February 19, 2019 Bucks give away '90's night' caps

CBS 58: Bucks give away ’90’s night’ caps designed by UWM design student

Hats off to PSOA junior Kelsey Robinson. His vintage design was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks for their Feb. 23, 2019, ’90s Night’ cap giveaway. Reporters at CBS 58 asked Kelsey about his creative process. …
February 19, 2019 flex fest

Student, alumni filmmakers represent at FLEX Fest

The Florida Experimental Film/Video Festival (FLEX Fest) happens a long way from Milwaukee, but the Peck School of the Arts Department of Film, Video, Animation, & New Genres made its presence felt during the festival’s Feb. 6-10 run. Film MFA candidate Ariel... Read More …

February 19, 2019 MakealFlammini_TheOptimist

Alumnae named 2018-19 Nohl Fellows

The Nohl Fund Fellowship for Wisconsin artists named two PSOA alumnae to its newest class of emerging-artist fellows. Nazli Dincel (’15 MFA Performing Arts; ’11 BFA Film) and Makeal Flammini (’13 BFA Art) each received $10,000 and will be featured in... Read More …

February 18, 2019 A still from the film 'Give Me Liberty,' set and shot in Milwaukee.

Sundance Film Review: ‘Give Me Liberty’

Kirill Mikhanovsky studied film, linguistics and Russian during his time at UWM. After graduate work at NYU, he’s making movies in and about Milwaukee. Variety caught his latest, “Give Me Liberty,” at Sundance. They liked it. Read more at Variety. …
June 22, 2018

UW-Milwaukee camp opens animation up to women

Senior Lecturer and Camp Director Brooke Thiele talks with TMJ4 about her sold out summer animation camp. Watch here. …
June 5, 2018

Making music is a passion for prizewinning UWM classical guitarists

Read the stories of two star music graduates and their mentor, Rene Izquierdo, Chair of UWM’s Guitar Program, over at the UWM Report. …
June 4, 2018

Look Here: Local artists reinterpret historical artifacts in new exhibition

“Look Here!” a new exhibition running June 28 – Sept 16 at Villa Terrace features the work of 14 Wisconsin artists that reflect society today and how civilized or uncivilized we’ve become; issues of immigration and acceptance and community. Read... Read More …

May 30, 2018

Exploring New Worlds: Using Technology to Expand Imagination

UWM technical theater professor Chris Guse applauded by the International Museum Theatre Alliance for his expertise in development, implementation, and post-launch to deal with technical issues at every phase in a production. …
May 30, 2018

Eyes on Milwaukee: Author Chronicles Milwaukee’s Beautiful Terra Cotta

Art Education alum, Ben Tyjeski, wears a lot of hats. He’s a Milwaukee Public Schools art teacher, ceramics sculptor, architectural history tour guide, and now a published author. Read more at Urban Milwaukee. …
May 29, 2018

Theatre alum cast in NYC production of “Othello”

Theatre alum Chukwudi Iwuji to lead the cast of “Othello” in The Public Theater‘s Shakespeare in the Park production to be performed at the Delacorte in Central Park (New York City). Read more at Playbill. …
May 27, 2018

TimeSlips helps patients suffering from dementia rediscover a talent for storytelling

UWM Theatre professor Anne Bastings helped create TimeSlips in 1998, a group therapy program that infuses creativity into elder care, that is now being used nationwide. Read more at CBS 58. …
May 21, 2018

BWW Review: URINETOWN Brings Potty Humor At Its Best To Milwaukee’s Skylight Music Theatre

BroadwayWorld reviews Peck School alumni performing in Skylight Music Theatre’s current production of Urinetown, the Musical! …

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