Latino Arts, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation registered in the state of Wisconsin. We are dedicated to bringing cultural awareness, artistic educational experiences, and high-quality programming to the Greater Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin community, featuring Hispanic artists from throughout the world. Latino Arts leases its facilities from the United Community Center in the heart of Milwaukee's south side, a vibrant neighborhood that is home to many of the metropolitan area's nearly 100,000 Hispanics.
The Latino Arts facilities include:
The Latino Arts Auditorium, a 350-seat multi-purpose auditorium
The Latino Arts Gallery, a modern, well lighted 3,000 square-foot art gallery
The Hispanic Heritage Center, a permanent multi-media exhibition chronicling the history of the Latino community in Milwaukee
Classrooms/Studios for workshops in dance, music, theater and visual arts
Office space for the Latino Arts staff
Our History:
With roots going back more than 25 years, Latino Arts, Inc. was formally established in 1985. Since then it has brought internationally renowned professional dance troupes to Milwaukee, including DanceBrazil from Brazil, Ballet Hispanico from New York City, Tangokinesis from Argentina, Ballet Folklórico de México from Mexico City, and Perú Negro from Peru.
We've presented legendary musical artists José Feliciano, Celia Cruz, and Tito Puente. We've also hosted arts exhibitions such as the ColorÃn Colorado exhibition of paintings by indigenous children from Mexico, and a number of individual artists including Alejandro Romero, Renato Esquivel, Raoul Deal, Edgar Salguero and Ernesto Gutierrez.
Today, Latino Arts is heralded as a model for arts education and youth development in the urban community. Our "Stay in School" community outreach cultural arts program includes classes in string instruments, Latin American dance, theater arts, visual arts, and special arts projects (such as mural-making) to encourage the artistic development of community youth.
