News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
After fire struck UWM’s theater building April 8, students and faculty put aside their grief and shock, rolled up their sleeves and got to work. Less than two weeks later, a new “Arcadia” set is almost ready.
UWM’s production of “Arcadia” will go on May 3-7 despite a fire that knocked the theater building out of service, with set production being done at Shorewood High School and performances at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater.
Peck School of the Arts graduate student Evan Taucher won the top prize in the guitar category at the prestigious Schubert Club Student Scholarship Competition. Along with his first-place honors, Taucher earned $2,000 and the right to perform at a concert in 2017. Taucher is from Tampa, Fla., and pursuing his master’s degree in music […]
MacArthur “genius” fellow Anne Basting reframes how we look at growing old.
Kim Cosier, professor of art education and associate dean of the Peck School of the Arts, is one of the co-editors of a book that just won a national Stonewall Book Award. The book, “Rethinking Sexism, Gender, and Sexuality,” was published last year by the Milwaukee-based organization Rethinking Schools. It was designed as a manual for […]
A look at photos from 2016 shows the many ways UWM engaged with the community, from presidential candidate visits to research that helped advance human knowledge and achievement. But there was time for fun, too.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s ArtsECO (Arts Education/Community Ecosystem) program has received a $15,000 Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. ArtsECO, a partnership between the Peck School of the Arts and the School of Education, provides professional development and hands-on experiences in art, technology and digital fabrication for Milwaukee teachers. ArtsECO institutes […]
Two faculty members in the Peck School of the Arts could be in line for a Grammy. Greg Flint and Todd Levy played with the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra on a recording of the opera “Cold Mountain.” The recording was nominated for Grammy awards in two categories, Best Opera Recording and Best Contemporary Classical Composition. […]
Two UWM Peck School of the Arts filmmakers will screen work at Park City, Utah, film festivals. Sky Hopinka, a film department instructor and alumnus, will return to the Sundance Film Festival, Jan. 19-29. His film “Visions of an Island” will screen in the festival’s documentary short film program and in its environmentally themed New […]
Three UWM Peck School of the Arts artists will receive Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships. Jesse McLean and Joseph Mougel each will receive $20,000 established artist fellowships. Brooke Thiele will receive a $10,000 emerging artist fellowship. The fellowships will provide unrestricted funds for the artists to create new work or to complete work in progress. […]
