The Fort Atkinson Club

Mini Alebrije Art Workshop and Reception
2025-10-25 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | 211 S Water St E, 53538, 211 South Water Street East, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Join us for a fun and creative hands-on workshop where you’ll learn to make your very own alebrije with papier-mâché artist, Ceci Tejeda. Alebrijes are a colorful, fantastical creature that blends elements of various animals. Originating from Mexican folk art, alebrijes are traditionally crafted from papier-mâché and painted in vibrant patterns and bold colors. Each one is a unique expression of imagination!

In this 2-hour session, participants will choose one of two sample alebrije designs to recreate by following a step-by-step process. You’ll learn how to build the base using aluminum foil and papier-mâché, then bring your creature to life through painting and decoration inspired by traditional Mexican styles.

Ages 12 and up: Participants will build their entire piece from start to finish.
Ages 5 to 11: We’ll provide a pre-made aluminum base so younger artists can focus on shaping, decorating, and painting their alebrije.

Following the workshop, at 1:00 PM, all are invited to a Community Reception celebrating the opening of Crafted Spirits: Día de los Muertos, a solo exhibition by Ceci Tejeda on view at the FAC from October 24 to November 24. The reception will feature light refreshments and offer an opportunity to engage with the artist, explore her vibrant papier-mâché pieces, and reflect on cultural expressions of memory, life, and death.

Artist Reception - Crafted Spirits
2025-10-25 13:00 - 14:00 | 211 S Water St E, 53538, 211 South Water Street East, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
All are invited to a Community Reception celebrating the opening of Crafted Spirits a solo exhibition by Ceci Tejeda on view at the FAC from October 24 to November 24. The reception will feature light refreshments and offer an opportunity to engage with the artist, explore her vibrant papier-mâché pieces, and reflect on cultural expressions of memory, life, and death.

FREE Community Art Class - Printmaking Techniques: Foam Stamping
2025-11-11 17:30 - 19:30 | 211 S Water St E, 53538, 211 South Water Street East, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Explore the fun printing method of stamping with foam prints. Supported by friendly instruction by UW-Whitewater preservice Art teachers and ongoing encouragement, attendees will learn how to experiment with colors, space, and textures while building confidence and creative skills. Join us for an inspiring session where imagination meets water soluble tempera paints.

Full Spectrum Theatre
2026-01-26 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-02-02 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-02-09 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-02-16 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-02-23 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-03-02 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-03-09 18:00 - 19:30 | 211 S Water St E, 53538, 211 South Water Street East, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Calling all storytellers!
The Fort Atkinson Club invites youth and adults with disabilities to join Full Spectrum Theatre — a fun, welcoming, and creative playwriting program starting this fall. This program takes place on Monday evenings starting on January 26, 2026.
Participants will work with professional artists to explore storytelling, build writing skills, and create short plays based on their own experiences. The program includes weekly writing workshops, opportunities to share and connect, and will culminate in a public performance of original work.
No theatre or writing experience is needed — just a willingness to share your voice and be part of a creative community.
Free to participate.
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Art with Aimee
2026-01-26 18:00 - 19:30 | 211 S Water St E, 53538, 211 South Water Street East, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Art With Aimee is held on the last Monday of each month from 6:00 – 7:30 PM.

Join us for monthly discussions about the visual arts, demonstrations, and guidance in creating your own works of art. Every skill level is welcome! Whether you are just starting out, or wish to take your skills to the next stage, this FREE class will help you every step of the way. Necessary art supplies will be provided.
Aimee is an experienced local artist and owner of A Little Off Kilter Fine Art

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Free Community Art Class: Weaving with Yarn
2026-02-10 17:30 - 18:30 | 211 S Water St E, 53538, 211 South Water Street East, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Attendees will discover the creative possibilities of yarn weaving as they learn a variety of knots and weaving techniques to create their own textured piece.

Your Eye Close With My Dreams
2026-02-27 - 2026-03-27 | 211 S Water St E, 53538, 211 South Water Street East, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
This evocative exhibition showcases the works of husband and wife Brian and Angela Szabo.
Though Brian and Angela Szabo each bring their own distinct artistic voice to the gallery, a shared through-line runs gently beneath the work: a reverence for what endures. Discarded bones are reclaimed; their beauty and dignity is celebrated. Forms emerge from beneath leaves and flowers. Beauty reveals itself slowly, through attention.
At the heart of the exhibition is a pair of birds bearing a line from Pablo Neruda’s Sonnet XVII, from which the exhibition takes its title. The poem speaks of a love that is steady, unassuming, deeply rooted and inextricably intertwined.
In many ways, this exhibition reflects that same truth: that what appears simple may hold profound depth. That love, carried faithfully over time, is one of the most enduring and beautiful forces we know.

