The Milwaukee Arts Board has named its 2024 Artists of the Year and Friends of the Arts, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Among the Friends of the Arts is Jessica Meuninck Ganger (Associate Professor, Printmaking & Book Arts; Area Head, …
Filmmaker Yinan Wang (Lecturer, Film, Video, Animation & New Genres) was recently featured on CBS 58 reflecting on his film, “Decoupling,” in advance of screenings at the Milwaukee Film Festival. The film documents his family’s experience during the pandemic, highlighting their journey to reunite with their daughter amidst the challenges of international travel restrictions and strained U.S.-China relations.
Milwaukee Magazine reports that the Bel Canto Chorus has named its next artistic director, Johnathan Laabs (MM 2017, Choral Conducting). Laabs assumes the role following the retirement of Music Director Richard Hynson and Assistant Conductor Michelle Hynson. Laabs has been …
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that the Florentine Opera’s production of “La Bohème,” which will be set in Milwaukee’s Bronzeville neighborhood in the 1940s, has enlisted the help of Sheri Williams Pannell (Assistant Professor and Area Head of Musical Theatre). According to …
The Wisconsin Film Festival will feature the work of several PSOA faculty and graduates. The following individuals have PSOA connections: Two of these filmmakers, Lori Felker and Magdelena Bermudez, were recognized as Golden Badger Award winners. The WFF runs from April …
Kathryn Henry (BFA 2016, Music) will be featured in Florentine Opera’s 2024-25 season. Henry will sing Micaëla in their production of Bizet’s “Carmen” on May 16 & 18 next year, reports Jim Higgins for the Sheboygan Press. A native of …
Music educators throughout Milwaukee have been recognized for their excellence at the Civic Music Milwaukee Educator Awards. The 2024 ceremony provided teachers with a well-deserved moment in the spotlight. Among them were several Peck School of the Arts alumni, building …
Kurt Ravenwood (BFA 2011, Film) is one of the producers of “Hundreds of Beavers,” a mostly wordless indie comedy that the New York Times reports has been touring the country and holding energetic screenings, complete with appearances by the star …
Peck School of the Arts is well-represented at the 2024 MOWA Wisconsin Artists Biennial. The competitive exhibition showcases emerging artists throughout Wisconsin, highlighting excellence in creative and self-expression. Over a dozen of the artists selected for the exhibition have ties to PSOA, accounting for a quarter of the total artists on view.
Carvd N Stone reports that ThriveOn King has named 20 local artists to add art installations to its first floor. Among the artists are Mutope J. Johnson (MFA 2014, Art) and Evelyn Patricia Terry (BFA 1970, Art; MS 1973, Art). …
Assistant Professor Marquise Mays (Film, Video, Animation & New Genres) sat down with CBS 58 to talk about Milwaukee Film’s upcoming series of special screenings curated by its Black Lens program in celebration of Black History Month. Mays is Milwaukee …
Chris Smith, who studied film at UWM and is best known for his award-winning, made-in-Milwaukee documentary “American Movie,” won a Primetime Emmy for outstanding cinematography for a nonfiction program for the surfing docuseries “100 Foot Wave.”
Milwaukee Film announced the recipients of the Film Forward Fund, including director Delaney Doersch (BFA 2021, Film), director Jesse McLean (Associate Professor and Chair, FVANG), director/writer/animator Chloe Corcoran (BFA 2021, Film), and director/writer/editor Inna Dmitrieva (MFA 2020, Cinematic Arts; lecturer, FVANG).
The Lyric Opera of Chicago announced that Kathryn Henry (BFA 2016, Music) will step into the title role for the Sunday performance of Jenůfa. The same week, the Deutsche Oper Berlin announced Lauren Decker (BFA 2013, Music) will take over the role …
Brennen Steines (BFA 2018, Art: Painting & Drawing) opens a solo show November 30 at Dimin Gallery in New York City. The exhibition, which features large-scale works by the abstract painter, is on view through January 20, 2024.