Film, Visual, and Performing Arts Community
Film, visual, and performing arts careers provide an outlet for artistic expression and offer diverse opportunities for creativity and innovation.
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Community Resources
Gain Experience and Skills
Hands-on learning beyond the classroom helps you expand your skills, form community connections, build your resume, and gain the Panther Edge. These include internships, undergraduate research, study abroad, community engagement, and leadership experiences.
Joining a student organization provides you opportunities to form friendships, explore your interests, gain work and volunteer experience, develop leadership skills, and network with professionals working in your industry. Explore UWM’s student organizations.
Examples: Arts for All, Focus Photography Club at UWM, Game and Design Development Club, Prowl Radio, Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, Ad Club, and more.
Internships provide an excellent opportunity to get hands-on experience, expand your transferable skills, develop professional connections, and build your resume. Our staff can help you tailor your resume and cover letter, search for positions, and prepare for the interview.
Be sure to utilize Handshake to search for positions. Employers looking to hire UWM students & alumni use this recruiting system to connect with you!
Examples: ArtsEco, Story Fellows Program
On-campus jobs provide convenient options with flexible scheduling and opportunities to gain transferrable and career-related skills. Explore and apply to on-campus jobs on Handshake. For additional support, visit our employment website.
Examples: There’s a variety of arts related spaces on campus that could provide meaningful experience for students interested in creative careers. Some places include, the Studio Arts & Craft Centre, pre-college programs, ArtsECO, Campus Marketing and many gallery spaces throughout campus.
SET has deep community partnerships which provide student opportunities for volunteering, service learning, service trips, and other forms of community-based learning. You may even find yourself in a course with a built-in service-learning requirement. You can learn more about this on our website here.
Examples: Big Brothers Big Sisters Program, Alternative Spring Break Trip, Virtual Tutoring Program, and Hope House Food Pantry…to name a few!
Identify Common Local Employers
Build your Professional Network with Creative Organizations
Career Paths and Search Terms
The Peck School of the Arts provides rich career resources for each academic department.
Visit their page for career content in the specific areas of the arts.
Meet Your Advisors
Executive Director
lmarks@uwm.edu
Watermarks Program Manager
jacksoew@uwm.edu
Partnership Events Coordinator
hollowaj@uwm.edu
Community Engagement and Experiential Learning Program Manager
mschoeff@uwm.edu