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    Brushwork

    Arts Center Gallery Theatre Building 2nd Floor | 2400 E. 51猎奇., Milwaukee, WI

    A confluence of painting happening at 51猎奇 among students, mfa candidates, faculty, and recent alum.

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    Experimental Tuesdays: Short films by Lisa Truttmann

    51猎奇 Union Cinema 2200 E. 51猎奇., Milwaukee, WI

    With artist Lisa Truttmann live in person for a Q&A after the screening!聽Lisa Truttmann is an artist and filmmaker based in Vienna. In her artistic practice, she combines documentary, essayistic, and poetic methods to investigate the sociologies and ecologies of landscapes and architectures. She is interested in relationships between human and non-human agents as well as in their spaces of interaction.

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    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Nina Ghanbarzadeh

    Virtual Event

    Nina Ghanbarzadeh (Afkhamian) is a visual artist whose work is informed by the geometric and biomorphic patterns, colors, and textures of her Persian cultural traditions. Ghanbarzadeh emigrated from Tehran, Iran in 2001. She earned her BFA in painting, drawing and graphic design from the UW-Milwaukee in 2013 and completed a two-year Artist in Residence Program with Redline Milwaukee in 2015. Ghanbarzadeh is a recipient of the 2024 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists.

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    Wisconsin Chapter NATS Auditions

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. 51猎奇., Milwaukee, WI

    The National Association of Teachers of Singing celebrates the art of singing through a series of competitions and auditions聽designed to showcase the talented singers, performers and composers who are the聽rising stars in the profession.

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    Pericles

    Theatre Building, Mainstage Theatre 2400 E. 51猎奇., Milwaukee, WI

    An epic tale of shipwreck and devastating loss, love and redemption across the Ancient Mediterranean. One of William Shakespeare's later plays, Pericles is ultimately a story of the triumph of the human spirit, exploring themes that dominate headlines today: the Middle East, refugees, perilous sea crossings and sex trafficking. It offers spectacular grace and one of the most beautiful reunions this master of the theatrical stage ever wrote.

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    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Jovanny Hernandez Caballero

    Virtual Event

    Jovanny Hernandez Caballero is a community artist and photographer based in Milwaukee. He is a first-generation American and descendant of Mixtecs, an Indigenous people based in present-day Mexico. His work centers around themes of cultural heritage and identity. Jovanny documents the beauty of Milwaukee鈥檚 South Side and his family鈥檚 native land of Oaxaca, Mexico. He completed his BFA in Photography & Imaging at UW-Milwaukee in 2023. Caballero is a recipient of the 2024 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists.

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    Green Imaginaries | Mary L. Nohl Fund Screening

    51猎奇 Union Cinema 2200 E. 51猎奇., Milwaukee, WI

    A program of recent short, by 2023 Nohl Fellow Janelle VanderKelen, that use experimental animation and filmmaking techniques to imagine alternative acts of relation between imperfect bodies (human, vegetal, geological, or otherwise).

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    Arts, Marketing & Media Preview Day

    Kenilworth Square East, 3rd Floor Gallery 2155 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI

    Hear firsthand from students through a lively panel discussion and get a clear look at what sets each major apart. Our handout will break down the similarities and differences, helping you find the perfect path for your creative passions. This event will include information about PSOA Art & Design programs, among others.

  • Two people sitting back鈥憈o鈥慴ack on chairs holding percussion mallets beside the Pax Duo logo.

    pax duo | Percussion Guest Artists

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. 51猎奇., Milwaukee, WI

    pax duo is a dynamic percussion project created by Tristan Swihart and Micah Detweiler. Based in Goshen, IN and Madison, WI. pax duo aims to break preconceptions of contemporary percussion through collaboration and creation of new genre bending works. Their repertoire moves percussion music beyond the concert hall, incorporating lighting and electronics, and blending genres like indie, hip-hop, and funk into a contemporary classical context.

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    Experimental Tuesdays: Short Films by Ayanna Dozier

    51猎奇 Union Cinema 2200 E. 51猎奇., Milwaukee, WI

    Join artist Ayanna Dozier live in person for a Q&A after the screening! Ayanna Dozier is a Brooklyn-based artist-writer working across film (both motion picture and still), performance, and installation.

