Set within Mitchell Park in Brookfield, Wisconsin, the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts is a multidisciplinary nonprofit cultural arts facility that has served as a hub for performing arts, arts education, and visual arts since opening in 2002. The Center's array of spaces are available for rental to individuals, organizations, and corporations for performances, weddings, festivals, meetings, fundraisers, and private parties.
Among its rentable spaces, the Kuttemperoor Grand Hall is a two-story room with exposed wood beams and Susan Falkman's hand-carved limestone fireplace, adjoined to the north by the Elmbrook Rotary Fireside Lounge and its etched-glass window by artist Conrad Schmitt; the space accommodates ceremony seating for up to 200 guests and can expand onto an adjacent patio for larger receptions. Nearby, The Burke Colonnade is a structure of whole-tree timber framing designed by WholeTrees Architecture and Structures, offering ceremony seating for up to 200 guests. The Harris Theater, home to a hand-blown glass bird installation by artist Steve Feren, seats up to 607 for concerts, lectures, and formal meetings, while the Dawes Studio Theater and adjoining Gerlach/Haack Outdoor Theater provide indoor and outdoor options for recitals, ceremonies, and receptions.
The Wilson Center welcomes more than 55,000 visitors annually, including over 10,000 students through its arts education programming, and offers an onsite catering prep kitchen, free Wi-Fi, and free parking in the adjacent Mitchell Park surface lot to support events held at the Center.
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Amenities
A/V Equipment
Coat Check
Handicap Accessible
Kosher Kitchen
Media Room
Pet Friendly
Pool
Street Parking
Valet Parking
WiFi
Windows
Dance Floor
Breakout Rooms
Outside caterers allowed
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How much does a rental cost?
Proposals are determined by several factors including the event date, space requirements, and infrastructure and A/V needs. The rental process is designed to be completely customizable, a la carte style. All events require a deposit of $1,000, due with a signed contract; pre-event installments may apply.
What amenities do you provide on-site?
The Wilson Center offers free public Wi-Fi, an elevator to the second floor's Ploch Art Gallery and theater balcony seating, an onsite catering prep kitchen with refrigerator access, free parking in the adjacent Mitchell Park surface lot, a self-serve coat room, two full chorus-style dressing rooms with restrooms and showers, and one VIP solo dressing room with a private restroom.
What services can you provide on-site?
The Wilson Center Box Office can handle, facilitate, and sell digital or printed tickets, plus provide day-of patron support. A House Manager or Events Assistant is required onsite for events, along with at least one Production team representative. Bartenders are available for hire with 14 days' notice.
Do you have Catering services available?
The Wilson Center does not have an in-house caterer. The onsite kitchen is for food prep only, without servers, china, or flatware. For headcounts of 75 or more, full-service catering from the Center's list of recommended vendors, including staff to manage catering trash, is required.
Do you have any bar services available?
The Wilson Center has a full bar available for hire with 14 days' notice, with multiple bar packages to choose from. No one is permitted to bring alcohol onto the premises or distribute it except SLWCA staff and contracted bartenders.
