FREE Community Art Class
2025-02-11 17:00 - 19:30, 2025-03-11 17:00 - 19:30, 2025-04-22 17:00 - 19:30, 2025-05-13 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | 211 S Water St E, 53538, 211 South Water Street East, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
UW-Whitewater’s Art Education graduating students are offering free art classes to the Fort Atkinson community! These classes will be led by talented students who will share their skills with participants of all ages. Everyone is welcome to join and explore their creativity. The class will meet on September 24, October 22, November 21, February 11, March 11, and April 22 with a concluding class show in May.

Embracing Possibilities: The Power of Inclusion
2025-02-28 - 2025-03-28
This unique showcase highlights the artistic achievements of individuals whose abilities often challenge conventional perspectives, inspiring new ways of thinking about inclusion and creativity. Through this exhibit, we aim to foster awareness about the talents of individuals with disabilities while sparking conversations on how we can increase inclusivity in our communities and workplaces. Join us in celebrating during a special artist reception on February 28, 2025.

Artist Reception - Embracing Possibilities: The Power of Inclusion
2025-02-28 18:00 - 20:00
Join us in celebrating FAC’s most recent art exhibition. This unique showcase highlights the artistic achievements of individuals whose abilities often challenge conventional perspectives, inspiring new ways of thinking about inclusion and creativity. Through this exhibit, we aim to foster awareness about the talents of individuals with disabilities while sparking conversations on how we can increase inclusivity in our communities and workplaces.

Oakland Watercolor Guild Exhibition
2025-05-19 - 2025-05-30
Don’t miss the beautiful watercolor exhibition on display now through the end of May, at the Fort Atkinson Club. This exhibition features works by the Oakland Watercolor Guild.

Cattle Call Collection
2025-06-14 - 2025-07-31
Art for All Wisconsin presents the Cattle Call Collection. This exhibition is made up of AFA artists’ interpretations of a cattle call for art, this cow-tastic collection includes lots of Wisconsin farm-inspired works of art!
FAC staff is happy to assist with any questions or accommodation requests. Please call 920-568-1720 Monday through Friday between 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Art Credit from left to right: Jersey in the Peonies by Christy

Made is Wisconsin: Art from America's Dairyland
2025-06-14 - 2025-08-01
The Fort Atkinson Community Center invites artists of all backgrounds and mediums to submit work for Made in Wisconsin: Art from America’s Dairyland.
This exhibit will celebrate Wisconsin’s rich agricultural and dairy heritage—from its iconic cows, barns, and fields to the deep-rooted traditions and stories that shape life in the Dairy State. We welcome artwork in all media that explores Wisconsin’s farming legacy, cheese culture, rural life, or personal connections to the land.

Opening Reception: Cattle Call Collection
2025-06-14 17:00 - 19:00

Cheese Louise!
2025-06-14 17:00 - 20:00
Cheese Louise!—a celebration of Wisconsin’s most iconic culinary treasure. The evening features a lively patio concert by Goose McCluskey, tasty cheese-themed culinary demonstrations, cheese and beverage tastings, and kids activities the whole family can enjoy. We’re also thrilled to host two celebratory art exhibits: Art For All Wisconsin’s Cattle Call Collection, and Made in Wisconsin: Art from America’s Dairyland, curated by the Fort Atkinson Club. It’s a feast for all the senses and a tribute to the dairy-rich roots that shape our state’s identity.
No registration required. All are welcome to attend!

FREE Community Art Classes
2025-09-23 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-10-14 17:30 - 19:30
UW-Whitewater’s Art Education graduating students are offering free art classes to the Fort Atkinson community! These classes will be led by talented students who will share their skills with participants of all ages. Everyone is welcome to join and explore their creativity. Classes will resume in the Fall.

Crafted Spirits: Solo Art Show by Ceci Tejeda
2025-10-24 - 2025-11-24
This solo exhibition by papier-mâché artist Ceci Tejeda showcases vibrant, handcrafted works inspired by rich Mexican traditions, including Día de los Muertos. Through the art of cartonería (papier-mâché), Ceci brings to life symbolic figures, folkloric elements, and cultural expressions that honor memory, celebrate ancestry, and explore the beauty of life and death in Mexican folk art.

Mini Alebrije Art Workshop and Reception
2025-10-25 11:00 - 13:00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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