Brett Lysne is an artist working in printmaking, drawing, artist books, and mixed media. His work is inspired by mapmaking, language, knowledge, and queer record-keeping. Currently Brett is living in Minneapolis, MN and is a co-op member at Highpoint Center for Printmaking.
A concert and party, as Present Music kicks off its 45th season by pushing sonic boundaries. The night features a distortion-friendly piano concerto with Michael Mizrahi, a World Premiere, and a bold classical remix. Deanna Tham conducts.
International members of the Chicago Cabaret Connexion will present a concert of music showcasing the eclectic world of Cabaret. Featuring Anne Fromm, Amandine Larachiche, and Julie Morel with Wilfried Touati on the accordion.
Yinan Wang 王一男 is a filmmaker born and raised in Beijing. His recent work, 甜腻腻 Thick & Sweet, reconstructs both personal and collective memories of a local Chinese restaurant through cutouts, reenactments, found footage, and fragments of earlier films, quietly probing how images form—and deform—cultural identity. Wang received his BFA from UWM and is a recipient of the 2026 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists.
Intimate scenes require more than choreography—they require trust, communication, consent, and thoughtful collaboration. This workshop introduces students to the principles of intimacy coordination and explores how directors and filmmakers can create a safe, respectful environment when working with actors on intimate material. Students will learn practical approaches for communicating boundaries, preparing scenes, and supporting actors throughout the filmmaking process.
UW-Milwaukee alumni, stone sculptor/painter SHADDSTONE©️ collaborates with alumni master percussionist Martin Shadd and friends, to present an experience of abstract/impressionism as music. The musical journey will be performed on unique and traditional instruments to create a series of “sound-escapes."
The UWM Percussion Ensemble presents its annual Spring concert, featuring a wide variety of instruments, sounds, and compositions from different periods.
Students who received scholarships in the previous year are invited to display work in this exciting exhibition that spans a wide range of mediums and topics from emerging artists.
The Composition and Technology program will present a concert of original works by UWM students. The program will include newly composed pieces for acoustic and electronic mediums.
Micah Alhadeff is a digital artist, curator, and educator whose work explores glitch aesthetics, virtual embodiment, and speculative transformation. Alhadeff’s work has been exhibited at Sotheby's in New York City, The Royal Institute in London, NFT.NYC, NFT Show Europe in Valencia, Spain, Tech Contemporary in Copenhagen, and across 1000 billboards in Belgium through Art Crush Gallery. Alhadeff is as Assistant Professor of Kinetic Imaging at Western Michigan University where he teaches experimental approaches to game engines, worldbuilding, and emerging technologies in digital art.
The UWM Piano Studio will present a recital of solo and collaborative works. Program TBD.
Join the UWM Choirs and Symphony Orchestra for their annual Masterworks Concert.
Guest Adam Unsworth, Professor of Horn at Northwestern University, visits UWM’s campus to present a horn recital with Yasuko Oura, piano.
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.
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.
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.
In this tragi-comic play, a grotesquely wealthy person returns to their hometown which has suffered an economic downturn. In exchange for a reversal of their plight, she demands a high price – one that shakes the very bedrock of the society. This play premiered in New York 70 years ago, directed by Peter Brook and starred Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.
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.
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.
The High School Honors Band & String Orchestra Festival provides the region’s most motivated and accomplished high school band and orchestra students an opportunity to work with each other and with regionally and nationally recognized conductors. Students also interact with UWM performance faculty and experience performances by UWM ensembles. This year, the High School Honors Band will be conducted by guest conductor Dr. Brett Bawcum of the University of Georgia, and the High School Honors String Orchestra will be conducted by Dr. Jun Kim, Director of Orchestral Activities at UWM.