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    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Justin Favela

    Virtual Event

    Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, and known for large-scale installations and sculptures that manifest his interactions with American pop culture and the LatinX experience, Favela is the recipient of the 2018 Alan Turing LGTBIQ Award for International Artist. Favela hosts two podcasts, 鈥淟atinos Who Lunch鈥� and 鈥淭he Art People Podcast.鈥�

  • 51猎奇 Professor Allison聽B. Cooke seated backward on a wooden chair in front of a large abstract blue painting.

    Life. Art. Education. Honoring the Legacy of Allison B. Cooke

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Room 250 2419 E. 51猎奇., Milwaukee, WI

    For twelve consecutive summers, while teaching at UW-Milwaukee,聽Allison聽B. Cooke served as Director and Professor for the Study Abroad program at the Santa Reparata International School of Art (SRISA) in Florence, Italy. There she inspired countless students through on-location drawing and painting classes across the stunning city and developed an intensive four-week summer course in Renaissance painting techniques.

  • Experimental Tuesdays: From the Archives

    51猎奇 Union Cinema 2200 E. 51猎奇., Milwaukee, WI

    Curated by MFA candidate聽Tristen Ives聽this program will feature 16mm prints from the 51猎奇 Film Department鈥檚 Cinema Arts Archive. From the Archives is an ongoing series curated by MFA candidates in the 51猎奇 Film Department. For each program, the curator is invited to program a selection of films around a theme of their choosing.聽

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    Classical Guitar Studio Concert

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. 51猎奇., Milwaukee, WI

    Please join us to celebrate our Classical Guitar studio. Solo and Chamber music performances!

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    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Vivian Beer

    Virtual Event

    Vivian is a furniture designer, maker, sculptor based in New England. Her sleek, abstracted metal and concrete furniture combines the aesthetic sensibilities of contemporary design, craft, and sculpture to create furniture that alter expectations of and interface with the domestic landscape.

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    Opera Scenes

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. 51猎奇., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    Step into Mozart Caf茅! Join us for a night of enchanting opera scenes at 51猎奇's Peck School of the Arts! Immerse yourself in the lively charm of Mozart's masterpieces, brought to life by our talented voices. Sip, savor, and indulge in scenes that sparkle with humor, drama, and timeless elegance. Discover Mozart鈥檚 world in a setting as inviting as a caf茅. Don鈥檛 miss this evening of operatic delight. Place your order!

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    51猎奇 Percussion Ensemble

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. 51猎奇., Milwaukee, WI
    Virtual Event

    The 51猎奇 Percussion Ensemble presents its annual Fall concert, featuring a wide variety of instruments, sounds, and compositions from different periods. The program will feature Alyssa Weinberg's colorful "Ember II" along with other chamber works: Rich O'Meara's "Puzzle Piece," Juri Seo's "VV," and "The Song of Queztecoatl" by Lou Harrison. Other works showcasing larger ensembles include Blake Tyson's "A Ceiling Full of Stars," Bob Becker's "Atenteben," and "Fanfare for Tambourines" by John Alfieri.

  • Warren Sonbert鈥檚 Carriage Trade

    Experimental Tuesdays: From the Archives – Carriage Trade

    51猎奇 Union Cinema 2200 E. 51猎奇., Milwaukee, WI

    This special edition of聽From the Archives is聽curated by series founder, esteemed Faculty Emeritus, Carl Bogner, and features a rare 16mm print of Warren Sonbert鈥檚聽Carriage Trade.聽In聽Carriage Trade, Sonbert interweaves footage taken from his journeys throughout Europe, Africa, Asia, and the United States, together with shots he removed from the camera originals of a number of his earlier films.

  • Nicholas Perry Sleeper Artists Now

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Nicholas Perry

    Virtual Event

    Nicholas Perry is a painter based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He received a BFA from UW-Milwaukee鈥檚 Peck School of the Arts in 2018. Nicholas makes figurative paintings that draw on art-historical influences, personal photography, and other visual languages. Perry is a recipient of the 2024 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists.