• Experimental Tuesdays: Expand/Contract – Performances for the Cinema

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

    An evening of expanded / contracted / living / breathing / doing / being (in the) cinema, performances for the room and for one night only by invited and commissioned artists, including Ruby Que, Camille Casemir and Liyan Zhao.

  • UWM Pop Ensemble

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

    With Milwaukee’s skyline as the backdrop, Pop Ensemble heads to Jan Serr Studios for a performance in one of the city’s most unique downtown venues. The space brings a great energy and vibe, creating a memorable concert experience for both performers and audience.

  • Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Mich Dillon

    Virtual Event

    Mich Dillon is a Milwaukee-based sculptor who received his MFA from UWM. He works with wood, rope and found objects and his work tells stories about patterns of connection, separation, and familial cycles. Dillon work is part of the permanent collection at the sculpture garden at Adam’s Garden Park in Milwaukee.

  • Musical Theatre Capstone

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

    Enjoy an evening of song from the Department's Musical Theatre Majors!

  • Art & Design BA/BFA Fall Exhibition

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

    A semiannual exhibition showcasing the work of graduating students in the BA and BFA programs. The exhibition traditionally takes place at the end of fall and spring semesters.

  • Design & Visual Communication Showcase

    Kenilworth Square East, 3rd Floor Gallery 2155 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI

    Seniors in the Design & Visual Communication program present their most recent and innovative work.

  • Winter Choral Extravaganza

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

    Join all of UWM's five choirs (Concert Chorale, Bella Voce, Kameraden, Alta Voce, and Kameraden Plus) for their final concert of fall semester!

  • Youth Wind Ensemble (UWAY) – Music for the Season

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

    This program by the UW-Milwaukee Youth Wind and Percussion Ensembles program will include selections that we have embraced as tradition on our December concert!

  • African, Salsa/Merengue, and Hip-Hop Showcase

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

    Celebrate the end of the semester with a vibrant performance featuring students enrolled in African Dance, Salsa/Merengue, Hip Hop, and Tap. Showcasing choreography learned throughout the term and accompanied by live music, this event is one of the most joyful and energetic celebrations on campus each semester.

  • Senior Screenings

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

    Graduating seniors showcase their exceptional work with the culmination of years of hard work and artistic growth. Get a first look at what the next generation of filmmakers has in store for the industry.

  • Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Nonka Enkhee

    Virtual Event

    Nomka Enkhee merges drawing, poetry, sculpture and performance. Over the past year, she has researched Tuuli, a form of oral Mongolian epic poetry that combines eulogies, spells, idiomatic phrases, fairy tales, myths, and folk songs. She weaves in traditional elements of oral storytelling, reinterpreting narration through experimental writing and performance. Enkhee is the co-director of e.s.r. (experimental sculpture room), an exhibition space and a publishing practice based in Milwaukee. Enkhee is a recipient of the 2026 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists.

  • Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: William Estrada

    Virtual Event

    William Estrada grew up in California, Mexico, and Chicago. His approach to both art and teaching is centered on collaborative discourse. He draws on academic literature, educational settings, and personal interactions to report, record, reveal, and amplify lived experiences, aiming to foster radical imagination. He is well known for taking his mobile screen-printing cart directly out to the community in Chicago where he disseminates prints and risograph to the people. Estrada is an Asst. Professor in the Dept of Art and Art History at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC).

  • Winterdances

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

    The Department of Dance’s annual winter concert showcases bold, original choreography by faculty and guest artists, highlighting the creative vitality of our program.

  • Fiber//Form 2027

    Kenilworth Square East, 3rd Floor Gallery 2155 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI

    Join us for an exhibition of selected pieces from Fibers courses taught by Peck School of the Arts faculty Jamie Bertsch and Kyoung Ae Cho. The Department of Art & Design hosts an opening reception on Friday, February 5 from 5-7 p.m.

  • UWM Vocal Showcase Recital

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

    Listen to a recital of 15-16 of UWM's outstanding undergraduate voice majors perform a variety of classical, musical theater, and commercial music repertoire. This recital is presented as part of the annual UWM Vocal Arts Festival and is open to the public.

  • Vocal Arts Festival Final Concert

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

    The final concert of the 2027 UWM Vocal Arts Festival featuring the UWM Concert Chorale and outstanding high school vocalists from around Wisconsin and Illinois.

  • Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Nicole Marroquin

    Virtual Event

    Nicole Marroquin is a transdisciplinary artist and educator who explores Black and Latinx Midwest histories of youth resistance movements, belonging and spatial justice. In 2019 she began a social media project called Chicago Raza Research Consortium. In 2020 Marroquin was the recipient of the USA Fellowship. She is Professor at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan.

  • Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Gerhardt Knodel

    Virtual Event

    Gerhardt Knodel is an American contemporary textile artist, academic administrator, and educator. He was the head of the Fiber Department at Cranbrook Academy of Art from 1970 to 1997 and served as the director from 1997 to 2007. His work has gained international recognition and has been supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Japan-American Friendship Fellowship, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the James Renwick Alliance, and the State of Michigan. Knodel was awarded the Gold Medal by the American Craft Council.

  • UWM Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band Concert

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

    Join the UWM Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band for our concert featuring Italian music students and conductors from cultural exchange programs as part of the International Music Project. We’re also thrilled to welcome select high school band students as they sit in with the Wind Ensemble for a side-by-side performance experience with UW–Milwaukee graduate and undergraduate music students.

  • Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Jamie Ho

    Virtual Event

    Jamie Ho is an interdisciplinary artist who is currently based in Tallahassee, Florida. Her art practice engages with GIFs, photography, and installation to investigate the long-term impact of assimilation and cultural bereavement through references of ancestral Chinese traditions and artifacts. Her work troubles the history of public spectacle and display of Asian American women, using performance and lighting studio to challenge societal expectations of gender roles and norms. She has been included in the 2023 Silver List, was a Critical Mass Finalist and was awarded the 40th Center Annual Beth Block Honorarium by Houston Center for Photography.