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 Paris 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.
La Perla is a percussive-vocal trio from Bogotá, Colombia created by Karen, Diana, and Roberta (Giovanna), and inspired by the music of the Great Caribbean mixed with sounds of the city. They began playing in 2014 after years of individual experience in the interpretation of gaitas, hand-drums and folk singing. La Perla is gaita, porro, chalupa, bullerengue, cumbia, merengue dominicano, champeta and beat box. Guarachar is their latest release, with which they remind us of the spirit of neighborhood parties.
The UWM Percussion Ensemble presents its annual Fall 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.
No Man’s Land is an exhibition curated by students in Photography & Imaging’s Fall 2026 Contemporary Issues in Photography course.
The UWM Piano Studio will present a recital of solo and collaborative works. Program TBD.
The UWM Symphony Orchestra and Choirs join forces for an evening of powerful choral-orchestral masterworks. In recognition of the 250th anniversary of the United States, the program features American works that reflect on the nation’s history and ideals, including Florence Price’s Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight and Aaron Copland’s iconic Fanfare for the Common Man. The program also features Mozart’s radiant Coronation Mass, bringing together orchestra, chorus, and soloists in one of his most celebrated sacred works.
Spend the morning with the UWM String Academy as students ages 4 through 18 perform an engaging program of music from around the world. This concert showcases the talent and hard work they’ve put in throughout the semester. Free and open to the public.
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.
New Dancemakers 2026: Passing Through presents an evening of deeply engaging dances that will reframe and expand your view of dance. Choreographed by eight of the department’s graduating seniors, these works explore topics ranging from addiction and humanity’s relationship with nature to quantum mechanics, marginalization, and the desire for agency and freedom. Come support these emerging dance artists as they bring all the skills and knowledge they acquired as part of UWM Dance for a remarkable evening of dance!
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 tragicomic play, a grotesquely wealthy person returns to her hometown, which has suffered an economic downturn. In exchange for reversing their plight, she demands a high price—one that shakes the very bedrock of society. This landmark play premiered in New York 70 years ago in a production directed by Peter Brook and starring 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.