Save The Gallery Art + Music Festival Fundraiser

On September 27th, Milwaukee’s cultural heart beats louder as 5 Points Art Gallery + Studios open its doors for a 10-hour immersive festival of art, music, food, and community action. This is not just another event—it’s a rally to save one of Milwaukee’s most vital creative and housing spaces from predatory development and foreclosure. 

In just seven years, 5 Points Art Gallery + Studios has become a respected mainstay in Milwaukee’s art scene—a home for local, national, and international artists; a hub where aesthetics meet advocacy; a site for residency programs, sustainable business development, and community transformation. Under the visionary leadership of owner, artist, and curator Fatima Laster, the gallery has earned awards like the 2024 Black Excellence Award, the 2024 Milwaukee Art Board Mildred L. Harpole Artist of the Year, the 2021 Mayor’s Design Award and the 2020 Friends of the Arts Award. 

Now, the space needs our collective support to pay off a $260,000 balloon payment, prevent foreclosure and secure its future as a home for affordable artist housing, groundbreaking exhibitions, and community-driven programming.

THE EXPERIENCE

Indoor + Outdoor Festival | All Ages | Workshops | Vendors | Performances | Panel | Food + Drinks | Auction | Raffles

Art Workshops | 12–4:30 PM

• 12–1:30 PM: Tie-Dyeing Tees with Manny Vibez

• 1:30–3 PM: Bookmark Making with Rhonda Gatlin-Hayes

• 3–4:30 PM: Writing in Response to Visual Art with Nakeysha Roberts Washington, Founder of Genre: Urban Arts

  
  

Panel Discussion | 4–5 PM
Topic: Gentrification: Can you revitalize without demise?
Panelists: Fatima Laster (5 Points Art Gallery + Studios), Xela Garcia (Walker’s Point Center for the Arts), CK Ledesma (Villa Arco), Bro Shear (Resident-First Advocate) + additional guests.

Poetry + Music | 5–10 PM

• 5–6 PM: DJ TurtleSooup

• 6–7 PM: JD the Poet, Ayesha Jaco, Just Becca

• 7–8 PM: Death is a Business

• 8–9 PM: Emmitt James

• 9–10 PM: DJ TurtleSooup

  
  

Food + Drink | 12–10 PM
Food trucks, culinary artists and beverage specialists serving all day.

Vendor Marketplace + Community Activities | 3–10 PM

• Ammar Nsoroma – Pastel Portraits

• Carter Cuts II + Pati Rodriguez – On-Site Barbering and Hair Styling

• Erik Salgado – Public Mural Painting

• mars – Communal Tapestry Weaving

• Matte Black – Original Denim Wearables

• And More…

  
  

Auction + Raffles | 12–9 PM
Featuring original artwork, artisan-made products and curated experiences. including pieces from Matte Black, Family Memberships to Milwaukee Art Museum, a weekend stay in 5 Points Art Gallery + Studios artist residency, and a private chef experience.

TICKETS

Admission

• $15 – “First Responder” - Early Bird Ticket (deadline August 31, 2025)

• $20 – “Lifesaver” - General Admission

• $35 – “Rescue Team” - Discounted Ticket for Two

• $50 – “Propeller” - General Admission, 1 Food Ticket, 1 Drink Ticket + 1 Raffle Ticket

• $100 – “Air Lifter” - General Admission, 2 Food Tickets, 1 Drink Ticket, 1 Raffle Ticket + 1 Event Tee

• $250 – “Cultural Preserver” - General Admission, 2 Food Tickets, 2 Drink Tickets, 2 Raffle Tickets, 1 Event Tee + 1 Mini Original Art Piece

Workshops (Optional Add-On)

• $30 – Tie-Dyeing Tees wit Manny Vibez (Tee and all supplies included)

• $10 – Bookmark Making with Rhonda Gatlin-Hayes (All supplies included)

• $15 – Writing in Response to Visual Art with Nakeysha Roberts Washington, Founder of Genre: Urban Arts (Notebook and all supplies included)

• $50 – All Workshops Package - Tie-Dyeing, Bookmark Making + Pin Needling (All supplies included)

*Event will take place rain or shine. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. Workshop participation is optional and priced separately. Children 7 years and younger have free admission with at least one General Admission ticket purchase. Proceeds go directly toward the $260,000 mortgage payoff to preserve the gallery.

OFFICIAL SAVE THE GALLERY SHIRTS

Why It Matters
Your attendance, ticket purchase, and donations will keep 5 Points Art Gallery’s doors open—protecting affordable artist housing, amplifying marginalized voices, and resisting displacement in Milwaukee’s creative community.

Contact + Info
📍 5 Points Art Gallery + Studios
3514 N. Port Washington Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53212
📞 (414) 861-3382 | ✉️ 5pointsartgalleryandstudios@gmail.com
🌐 www.5ptsartgallery.com