Creativity filled a South Side block on Oct. 3 as residents painted sidewalks with tempera paint, explored new mediums like watercolor and linocut, and visited a mobile media lab with a 3D printer.

The activities were part of the Arts @ Large 25th anniversary celebration at the historic Patrick Cudahy building, 1100 S. 5th St., which is now home to the nonprofit.

A collaborative canvas filled in by attendees during the Arts @ Large 25th anniversary celebration.

Arts @ Large was founded in 2001 to address shrinking arts education opportunities in Milwaukee. The organization partners with schools, educators and teaching artists to expand access to arts education across the city.

Arts @ Large has served thousands of Milwaukeeans through school partnerships, artist residencies and community programming, according to the organization’s impact report.

The Morales siblings paint together outside of the Walker’s Point Community Center.

Jonathan Aguilar is a visual journalist at Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service who is supported through a partnership between CatchLight Local and Report for America.

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A quarter century of creativity: Arts @ Large celebrates its impact

by Jonathan Aguilar / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service / CatchLight Local, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
October 5, 2026

<h1>A quarter century of creativity: Arts @ Large celebrates its impact</h1>
<p class="byline">by Jonathan Aguilar / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service / CatchLight Local, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service <br />October 5, 2026</p>

<p>Creativity filled a South Side block on Oct. 3 as residents painted sidewalks with tempera paint, explored new mediums like watercolor and linocut, and visited a mobile media lab with a 3D printer.</p>
<p>The activities were part of the Arts @ Large 25th anniversary celebration at the historic Patrick Cudahy building, 1100 S. 5th St., which is now home to the nonprofit.</p>
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<p>Arts @ Large was founded in 2001 to address shrinking arts education opportunities in Milwaukee. The organization partners with schools, educators and teaching artists to expand access to arts education across the city.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Arts @ Large has served thousands of Milwaukeeans through school partnerships, artist residencies and community programming, according to the organization’s <a href="https://www.artsatlargeinc.org/our-impact/">impact report</a>.</p>
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<p><em>Jonathan Aguilar is a visual journalist at Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service who is supported through a partnership between</em> <a href="https://www.catchlight.io/local"><em>CatchLight Local</em></a> <em>and</em> <a href="https://www.reportforamerica.org/"><em>Report for America</em></a><em>.</em></p>
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