Arts & Humanities
UWM alum finds fun and success on Lego reality TV show
Paul Wellington’s passion for building with Lego bricks led him to pursue an architecture degree at UWM. And now he’s competing on nationwide TV every week on this season’s “LEGO Masters.”
Public invited to bring home movies to UWM for display, repair at Home Movie Day
Home movies will be inspected and/or repaired by UWM volunteers at the free event Oct. 14. The movies can also be screened for an audience while the owner narrates.
Marcus Prize winner Tiantian Xu will teach UWM architecture students in 2024
The prize, which is funded by the Marcus Corporation Foundation, provides a $100,000 award – half to the winner and the other half to bring Xu to Milwaukee to teach a spring 2024 studio at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning.
New podcast celebrates Latinx Milwaukee history
The podcast will be formally launched Oct. 5 at a HOLA Archives Podcast Project reception in the Golda Meir Library Fourth Floor Conference Center from 5 to 7 p.m.
Prowl Radio is UWM’s new student-run station
When student Alexis Treadway discovered the university didn’t have a radio station, she did something about it. Now, it’s a source of fostering community and provides a means of learning valuable skills.
UWM guitar student shares his music, wins prizes around the world
Kevin Loh, a second-year master’s degree student in UWM’s classical guitar program, is racking up an impressive number of awards in international guitar competitions.
Students turn lot into neighborhood attraction, with help from UWM and others
Residents of Sherman Park have a new place to meet and enjoy being outdoors, thanks to students from nine Milwaukee Public Schools who helped design and build a new community gathering spot at 55th and Center streets.
Rehbein appointed director of Community Design Solutions at UWM
CDS provides preliminary design and planning services to underserved communities, nonprofit agencies and municipalities in Milwaukee and the surrounding areas.
Recent UWM grad focuses on telling stories with images
Jovanny Caballero Hernandez works as a photographer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and as an artist. Much of his work grows out his cultural heritage, he says.
Architecture team designs exhibit for Venice Biennial
The “Time-Space-Existence Exhibition” focuses on sustainable and diverse neighborhoods that are managing change. UWM’s exhibit focuses on Chicago’s Devon Avenue neighborhood, on the city’s north side.