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  • A split-screen visual with high contrast and overexposed color saturations, featuring vertical beams of pink and yellow light piercing down into open landscape fields against a dark sky.

    Debut, or, Objects of the Field of Debris as Currently Catalogued

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Filmmaker in person! A young filmmaker stumbles on a hidden book tied to a vanished art forger and the perfect mystery for his next film pitch. But as coincidences mount, he begins to question what’s real, who’s watching him, and …

  • A person sits at a dimly lit desk, speaking on a landline phone while lit by the warm yellow glow of a banker's lamp amidst stacks of books.

    Chronovisor | Milwaukee Premiere!

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    While writing a monograph on historical theories of memory, a respected academic becomes entranced by the allegedly true story of the Chronovisor, an occult device said to reproduce images from any point in history on a television screen. Her obsession …

  • A black-and-white image from the film Araya showing numerous workers shoveling and carrying heavy loads across large mounds of white salt at a salt mine under a bright sky.

    Araya

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    New restoration! In the days when salt was worth its weight in gold, Spanish colonists in the Araya peninsula of northeast Venezuela built a fortress to guard against pirates; now only ruins lie at the center of Margot Benacerraf’s lyrical …

  • A scene from the film Sholay showing a man seated inside a horse-drawn carriage or carousel while a woman in traditional pink attire dances nearby.

    Sholay

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    4K restoration! Once voted the greatest Indian film ever made, Sholay opened in Mumbai in 1975 and ran continuously for the next five years. A grand tapestry of genres–action-thriller, revenge Western, comedy, tragedy, musical–is India’s first 70mm film and the …

  • An overhead, close-up shot of a person using a wooden squeegee to pull dark ink across a screenprint mesh. The screen is burned with the text "STUDIO ARTS and CRAFT CENTRE" and a hand logo. A large open jar of vibrant purple ink sits in the foreground.

    Beginner Screen Printing

    Beginner Screen Printing
    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    If you are curious about screen printing but not sure where to begin, or want to perfect your technique, this class is for you! Participants will first learn how to create a suitable design, then create their screen. Finally, participants …

  • Overhead view of a potter's clay-covered hands gently shaping a small ceramic bowl on a pottery wheel.

    Intro to Wheel Throwing Session 1

    Intro to Wheel Throwing Session 1
    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Are you curious to try out the pottery wheel? Join us for five weeks to familiarize yourself with the fundamentals of wheel throwing and clay! Between classes, participants will have access to the studio space to practice and work through …

  • Hands pouring a smooth blue glaze from a measuring jug over an upside-down white ceramic vessel held over a large plastic catchment bowl.

    Glazing Techniques Session 1

    Glazing Techniques Session 1
    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Learn basic techniques of surface decoration on ceramic forms! This course will cover underglaze techniques such as stenciling, shaving cream swirl, and Mishima inlay, as well as overglazing processes such as dripping, brushing, and marbling. We will dive right in, …

  • Cyanotype

    Cyanotype

    Cyanotype
    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Step back in time and discover a vintage photography technique from the 1840s! In this workshop, you’ll work with a light-sensitive solution to create stunning, blue-toned images. By arranging objects on the surface and exposing them to light, you’ll craft unique, one-of-a-kind prints that …

  • A frame of a 35mm film strip against a dark background, showing a blue abstract textured pattern between white sprocket holes.

    Julie Murray | Virtual director Q&A!

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Drawing on a background in painting and the fine arts, Julie Murray has made more than twenty-five beguiling and beautiful films, equally invested in metaphysics as in material. Murray will be present to share a program of her recent moving-image …

  • A collage featuring vertical panels of four distinct artworks: a painted ceramic vessel, a black-and-white zebra-stripe pattern, a detailed marbled abstract texture, and a mossy green sculpture with wire details.

    Common Ground – Exhibition Run

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Common Ground explores the possibilities of working with natural materials, bringing together artists whose practices engage with these mediums. The featured works demonstrate the diverse ways artists transform raw materials into objects of beauty, meaning, and innovation. Each work reflects …

  • Hands wearing mint-green dotted quilting gloves guide a colorful patchwork quilt under the presser foot of a sewing machine for free-motion quilting.

    Sewing Machine Basics: Patchwork

    Sewing Machine Basics: Patchwork
    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Gain or expand your sewing skills in this introduction course! Our sewing specialist Beth will break down the basics, guiding you step-by-step through operating a sewing machine. Students will walk away with a complete patchwork piece, and confidence with techniques and terminology to continue their sewing journey with ease!