Peck School of the Arts

Winterdances
2025-01-30 00:00 - 2025-02-02 23:59 (America/Chicago) | Theatre Building, Mainstage Theatre, 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, 53211
Date & TimeLocationJanuary 30–February 1, 2025 (7:30–9:30 p.m.)February 2, 2025 (2–4 p.m.)Theatre Building, Mainstage Theatre and Virtual

Winterdances: Perfectly Wild presents dance that blurs the line between the magical and mundane, traces the rivers of Milwaukee, reflects on the haunting legacy of Japanese internment, and empowers the fierce bonds of womanhood. These dances dive into our shared humanity, the challenges we all face, and offer a vision of how we might gather strength by coming together in community.

Choreography by Los Angeles-based Hip Hop choreographer Jackie Lopez, and Dance faculty members Daniel Burkholder, Tiffany Kadani, and Dan Schuchart.

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General$22Seniors 65+, *UWM Faculty, Staff & Alumni$17Youth 17 and Under$12*UWM Student$12*PSOA Student (events ONLY in your department)FREE*If you have a UWM email account, please log in when visiting the Box Office page in order to display all UWM affiliated ticket pricing.

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Livestream$27––––––––Livestream URLs are sent from psoatix@uwm.edu to the purchasing e-mail two hours prior to event start time.

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Experimental Tuesdays: Peter Rose
2025-02-04 19:00 - 21:00 | UWM Union Cinema, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, 53211
Date & Time
Location

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 (7–9 p.m.)
UWM Union Cinema

Peter Rose’s films, performances, and installations delve into the nature of time, space, and perception, drawing on his background in mathematics and structuralist cinema. With a keen interest in language as both form and concept, his work explores concrete texts, political satire, and the absurd. Exhibited globally at MoMA, the Whitney Biennial, and Centre Pompidou, Rose’s art reimagines the boundaries of media and thought.

Since 1968 Peter Rose has made over forty films, tapes, performances and installations. Many of the early works raise intriguing questions about the nature of time, space, light, and perception and draw upon Rose’s background in mathematics and on the influence of structuralist filmmakers.

He subsequently became interested in language as a subject and in video as a medium and generated a substantial body of work that played with the feel and form of sense, concrete texts, political satire, oddball performance, and a kind of intellectual comedy. Recent video installations have involved a return to an examination of landscape, time, and vision.

Rose has been widely exhibited, both nationally and internationally, having been included in shows at the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Biennial, the Centre Pompidou, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Film Society at Lincoln Center, and the Rotterdam International Film Festival. He has been awarded fellowships by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Pew Foundation, the Independence Foundation, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and is fond of writing descriptions in the third person.

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Experimental Tuesdays is a free public series featuring celebrated work of contemporary and historical artist-made film and video. This weekly series presents films and artists that explore the creative and critical potential of moving images. It also amplifies marginalized voices by hosting artists that represent diverse populations, such as LGBT, Native American, Black and Latinx artists. Hosted by the Department of Film, Video, Animation & New Genres, and presented in partnership with UWM’s Union Cinema, this series is a bedrock of the Milwaukee arts landscape. Recent screenings include Silvia das Fadas, Courtney Stephens, Simon Liu, Helena Wittman, Jessica Bardsley, Suneil Sanzgiri, Mary Helena Clark, Angelo Madsen, and Rhayne Vermette to name a few.

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Priya Kambli
2025-02-05 19:30 - 21:00 | https://uwm.edu/arts/event/artists-now-guest-lecture-series-priya-kambli/
Dates
Location

February 5, 2025 (7:30–9 p.m.)
Virtual

Priya Kambli was born in India. She moved to the United States at age 18 carrying her entire life in one suitcase that weighed 20 lbs. She is currently Professor of Art at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. In 2008 PhotoLucida awarded her a book publication prize for her project Color Falls Down, published in 2010.
Throughout the fall and spring semesters, the Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series welcomes a diverse group of nationally and internationally recognized artists working across traditional, hybrid and emergent disciplines. Join us to explore and expand boundaries of creative visual practices alongside others with an interest in contemporary visual art.

Visit Priya Kambli’s website.

