Summer open studios are available to current intermediate/advanced Jewelry & Metalsmithing and Digital Fabrication & Design students and alumni who have had previous studio training and are seeking access to help make their own self-guided projects.
Develop new ideas to explore your creative potential through faculty-led public workshops. Investigate a variety of topics, techniques and strategies while learning ways to solve problems in the studio! If enrolling someone under the age of 18 without custodial guardianship, please contact us prior to registration.
Through diverse approaches, embodied practices, and high-caliber training, dancers are exposed to physical techniques and artistry that prepare them for college auditions, dance performances, and professional careers. The four-day event is designed for artists ages 14 and up who are seeking to deepen their dance practice and discover new techniques, forging connections that support a professional dance future.
Join MFA Dance students for an evening of experimental choreography developed in collaboration with UWM students, alumni, and the Milwaukee community. UpStart is a unique opportunity to experience choreography by artists from across the nation.
Continuum 2026 brings together two compelling exhibitions—one honoring the enduring influence of landscape through Kevin Giese’s work, and the other reflecting on the lasting impact of mentorship and cultural exchange through a historic UWM study abroad experience.
Geornica Daniels is an interdisciplinary artist working in sculpture and site-specific installation who has exhibited in group and solo shows, regionally and nationally, including at the ARC Gallery (Chicago), John Michael Kohler Arts Center (Sheboygan), Portrait Society Gallery (Milwaukee), Rahr-West Art Museum (Manitowoc). Daniels received her MFA from UWM.
Curated by advanced undergraduate and graduate students, this exhibition brings together traditional and experimental photographic techniques alongside images that investigate the nuanced use of light within the studio environment.
Printers Sin Fronteras is a special collaboration and exhibition by artists who view communities without edges and are bound by curiosity, not geography. We are related by our shared passion and commitments to meaningful exchanges through printmaking and papermaking.
Exhibition of selected hand-woven pieces from Fibers courses in the Department of Art & Design.
Tanya Crane is a metalsmithing and jewelry artist whose work is in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, The Stewart Foundation for Modern Design, Enamel Arts Foundation, and the National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis, TN. Crane was named a 2024 United States Artist Fellow in Craft and is also the recipient of The Doris Prouty Foundation Artist Grant which is offered to BIPOC/AAPI women artists in Massachusetts and North Carolina. Crane is an Assistant Professor of 3D Foundations, Jewelry and Sculpture at Long Beach City College.
Sing Out brings together 750+ 9th-12th grade and 350+ 7th-8th grade tenor-bass singers from over 60 schools from around Wisconsin and Illinois. No advance preparation is required; students learn pieces at the festival and conclude the morning with the high school and middle school choirs singing for one another and together. Additional activities include performances by the UWM Tenor-Bass Choir and interest and reading sessions for directors.
UW-Milwaukee alumni, stone sculptor/painter SHADDSTONE©️ collaborates with alumni master percussionist Martin Shadd and friends, to present an experience of abstract/impressionism as music. The musical journey will be performed on unique and traditional instruments to create a series of “sound-escapes."
Adam Shiverdecker is a ceramics sculptor and educator living in Oakland, California. He is currently Professor of Spatial Art at San José State University where he specializes in experimental processes and ceramic sculpture. His work has been shown in venues such as The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City), Everson Museum of Art (Syracuse), Museum of Craft and Design (San Francisco) and Mindy Solomon Gallery (Miami).
Join UWM's Bella Voce, Kameraden, Alta Voce, and Kameraden Plus choirs for their first performance of the year!
Join UWM's flagship Concert Chorale along with guest high school choirs for their first performance of the year!
Are you a high school student with a passion for the Arts? Whether you’re interested in Studio Art, Design, Art Education or Digital Arts, we have an exciting and informative event just for you. It’s called “Making Your Mark: A Day in the Life of an Art & Design Major,” and it’s completely FREE.
Written by George Furth and Stephen Sondheim, Company is a game-changing musical that takes an honest look at modern adult relationships. A winner of six Tony Awards (Best Musical, Best Score, Best Lyrics and Best Book), the energetic score contains many of Stephen Sondheim's best known songs.
Are you a high school student with a passion for theatre? Whether you're a seasoned performer, a behind-the-scenes enthusiast, or simply someone who loves the art of theatre (like all of us here!), we have an exciting event just for you. It's called "The Green Room and Beyond," and it's completely FREE.
Brennen Steines constructs abstract topographies that embody the alchemical nature of painting’s materiality. Through utilizing various excavational processes and emulsive solutions, Steines produces visceral terrains that speak to geologic time and the haunting awe of material transformation. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at DIMIN (NYC), Chilli Art Projects (London), Museum of Wisconsin Art. Jeffrey Deitch (NYC), The Alice Wilds (Milwaukee), and Usable Space (Milwaukee). He is currently based in New Haven, CT.
The Korean American Faculty & Staff Association at UWM and the Korean American Association of Milwaukee host the 2026 Milwaukee Korea Day (밀워키 한국의 날) Celebration & Concert.