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  • The Voice of the Jill Wine-Banks Pin Collection

    Jewelry Speaks: The Voice of the Jill Wine-Banks Pin Collection

    Special Collection & Library Conference Center, Golda Meir, 4th Floor 2311 East Hartford Avenue, Milwaukee

    Opening Reception is Thursday, October 24 from 7-9 p.m. featuring Jill Wine-Banks, along with remarks from the curator and featured artists. Jill Wine-Banks is a distinguished attorney, former Watergate prosecutor, general counsel for the Army during the Carter Administration, MSNBC Legal Analyst, podcast host, and a specific kind of jewelry collector. Jill uses the pin as a messaging device to convey ideas, make statements, and construct narratives. This is an exhibition and archiving project featuring pins mined from her personal collection accumulated over a lifetime of work in the political and legal landscape in the US.

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    Brushwork

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

    A confluence of painting happening at UWM among students, mfa candidates, faculty, and recent alum.

  • Large choir and orchestra perform onstage in a grand concert hall beneath an ornate domed ceiling.

    Wisconsin Chapter NATS Auditions

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

    The National Association of Teachers of Singing celebrates the art of singing through a series of competitions and auditions designed to showcase the talented singers, performers and composers who are the rising stars in the profession.

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    Pericles

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

    An epic tale of shipwreck and devastating loss, love and redemption across the Ancient Mediterranean. One of William Shakespeare's later plays, Pericles is ultimately a story of the triumph of the human spirit, exploring themes that dominate headlines today: the Middle East, refugees, perilous sea crossings and sex trafficking. It offers spectacular grace and one of the most beautiful reunions this master of the theatrical stage ever wrote.

  • Jovanny Hernandez Caballero Sacrificio 22 Artists Now

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Jovanny Hernandez Caballero

    Virtual Event

    Jovanny Hernandez Caballero is a community artist and photographer based in Milwaukee. He is a first-generation American and descendant of Mixtecs, an Indigenous people based in present-day Mexico. His work centers around themes of cultural heritage and identity. Jovanny documents the beauty of Milwaukee’s South Side and his family’s native land of Oaxaca, Mexico. He completed his BFA in Photography & Imaging at UW-Milwaukee in 2023. Caballero is a recipient of the 2024 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists.

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    Green Imaginaries | Mary L. Nohl Fund Screening

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

    A program of recent short, by 2023 Nohl Fellow Janelle VanderKelen, that use experimental animation and filmmaking techniques to imagine alternative acts of relation between imperfect bodies (human, vegetal, geological, or otherwise).

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    Arts, Marketing & Media Preview Day

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

    Hear firsthand from students through a lively panel discussion and get a clear look at what sets each major apart. Our handout will break down the similarities and differences, helping you find the perfect path for your creative passions. This event will include information about PSOA Art & Design programs, among others.

  • Two people sitting back‑to‑back on chairs holding percussion mallets beside the Pax Duo logo.

    pax duo | Percussion Guest Artists

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

    pax duo is a dynamic percussion project created by Tristan Swihart and Micah Detweiler. Based in Goshen, IN and Madison, WI. pax duo aims to break preconceptions of contemporary percussion through collaboration and creation of new genre bending works. Their repertoire moves percussion music beyond the concert hall, incorporating lighting and electronics, and blending genres like indie, hip-hop, and funk into a contemporary classical context.

  • Short Films by Ayanna Dozier

    Experimental Tuesdays: Short Films by Ayanna Dozier

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

    Join artist Ayanna Dozier live in person for a Q&A after the screening! Ayanna Dozier is a Brooklyn-based artist-writer working across film (both motion picture and still), performance, and installation.

  • Justin Favela pinata motel Artists Now

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Justin Favela

    Virtual Event

    Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, and known for large-scale installations and sculptures that manifest his interactions with American pop culture and the LatinX experience, Favela is the recipient of the 2018 Alan Turing LGTBIQ Award for International Artist. Favela hosts two podcasts, “Latinos Who Lunch” and “The Art People Podcast.”

  • UWM Professor Allison B. Cooke seated backward on a wooden chair in front of a large abstract blue painting.

    Life. Art. Education. Honoring the Legacy of Allison B. Cooke

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

    For twelve consecutive summers, while teaching at UW-Milwaukee, Allison B. Cooke served as Director and Professor for the Study Abroad program at the Santa Reparata International School of Art (SRISA) in Florence, Italy. There she inspired countless students through on-location drawing and painting classes across the stunning city and developed an intensive four-week summer course in Renaissance painting techniques.

  • Experimental Tuesdays: From the Archives

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

    Curated by MFA candidate Tristen Ives this program will feature 16mm prints from the UWM Film Department’s Cinema Arts Archive. From the Archives is an ongoing series curated by MFA candidates in the UWM Film Department. For each program, the curator is invited to program a selection of films around a theme of their choosing. 

  • A close-up photo of the neck of a classical guitar with text next to it promoting the UWM Classical Guitar Concert Series.

    Classical Guitar Studio Concert

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

    Please join us to celebrate our Classical Guitar studio. Solo and Chamber music performances!

  • Vivian Beer Artists Now

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Vivian Beer

    Virtual Event

    Vivian is a furniture designer, maker, sculptor based in New England. Her sleek, abstracted metal and concrete furniture combines the aesthetic sensibilities of contemporary design, craft, and sculpture to create furniture that alter expectations of and interface with the domestic landscape.

  • UWM Percussion Logo in black, white and gold featuring a snare drum and pair of drum sticks

    UWM Percussion Ensemble

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

    The UWM Percussion Ensemble presents its annual Fall concert, featuring a wide variety of instruments, sounds, and compositions from different periods. The program will feature Alyssa Weinberg's colorful "Ember II" along with other chamber works: Rich O'Meara's "Puzzle Piece," Juri Seo's "VV," and "The Song of Queztecoatl" by Lou Harrison. Other works showcasing larger ensembles include Blake Tyson's "A Ceiling Full of Stars," Bob Becker's "Atenteben," and "Fanfare for Tambourines" by John Alfieri.

  • Ancient stone bell tower rises above dark trees and sunlit buildings beneath dramatic, cloud-filled skies.

    Experimental Tuesdays: From the Archives – Carriage Trade

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

    This special edition of From the Archives is curated by series founder, esteemed Faculty Emeritus, Carl Bogner, and features a rare 16mm print of Warren Sonbert’s Carriage Trade. In Carriage Trade, Sonbert interweaves footage taken from his journeys throughout Europe, Africa, Asia, and the United States, together with shots he removed from the camera originals of a number of his earlier films.

  • Nicholas Perry Sleeper Artists Now

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Nicholas Perry

    Virtual Event

    Nicholas Perry is a painter based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He received a BFA from UW-Milwaukee’s Peck School of the Arts in 2018. Nicholas makes figurative paintings that draw on art-historical influences, personal photography, and other visual languages. Perry is a recipient of the 2024 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists.

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    Musical Theatre Capstone Performance

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

    A special variety presentation of songs and scenes by the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Students.

  • A large choir performs onstage with a full ensemble, including brass and percussion musicians, in a concert hall before an audience.

    Sounds of the Season Choral Concert

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

    Join UWM’s Concert Chorale, Bella Voce, Kameraden, Alta Voce, and Kameraden Plus choirs for the final concert of the semester. Enjoy a fun and varied evening of choral music!