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The Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series is supported in part by the UWM Black & Gold Committee and Differential Tuition funds, Frederick R. Layton Fund, the John Colt Memorial Art Fund, The Queer Curatorial Fund, Center for 21st Century Studies, Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists, Print Club, Focus, and OBJECT.

Experimental Tuesdays: James J.A. Mercer & Yifan Jiang
2025-02-11 19:00 - 21:00 | UWM Union Cinema, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, 53211
Date & Time
Location

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 (7–9 p.m.)
UWM Union Cinema

A screening of animated long shorts by collaborators Yifan Jiang and James J.A. Mercer to be followed by a Q&A. Yifan Jiang Chinese-Canadian, conceptually-driven, project-based artist who works across painting, animation, sculpture, and performance. Her paintings explore her experiences growing up in a world of multiple cultures and languages. Mercer is a New York based artist working with painting, drawing and animation.
Artists in attendance!

Experimental Tuesdays is a free public series featuring celebrated work of contemporary and historical artist-made film and video. This weekly series presents films and artists that explore the creative and critical potential of moving images. It also amplifies marginalized voices by hosting artists that represent diverse populations, such as LGBT, Native American, Black and Latinx artists. Hosted by the Department of Film, Video, Animation & New Genres, and presented in partnership with UWM’s Union Cinema, this series is a bedrock of the Milwaukee arts landscape. Recent screenings include Silvia das Fadas, Courtney Stephens, Simon Liu, Helena Wittman, Jessica Bardsley, Suneil Sanzgiri, Mary Helena Clark, Angelo Madsen, and Rhayne Vermette to name a few.

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Amy O’Neill
2025-02-12 19:30 - 21:00 | https://uwm.edu/arts/event/artists-now-guest-lecture-series-amy-oneil/
Dates
Location

February 12, 2025 (7:30–9 p.m.)
Virtual

The work of Amy O’Neill investigates the intersections and balances between community and isolation, and the collaborative effort to build and maintain shared commonalities. Her paintings explore the invisible structures that support, improve, or divide specific communities. Her work has been included in juried and invitational exhibitions across the US and locally at the Portrait Society Gallery, Milwaukee Art Museum, and the Charles Allis Art Museum.
Throughout the fall and spring semesters, the Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series welcomes a diverse group of nationally and internationally recognized artists working across traditional, hybrid and emergent disciplines. Join us to explore and expand boundaries of creative visual practices alongside others with an interest in contemporary visual art.

Visit Amy O’Neill’s website.

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The Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series is supported in part by the UWM Black & Gold Committee and Differential Tuition funds, Frederick R. Layton Fund, the John Colt Memorial Art Fund, The Queer Curatorial Fund, Center for 21st Century Studies, Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists, Print Club, Focus, and OBJECT.

The Storyteller | UWM Wind Ensemble
2025-02-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall, 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, 53211
Date & Time
Location

February 14, 2025 (7–9:30 p.m.)
Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall and Virtual

Artwork: Sogol Saghatchi ’23 | Untitled (2022) | sogolsaghatchi.com
This program by the UW-Milwaukee Wind Ensemble will feature Professors Kevin Hartman (Trumpet) and Bernard Zinck (Violin) as featured performers on James M. Stephenson’s “The Storyteller,” an homage to long-time Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Trumpet Adolph “Bud” Herseth (1921-2013). The concert will also include a pair of compositions with celestial inspirations: Roshanne Etezady’s “Parhelion” and Frank Ticheli’s “Symphony No. 2: Apollo Unleashed.” We are pleased to welcome nominated high school students in Milwaukee who will perform side-by-side at this concert.
The UWM Wind Ensemble is the premier concert band in the Peck School of the Arts and has been recognized nationally and internationally through numerous invitations to perform at major music conferences. Emphasizing the single performer concept, the Wind Ensemble uses only players needed for a given piece, thus providing the greatest exposure for the exceptional musician.

In-person Tickets

General
$10

Seniors 65+, *UWM Faculty, Staff & Alumni
$8

Youth 17 and Under
$5

*UWM Student
FREE

*PSOA Student (events ONLY in your department)
FREE

*If you have a UWM email account, please log in when visiting the Box Office page in order to display all UWM affiliated ticket pricing.

