• Choral & Orchestral Masterworks

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

    Join the UWM Choirs and Symphony Orchestra for their annual Masterworks Concert.

  • Experimental Tuesdays: From the Archives (curated by Alessandro Streccioni)

    UWM Union Cinema 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

    Curated by MFA candidates from the Department of Film, Video, Animation and New Genres, these programs feature a unique opportunity to see some of the incredible 16mm prints from the UWM Cinema Arts Archive. For each program, the curator is invited to program a selection of films around a theme of their choosing.

  • New Dancemakers

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

    Featuring original choreography by our graduating seniors, this annual event reflects months of focused research, experimentation, and creative development. Over an intensive two-and-a-half-month process, students bring their artistic visions to life in performance. Come celebrate and support the next generation of artists.

  • Art & Technology Exhibition: Charging

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

    This exhibition offers a unique opportunity to explore the vibrant intersections of creativity and technology, connecting the Milwaukee community with the next frontier of artistic expression.

  • The Visit

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

    In this haunting and blistering play, a wealthy woman offers financial help to her struggling hometown – in exchange for the life of a man who wronged her years before.

  • Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Rachel David

    Virtual Event

    Rachel David is a North Carolina-based blacksmith, sculptor, designer, and maker. Her metalwork practice is holistic; encompassing art, furniture, architectural elements, activism, collaborations, and gardening. Using the physical and technically demanding processes of forging, forming, and machining steel, Rachel addresses broader issues of “body” and “landscape” through the lens of social and environmental justice. David's work is in the collections of the Smithsonian Renwick Gallery, the City of New Orleans, the City of Asheville, the Simone Benetton Foundation, and numerous private collections.

  • UWM Steel PANthers Steel Band & Community World Music Ensemble

    Kenilworth Square East, Jan Serr Studio 2155 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    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 new University Community World Music Ensemble will join forces on a program highlighting traditional and arranged music played on Guatemalan marimba doble and Trinidadian steel pans.

  • UWM Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band Concert

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

    Join the Department of Bands in our concert to start the annual UWM Honors Band Festival featuring the Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band.

  • Opera Scenes

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    UWM Opera Scenes offers an evening of fully staged excerpts from some of opera’s most compelling works. Featuring a range of styles, languages, and characters, this performance highlights the work of our singers as they bring dramatic storytelling and music together on stage. It’s a chance to experience a variety of scenes in one engaging program.

  • UWM Wind Ensemble Concert Featuring High School Honors Band & String Orchestra

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

    The UWM Wind Ensemble will share a concert with UWM's High School Honors Band & String Orchestra Festival ensembles. This Saturday evening concert is a culmination of a weekend of rehearsals, lessons and experiences meant to show festival students what it's like to be a musician at UW-Milwaukee.

  • First Year Musical Theatre Showcase

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    The First Year Musical Theatre Showcase highlights our newest students as they take the stage in a lively evening of songs and scenes. Featuring a mix of musical theatre repertoire, this performance is a chance to see their work from the first year come together while getting to know each performer’s voice, personality, and presence on stage.

  • University Community Band Fall Concert

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

    Join the University Community Band for our fall semester concert!

  • Experimental Tuesdays: The World and Works of Portia Cobb

    UWM Union Cinema 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

    Join us for two nights of works celebrating the radical work of the legendary Portia Cobb. Her interdisciplinary practice as an artist and filmmaker is deeply interested in telling stories that reflect the double-consciousness of African American history, identity, memory & forced forgetting. This creative body of work and research has joined these themes and found form in videos, photographic essays, field recordings, ephemeral installations and site-specific performances.

  • Drawing for Print & Lithography Exhibition

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

    Presenting a selection of lithographic prints demonstrating each artist's unique interpretation of their experiences and interests. Students produce diverse responses to themes such as Micro/Macro, Artifact, and Time while exploring varied techniques for translating their ideas into stone and aluminum plate lithography.

  • Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Tyler Evans

    Virtual Event

    Tyler Evans is a visual communicator originally from Georgia, now living and working in Washington DC, using design and digital media to make politics more accessible to people in their daily lives. Tyler has previously worked as Creative Director for Bernie Sanders, the Democratic Socialists of America, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and currently works as Creative Director for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress.

  • An Improv Show

    Arts Center Gallery Theatre Building 2nd Floor | 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

    Improv genius Alan Guszkowski leads the students on a comedic journey into the unknown!

  • 2026 Object Jewelry Sale

    Villa Terrace Museum & Gardens 2220 N Terrace Ave, Milwaukee

    The 2026 Object Jewelry Sale will feature handmade student work from the Jewelry & Metalsmithing Area in the Department of Art & Design. At least 500 pieces of unique jewelry, sometimes outrageous in design, will be available for purchase.

  • UWM Symphony Orchestra

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

    Join the UWM Symphony Orchestra for a vibrant and seasonally inspired program celebrating the spirit of December.

  • Suzuki & Pre-College Guitar Concert

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

    Join students of the Suzuki & Pre-College Guitar Program for the end-of-the-semester concert.

  • New Music Ensemble Fall Concert

    Kenilworth Square East, Jan Serr Studio 2155 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI

    The New Music Ensemble (NME) will perform contemporary music ranging from avant-garde to world premieres and student compositions. The NME is excited to perform this concert full of experimental and challenging music.