Artist Reception: Your Eye Close With My Dreams
2026-02-27 18:00 - 20:00 | 211 S Water St E, 53538, 211 South Water Street East, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
It is our privilege to invite you to the Fort Atkinson Club Community Center this Friday, February 27, at 6PM for the opening reception of Your Eyes Close With My Dreams. This evocative exhibition showcases the works of husband and wife Brian and Angela Szabo.
Though Brian and Angela Szabo each bring their own distinct artistic voice to the gallery, a shared through-line runs gently beneath the work: a reverence for what endures. Discarded bones are reclaimed; their beauty and dignity is celebrated. Forms emerge from beneath leaves and flowers. Beauty reveals itself slowly, through attention.
At the heart of the exhibition is a pair of birds bearing a line from Pablo Neruda’s Sonnet XVII, from which the exhibition takes its title. The poem speaks of a love that is steady, unassuming, deeply rooted and inextricably intertwined.
In many ways, this exhibition reflects that same truth: that what appears simple may hold profound depth. That love, carried faithfully over time, is one of the most enduring and beautiful forces we know.
Join us Friday at 6 PM for the opening reception. All are welcome.

Community Art Class: Paper Folding Sculptures
2026-03-10 17:30 - 19:30 | 211 S Water St E, 53538, 211 South Water Street East, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
After exploring a series of folding and assembly techniques, attendees will design and construct their own paper sculptures, transforming simple sheets into expressive three-dimensional forms.

Art with Aimee
2026-03-30 18:00 - 19:30 | 211 S Water St E, 53538, 211 South Water Street East, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Join us for monthly discussions about the visual arts, demonstrations, and guidance in creating your own works of art. Every skill level is welcome! Whether you are just starting out, or wish to take your skills to the next stage, this FREE class will help you every step of the way. Necessary art supplies will be provided.
Aimee is an experienced local artist and owner of A Little Off Kilter Fine Art
Monday, March 30

Exploring form and composition through abstract concepts
Students will need a phone or other digital camera for March’s exercise

Please call the FAC if unable to attend at (920) 568- 1720
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Free Community Art Class: Painting
2026-04-14 17:30 - 19:30 | 211 S Water St E, 53538, 211 South Water Street East, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Attendees will experiment with a range of painting processes to build depth, texture, and color, ultimately creating a layered artwork that reflects their own artistic vision.

Art with Aimee
2026-04-27 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-06-29 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-07-27 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-08-31 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-09-28 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-10-26 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-11-30 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-12-28 18:00 - 19:30 | 211 S Water St E, 53538, 211 South Water Street East, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Join us for monthly discussions about the visual arts, demonstrations, and guidance in creating your own works of art. Every skill level is welcome! Whether you are just starting out, or wish to take your skills to the next stage, this FREE class will help you every step of the way. Necessary art supplies will be provided.
Aimee is an experienced local artist and owner of A Little Off Kilter Fine Art

Call for Art - Homegrown: Locally Sourced Art from the Rock River Region
2026-05-28 - 2026-06-22 | WI
The Fort Atkinson Club Community Center invites artists with ties to the Rock River region and broader Wisconsin community to submit work for Homegrown: Locally Sourced Art from the Rock River Region.
This juried exhibition will celebrate the history, culture, and heritage of Fort Atkinson and the surrounding area, made by the people who call it home. Just as the slow food and buy-local movements ask us to look close to home for what nourishes us, this exhibition asks the same of art. And just as locally sourced food belongs on a local table, locally made art belongs in the community’s center. The Fort Atkinson Club is proud to hang the work of local artists on these walls — because this art belongs here, and this center
belongs to all of us.
Homegrown opens on July 17 as part of our beloved Americana on the Rock celebration and closes October 17 after our Harvest Ball — a seasonal arc that begins with pie and whiskey and ends with a table full of food from local growers and vendors.
Submission Details (PDF)
Submit Your Art

Art Exhibition: Homegrown - Locally Sourced Art from the Rock River Region
2026-07-17 - 2026-10-17 | 211 S Water St E, 53538, 211 South Water Street East, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
This juried exhibition will celebrate the history, culture, and heritage of Fort Atkinson and the surrounding area, made by the people who call it home. Just as the slow food and buy-local movements ask us to look close to home for what nourishes us, this exhibition asks the same of art. And just as locally sourced food belongs on a local table, locally made art belongs in the community’s center. The Fort Atkinson Club is proud to hang the work of local artists on these walls — because this art belongs here, and this center
belongs to all of us.
Homegrown opens on July 17 as part of our beloved Americana on the Rock celebration and closes October 17 after our Harvest Ball — a seasonal arc that begins with pie and whiskey and ends with a table full of food from local growers and vendors.