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Present Music Presents: Moby Dick; The Whale
2025-02-14 20:00 - 21:30 | The Oriental Theatre, 2230 N. Farwell Ave., Milwaukee, 53211
Dates
Location

February 14, 2025 (8–9:30 p.m.)
Oriental Theatre

Ahoy! Celebrate Valentines Day with a deep dive into the subterranean currents of one of “The Great American Novels”, Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick”!
Director Wu Tsang has created a stunning feature-length silent film with live orchestral accompaniment, with a score by composers Caroline Shaw, Andrew Yee and Asthma Marrof. It’s a new take on the famous story, exploring hidden histories, marginalized narratives, and issues of social class and capitalism. And of course, a whale!

This event is presented by a community arts organization. While we are delighted to host and support our creative neighbors, Peck School of the Arts is not responsible for the content of this production. We share this listing in the spirit of collaboration among the artistic community.

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Preferred
$63

General
$38

Artist
$25

Student
$18

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First & Second Year Voice Recital
2025-02-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Music Building, Recital Hall, 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, 53211
Date & Time
Location

Monday, February 17, 2025 (7:30–9 p.m.)
Music Building, Recital Hall 175 and Virtual

Prepare to be captivated by the rising stars of UWM’s voice program as talented first and second-year voice majors take the stage for an electrifying recital journey through an eclectic array of musical styles and genres. From the soaring heights of classical opera to the soul-stirring melodies of contemporary pop, each performance promises to transport you on a thrilling sonic adventure.
With their passion, dedication, and undeniable talent, these budding vocalists are sure to leave a lasting impression, igniting the stage with their dynamic interpretations and infectious energy. Don’t miss this opportunity to witness the future of vocal excellence in action, as these emerging artists showcase their boundless potential and redefine the boundaries of musical expression.

Tickets are not required for this FREE event.

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Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Jimena Buena Vida
2025-02-19 19:30 - 21:00 | https://uwm.edu/arts/event/artists-now-guest-lecture-series-jimena-buena-vida/
Dates
Location

February 19, 2025 (7:30–9 p.m.)
Virtual

Jimena Buena Vida is a Colombian-born artist whose work is rooted in computational aesthetics intersecting with modern art. Her digital art practice is informed by painting and animation, where creative coding as an art medium transforms JavaScript into vibrant abstraction.
Her pieces have been exhibited internationally in Paris, Colombia, Argentina, Spain, China, and Switzerland, while her digital works achieved commercial success in the NFT space on platforms like SuperRare, Foundation, and fx_hash. With a dedicated collector base and sold-out collections on Ethereum and Tezos, Jimena continues to redefine contemporary abstraction through a fusion of art and innovation.
Throughout the fall and spring semesters, the Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series welcomes a diverse group of nationally and internationally recognized artists working across traditional, hybrid and emergent disciplines. Join us to explore and expand boundaries of creative visual practices alongside others with an interest in contemporary visual art.

Visit Jimena Buena Vida’s website.

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The Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series is supported in part by the UWM Black & Gold Committee and Differential Tuition funds, Frederick R. Layton Fund, the John Colt Memorial Art Fund, The Queer Curatorial Fund, Center for 21st Century Studies, Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists, Print Club, Focus, and OBJECT.

Classical Guitar Studio Concert: Lukasz Kuropaczewski
2025-02-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Music Building, Recital Hall, 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, 53211
Dates
Location

February 21, 2025 (7:30–9:30 p.m.)
Music Building, Recital Hall 175 and Virtual

Polish virtuoso Lukasz Kuropaczewski returns to Peck School of the Arts.

Tickets are not required for this FREE event.

