourishing in a decidedly non-commercial atmosphere. Please consider making a donation this Giving Tuesday.
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The Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts presents visual art, diverse music and performance genres and hosts a wide variety of community and educational activities.
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Thank you to all the volunteers and supporters that helped make Center Street Daze a success!
We had a lot of fun and hope to see you next years!
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A documentary film on the making of mural by Tia Richardson.
Tuesday April 19th at 7pm - FREE
Screened at the Beloit International Film Festival and was a best documentary short nominee
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If you have not already seen it already, join us for the closing reception on March 26th or checkout the online exhibition.
Read MoreWe are excited to have guests return to our center and we are dedicated to making all visits as safe and enjoyable as possible. Please carefully read our policy and return to this page frequently for updates. Due to the increased surge of positive covid cases, the following policies are effective immediately.
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