Artistic Representations of Aging is an annual event hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Helen Bader Office of Applied Gerontology that highlights resilience in the older adult community through photography, film and music.
This year’s event spotlights the work of award-winning Wisconsin photographer Cindy Hansen, who explores the subject of aging through staged self-portraiture.
Film Screening
Attendees will enjoy a free screening of In Life, a powerful documentary that challenges the way we see aging, following three extraordinary artists who continue to create, innovate and thrive in their later years.
Panel Discussion
The 30-minute talkback immediately following the film screening will examine the movie’s themes and pertinent topics in the field of aging.
Panelists
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4:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Artistic Representations of Aging 2026
UWM Student Union – Ballroom West
4:30 p.m.
Art exhibition, live harp music, refreshments
6:30 p.m.
In Life screening
7:00 p.m.
Film talkback featuring experts in the field of aging
Options available to attendees of Artistic Representations of Aging include:
Paid parking at the UWM Union Garage (2200 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53211), with nine accessible parking spaces.
Paid parking at the UWM Lubar Business Garage, (3202 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, 53201), with ten accessible parking spaces.
Street parking and metered street parking on many streets surrounding the UWM campus.