Zen Film Festival

Arts Center Lecture Hall 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

Join us for a collection of student made short films from the class Zen and the Art of Filmmaking, which focuses on developing the artistic sensibility through the Zen art of practice and automatic principles. These films are funny, odd, thoughtful, frightening, and most of all full of Zen.

Convocation

Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Room 250 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
Hybrid Hybrid Event

You are cordially invited to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts graduation convocation for Fall 2023, Winterim 2024, Spring 2024 and Summer 2023 baccalaureate and master’s degree recipients.

Art & Design Summer Open Studios

Kenilworth Square East 2155 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI

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.

Art & Design Summer Workshops

Kenilworth Square East 2155 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI

Investigate a variety of topics, techniques and strategies while learning new ways to solve problems in the studio and developing new ideas while exploring your creative potential!

Film Summer Camps

Kenilworth Square East 2155 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI

The Department of Film, Video, Animation & New Genres at UWM’s Peck School of the Arts welcomes young filmmakers to develop their skills at a week-long day camp this summer! Choose from two comprehensive experiences: film camp (with optional overnight accommodations) and advanced film camp. Both camps include hands-on workshops and sessions led by practicing artists and professors, so participants gain knowledge from experienced professionals.

Film Summer Camps

Kenilworth Square East 2155 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI

The Department of Film, Video, Animation & New Genres at UWM’s Peck School of the Arts welcomes young filmmakers to develop their skills at a week-long day camp this summer! Choose from two comprehensive experiences: film camp (with optional overnight accommodations) and advanced film camp. Both camps include hands-on workshops and sessions led by practicing artists and professors, so participants gain knowledge from experienced professionals.

Dance Summer Intensive for High School Students & Young Artists

Mitchell Hall, Studio 254 3203 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI

Our three-day summer intensive is designed for young dance artists seeking to deepen their dance practice, discover new techniques and build bridges that lead to pursuing dance professionally and in higher education. Dancers cultivate creativity and technique in a variety of dance forms taught by nationally renowned dance educators from UW-Milwaukee and beyond.

UpStart – Dance MFA Concert 2024

Mitchell Hall, Studio 254 3203 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI
Hybrid Hybrid Event

Join MFA in Dance students for an evening of original, experimental choreography developed in collaboration with MKE dance artists and mentored by UW-Milwaukee Dance faculty. These dance works explore diverse choreographic interests that range from surrealism and world building, to identity and memory. UpStart is a unique opportunity to experience choreography from dance artists from across the nation.

Continuum 24: Where Everything Begins

Kenilworth Square East Gallery 2155 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI

Continuum 24: Where Everything Begins combines selected pieces from distinct bodies of work by Raoul Deal created both individually and in collaboration with other artists and communities in the United States and Mexico over a period of 35 years.

Prelude: Day in the Life of a Music Major

Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

Remember what it was like when you first picked up your instrument or sang in front of an audience? That moment was the beginning of your life as a musician. And now that your skills are strengthening in high school, it’s time to think about college as your next step to lifelong success in the music industry. See for yourself what it is like to be a music major at UW-Milwaukee.

New Dancemakers

Mitchell Hall, Studio 254 3203 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI
Hybrid Hybrid Event

UW-Milwaukee’s Department of Dance presents an evening of deeply engaging dances that will surprise, uplift, and inspire the audience. These dances, choreographed by the department’s graduating seniors, incorporate a range of dance styles, from Modern/Contemporary to Ballet, Hip Hop, and Jazz.

BA/BFA Fall Exhibition

Kenilworth Square East 2155 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI

Join the Department of Art & Design in celebrating the incredibly talented BA and BFA graduating class of Fall 2024. With a reception held on Saturday, December 14 from 5–7 p.m.

Contemporary Craft Exhibition & Sale

Kenilworth Square East, 5th Floor Gallery 2155 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI

The 2024 Contemporary Craft Exhibition & Sale will feature handmade student work from across many disciplines within the Peck School of the Arts, including Jewelry & Metalsmithing, Blacksmithing, Ceramics, Digital Fabrication, Sculpture, Design & Visual Communication, Fibers and Printmaking.

Winterdances

Theatre Building, Mainstage Theatre 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
Hybrid Hybrid Event

Winterdances features an evening of world-premiere dance works by guest artist LA-based choreographer Jackie Lopez and UW-Milwaukee dance faculty Daniel Burkholder, Tiffany Kadani, and Dan Schuchart with original music by Milwaukee-based composers.