• New Music Ensemble Spring Concert

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

    Join the New Music Ensemble (NME) for our final concert of the academic year as we 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.

  • Zen Film Festival

    Arts Center Lecture Hall 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

    Join us for a collection of student-made short films from the class Zen and the Art of Filmmaking, which focuses on developing artistic sensibility through the Zen art of practice and automatic principles. These films are funny, odd, thoughtful, frightening, and most of all full of Zen.

  • UWM Pop Ensemble

    Kenilworth Square East, Jan Serr Studio 2155 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI +1 more
    Hybrid Event

    UWM’s Pop Ensemble takes the stage at Jan Serr Studio for a spring performance set in a standout downtown space. With its skyline views and vibrant atmosphere, the venue adds a unique energy to an already exciting night of music.

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

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

    This end of the term showing features works by the African Dance, Salsa/Merengue & Hip Hop classes.

  • Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: MFA Candidates Alex Witteman & Liya Du

    Virtual Event

    Liya Du and Alex Witteman are interdisciplinary artists whose work examines the relationships between people, place, and the built environment. Du explores motherhood, domestic labor, and memory through painting, installation, and artist books, while Witteman uses photography, sculpture, and performance to investigate human interactions with natural ecosystems and resources.

  • Cinematic Arts MFA Screening

    Arts Center Lecture Hall 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

    Join students of the Cinematic Arts MFA program as they screen and celebrate their thesis work.

  • UW-MESS Advanced Electronic Music Showcase

    Music Building, Electronic Music Studios B60 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

    Students enrolled in Advanced Electronic Music and Sound Art, representing UW-MESS (UWM Electroacoustic Sound Studios), will showcase their final projects in a concert featuring all-new works of interactive electronic music!

  • 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.

  • Convocation

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

    You are cordially invited to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts graduation convocation for baccalaureate and master’s degree recipients.

  • Dance Summer Intensive for Emerging Dancers

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

    Through diverse approaches, embodied practices, and high-caliber training, dancers are exposed to physical techniques and artistry that prepare them for college auditions, dance performances, and professional careers. The four-day event is designed for artists ages 14 and up who are seeking to deepen their dance practice and discover new techniques, forging connections that support a professional dance future.

  • UW-Milwaukee Band Day for Woodwinds, Brass & Percussion Programs

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

    This is an event for high school band programs. Spend the morning at UW-Milwaukee and get to know our world-class Woodwind, Brass & Percussion performance faculty! There will be performances, master classes, and a mass band experience for all involved!

  • UpStart – MFA in Dance Research Concert

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

    Join MFA Dance students for an evening of original, experimental choreography developed in collaboration with UWM students, alumni, and the Milwaukee community. Their dance works explore diverse choreographic questions to investigate boundaries, freedom, resilience, and memory. UpStart is a unique opportunity to experience choreography from dance artists from across the nation.