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Experimental Tuesdays: James N. Kienitz Wilkins
2025-02-25 19:00 - 21:00 | UWM Union Cinema, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, 53211
Date & Time
Location

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 (7–9 p.m.)
UWM Union Cinema

“I have a personal interest or collision with everything I use. I’m interested in the world around me. The stuff of everyday life.” Raised in Maine and based in NYC, Wilkins creates moving image works combining conceptual rigor, uncanny observations, and bone-dry wit. From public hearings to mysterious videotapes, his work launches meditations on images, race, Hollywood, and life under late capitalism.
A downloadable PDF of a public hearing in Alleghany, New York; a mysterious videotape that becomes the center of a detective yarn; reflections on the history of the toxic Androscoggin River; or 35mm publicity stills scoured from movie studio press kits… in Wilkins’s able hands these things act as launching pads for freewheeling, rhizomatic meditations on the photographed image, representations of race, the history of Hollywood, and American life as lived under late capitalism. A curated selection of the work to date of an enormously original and utterly unclassifiable talent.
Filmmaker in attendance!

Experimental Tuesdays is a free public series featuring celebrated work of contemporary and historical artist-made film and video. This weekly series presents films and artists that explore the creative and critical potential of moving images. It also amplifies marginalized voices by hosting artists that represent diverse populations, such as LGBT, Native American, Black and Latinx artists. Hosted by the Department of Film, Video, Animation & New Genres, and presented in partnership with UWM’s Union Cinema, this series is a bedrock of the Milwaukee arts landscape. Recent screenings include Silvia das Fadas, Courtney Stephens, Simon Liu, Helena Wittman, Jessica Bardsley, Suneil Sanzgiri, Mary Helena Clark, Angelo Madsen, and Rhayne Vermette to name a few.

Peck School of the Arts Involvement Fair
2025-02-26 10:00 - 13:00 | Theatre Building, Mainstage Theatre, 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, 53211
Dates
Location

Wednesday February 26, 2025 (10 a.m.–1 p.m.)
Theatre Building, Mainstage Theatre Lobby

Learn about Peck School of the Arts resources, student organizations, programs and classes for majors, minors and non-majors. This opportunity is available to all UWM students. Free food will be provided.
Here’s just some of the many areas that will be represented

Art & Design Department
Arts Eco
Study Abroad
Center for Student Experience & Talent
Ceramic Arts Student Association
Community of Creative Arts
Dead Poets at UWM
Film + Femininity
Film & Animation Department
Music Department & Ensembles
Peck School of the Arts Advising & Student Services
Stage & Screen Society
Union Art Gallery
Union Cinema
And more!

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Hollis Hammonds
2025-02-26 19:30 - 21:00 | https://uwm.edu/arts/event/artists-now-guest-lecture-series-hollis-hammonds/
Dates
Location

February 26, 2025 (7:30–9 p.m.)
Virtual

Hollis Hammonds is a multimedia artist whose work, built on memory and utilizing evidence from the public collective consciousness, investigates social issues ranging from economic disparity and state violence to environmental degradation and human-made disasters. Her dystopian drawings and found-object installations have been widely exhibited throughout the US.
Throughout the fall and spring semesters, the Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series welcomes a diverse group of nationally and internationally recognized artists working across traditional, hybrid and emergent disciplines. Join us to explore and expand boundaries of creative visual practices alongside others with an interest in contemporary visual art.

Visit Hollis Hammonds’s website.

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The Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series is supported in part by the UWM Black & Gold Committee and Differential Tuition funds, Frederick R. Layton Fund, the John Colt Memorial Art Fund, The Queer Curatorial Fund, Center for 21st Century Studies, Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists, Print Club, Focus, and OBJECT.

Special Features: Auden Lincoln-Vogel & Philip Rabalais
2025-02-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Mitchell Hall, Fine Arts Cinema Room B91, 3203 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, 53211
Dates
Location

Friday, February 28, 2025 (1–3 p.m.)
Mitchell Hall, Fine Arts Cinema Room B91

An art & practice development workshop for PSOA students interested in the film industry, featuring Directors, Auden Lincoln-Vogel & Philip Rabalais.
Since 2022, Philip and Auden have been co-directing a feature-length film entitled The Tower of Invincibility, a hybrid fiction/documentary portrait of Fairfield, Iowa. Through a series of loosely-related improvised scenarios with non-actors from Fairfield, the film explores the tensions, humor, and pathos woven into this community’s social fabric. Join us for a dialogue on collaborative/community directing and a screen-test session of this upcoming work, followed by a Q&A.

Tickets are not required for this FREE event.

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