Popular Music Ensemble will perform music from the Pop/Rock/FGet ready to embark on a thrilling journey through the dynamic realms of Pop, Rock, and Folk music! Join us as the Popular Music Ensemble ignites the stage with an electrifying showcase spanning decades, from the foot-stomping beats of the 1950s to the chart-toppers of today!
Tina Rivers Ryan is currently Editor in Chief of Artforum magazine. Her expertise is in the field of media art, including video, digital, and internet art. She has received some of the most prestigious honors for curators and critics including: Association of Art Museum Curators Award for Excellence (2022).
The celebrate Women's History Month, Chamber Music Milwaukee is presenting a chamber music program showcasing women composers. UWM faculty and guests will perform works including Henriette Renié Trio for harp, violin and cello, Rebecca Clarke Sonata for viola and piano, Adrienne Albert Doppler Effect for flute, viola and harp and sarah Kirland Snider You a re Free for flute, clarinet, marimba, violin and cello.
Siara Berry is a sculptor working in a wide array of mediums. Her work has been exhibited in the Woman Made Gallery, Chicago; Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend; and Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH. In addition to her art practice, Berry serves as the Arts/Industry Program Director for the John Michael Kohler Art Center in Sheboygan.
Celebrate with our graduating MFA artists, who exhibit their finest work and share their creative journeys. Featuring work by Mich Dillon, Howard Leu, Bucko Mueller, Tanner MacArthur and Rachel Sanders.
A special variety presentation of songs and scenes by the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Students.
“It’s been a year since I died and still nobody has found me.” Thus begins Maria Marten’s tale of her own murder in 1827 in the village of Polstead, Suffolk, England. “I could tell you that story,” she says, “but I don’t want to yet.” The notorious “Red Barn Murder” sent shockwaves throughout England, retold over the years by playwrights, filmmakers, and balladeers. While the story has all the hallmarks of a classic crime drama—a missing body, a country location, a disreputable squire, a village stuck in its age-old traditions—it is not just a murder story. Told from the victim's perspective, Maria Marten reveals “who I really was. Before.” in an unexpectedly joyous story of female friendship and resilience.
Juárez is the art department chair at Sheboygan North High School, publisher of Artdose Magazine, and editor-in-chief of SchoolArts magazine. He brings over two decades of art education and arts management experience organizing local and regional art exhibitions, community art events, and supporting artists through grant programs and leading professional development workshops for artists.
For its last concert of the season, Chamber Music Milwaukee is presenting a chamber music program featuring works written by current and former UWM composition faculty. Curated by Phillip Sink, the event will offers UWM faculty and guests the opportunity to showcase repertoire that reflects UWM Composition Area's rich history and diversity.
Experience the magic of opera like never before as UWM proudly presents its Spring Opera, a full-scale production that promises to enchant audiences of all ages. Immerse yourself in the captivating world of opera as our talented performers breathe life into beloved classics and hidden gems alike.
The First Year Program in Art & Design at UWM’s Peck School of the Arts prepares students to be creative, engaged, and ready to advance in their chosen areas of study. The first year is a time of artistic and personal development during which students choose their areas of concentration and begin to see themselves becoming practitioners in their field. The Union Art Gallery’s First Year Exhibition is an opportunity for these students to showcase the work they have created during this process. Join us in celebrating the work of these talented artists!
These “Best of” Exhibitions feature student work from all levels of Jewelry & Metalsmithing, Sculpture, Photography, and Digital Fabrication & Design courses taught during 2024-25 academic year at UWM.
Lisa Tubach's practice is dedicated to documenting the oceans, coral reefs, sharks, and other species. Her creative research has taken her to the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Mediterranean. Tubach’s paintings have been exhibited in over 70 exhibitions throughout the world.
The MKE Percussion Festival brings together percussionists of all ages for a weekend of educational and performance opportunities. Attendees will be able to learn from guest artists about a variety of topics, instruments, techniques, and musical styles related to percussion in addition to listening to, and participating in, performances and workshops. All events are designed to be accessible and inclusive to empower and inspire all participants on their percussive journey.
Steel pan ensembles and individual performers from around Wisconsin and Illinois will come together to form the 2025 MKE Mass Steel Band, hosted by the UWM Steel PANthers Steel Band. Involving over fifty performers, the event will fill the stage with steel pans and feature a lively combination of traditional music and pop transcriptions.
Ciurej and Lochman collaborate on photographic projects that address history, myth and popular culture as they shape our understanding of who we are. They write: “collaboration opens the possibility of moving beyond personal stories and into the realm of collective experience. It has been the core of our practice and mirrors the fluid and mutable ways of storytelling traditions.”
A play exclusively featuring freshmen performers.
Tanner MacArthur is a painter and mixed-media artist exploring connections between urban disorder, collage, and traditional modes of abstraction. Howard Leu is an interdisciplinary artist. His current work explores his recollection of growing up as a child of Taiwanese immigrants in the United States.
Springdances 2025 presents an evening of premieres from guest artist choreographer and original faculty works.
This exciting night of music will feature music from Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago performed by UWM students and Milwaukee community members. The UWM Steel PANthers Steel Band and the Community World Music Ensemble will join forces on a program highlighting traditional and arranged music played on Guatemalan marimba doble and Trinidadian steel pans.
