UWM talent spotlighted on Bandcamp’s Best of 2025

Assistant Professor Alex Wier and Associate Professor Jennifer Clippert (BFA 1999, Music Performance) are performers on “Voiceless Mass,” an album that made it onto Bandcamp’s Best of 2025 list in the Best of Contemporary Classical Music category. 

Film MFA alum receives 2026 Creative Capital Award

Gillian Waldo (MFA, 2024) has been named a recipient of a 2026 Creative Capital Award. This year’s awardees were selected from a pool of 4,546 applications from all 50 states and regions in the United States via a democratic, national open call. 

Theatre lecturer featured on Arts Educators Save the World podcast 

Jeffery Mosser and his mentee, Mizha Lee Overn, were featured on Arts Educators Save the World, a podcast that highlights the experiences and achievements behind art educators and their mentees.  On the podcast, Mosser and Overn discuss the mentorship process, the business side …

Alum joins Milwaukee Rep Emerging Professional Residency

Peck School of the Arts theatre alum Connor Nekich (BFA 2023) has been selected for the Emerging Professional Residency at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, a highly competitive program that accepts only eight actors each year from more than 200 applicants. Nekich …

UWM alums take part in Latino Heritage Month Pop-Up event 

UWM alums Thom Romero (BFA 2011, Art) and Emmanuel Guerra (MFA 2024, Arts) feature their work as part of the Whitewater Cultural Arts Center’s Latino Heritage Month Pop-Up event. The exhibition will honor the contributions of Latino artists to Wisconsin’s art community.   To read the full article, visit the Daily …

UWM alum wins second and third Emmy 

UWM alum and acclaimed filmmaker Chris Smith (MFA 1999, Performing Arts – Film) won his second and third Emmy for his work as an executive producer on the documentary series 100 Foot Wave. Smith won his previous Emmy in 2024 …

Music alum earns two awards at international guitar competition

Kyle Khembunjong, a recent graduate of UWM’s classical guitar studio, received second prize and the audience prize at the Josefina P. Tuason International Guitar Competition in Denver over the weekend. The competition draws talented musicians from around the world.