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  • 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 …

  • Overhead view of a dark wooden table cluttered with paper cutouts, stickers, small notebooks, and craft supplies.

    Power of the Pen: ZINES!!!

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

    Power of the Pen: ZINES!!!  Thursday, October 8  4:30 PM -6:30 PM | Gasthaus  Learn how to create your own DIY zine and express your creativity through art, writing, and storytelling in this hands-on workshop. We'll provide all the supplies, plus free appetizers while you craft, connect, …

  • 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, …

  • Logo banner with pale yellow borders featuring white dots, displaying the bold black text "GASTHAUS" above "Trivia Nights" in a colorful cursive script.

    Gasthaus Trivia

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

    Calling all brainiacs and social butterflies! Join the fun at UWM Gasthaus for their epic trivia night. Teams can have 2-6 players, and if you fly solo, no worries! We’ll help you connect with fellow Panthers who are also trivia …

  • A man with dark, wet hair and dirt on his face stands in front of a tiled wall wearing a patterned zip-up hoodie.

    Obsession | New Release!

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

    After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic learns that desire’s fulfillment comes at the highest price. (Curry Barker, 2026, USA, 108 mins, Blu-ray)

  • A four-panel vertical collage featuring distinct visual textures side-by-side: a colorful ceramic vessel, zebra-like black and white stripes, a marbled pebble pattern, and green mossy plant life.

    Common Ground – Opening Reception

    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 …

  • A vintage 1960 Topps Hank Aaron Milwaukee Braves baseball card displayed against a dark background, with white handwritten cursive text visible beneath the card reading, "...is a hard job weren't going".

    American Dreams (lost and found)

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

    16mm print! Milwaukee-born filmmaker James Benning's austere personal history of the USA from 1954 to 1976, told through an amalgamation of his Hank Aaron card collection with the scrolling scrawl of would-be Nixon assassin Arthur Bremer's diaries. Benning describes the …

  • A concrete bridge with arched supports stretches far across open water into the distance toward a horizon filled with white, fluffy clouds and a pale blue sky.

    Eight Bridges | Milwaukee Premiere

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

    “It seems to be the time to consider bridges.” James Benning’s latest exercise in looking and listening centers on meeting points between built and natural worlds, ranging from the cinematic (San Francisco’s Golden Gate) to the historical (Selma’s Edmund Pettus) …

  • Photo of the artist fair. In the foreground are two tables with a number of drawn portraits. The two artists are sitting behind the table, smiling. There are customers standing in front of the table looking at the assorted drawings.

    Fall Artist Fair

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

    Please join us in the Student Union Concourse for our Artist Fair. Individual students, Student Orgs, and local artists will be showing their wares like pottery, jewelry, prints, greeting cards, and so much more. Please contact us at the Craft Centre if you’re …

  • 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 …

  • High-angle view of a group of friends seated in a dimly lit booth playing a board game around a small wooden table.

    Board Games in the Gasthaus

    Board Games in the Gasthaus
    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Looking for something fun to do or a new game to try? Stop by the Gasthaus for a casual night of board games, with plenty of options to choose from. Come with friends or come solo and sign up to …

  • Photo of a table covered with parchment paper and people using modeling clay. There are two hands at the forefront of the picture manipulating a clay portrait of a face. The lips and nose are complete, and the person is working on the chin area.

    Intro to Ceramic Hand Building Techniques

    Intro to Ceramic Hand Building Techniques
    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    In this 5-week course, you'll explore the essentials of three fundamental hand-building techniques: pinch, slab, and coil. Throughout the class, you'll create multiple functional and decorative pieces: rustic mugs, jewelry dishes, textured coasters, trinket boxes, and large fruit bowls. This course is perfect for all experience …