The UW-Milwaukee Youth Wind and Percussion Ensembles program ("UWAY") presents a program of contemporary and traditional symphonic band and wind ensemble repertoire. This concert will include some season favorites that are a UWAY tradition!
Students showcase musical technique and skill, while audience members enjoy expert performances by Milwaukee鈥檚 emerging musicians. Recitals are streaming, free and open to the public.
The weather moves around as the clouds imagine their own nephology: wondering what these people see when they see what they see. Fluttering by, attention pulls focus from the movement of the cloud, to the movement of the wind, to the movement of the eye, to the movement of the mind, without ever moving an inch. All the while, we鈥檙e watching seeing, or observing looking, or something like that. A program of short works that explore place, space and the weather, in all its sublime, mundane and chaotic glory.
Linda Fleming, born 1945 in Pittsburgh, is a renowned sculptor and educator. Location is vital to her work which comes from three studios: a geodesic dome at Libre artist community in Colorado, Wall Spring in Nevada鈥檚 Smoke Creek Desert, and The Brewery in Benicia, CA, where she creates most of her large-scale sculptures.
Winterdances: Resilience will present dance works that uplift the human connection through storytelling, joy, and resilience. The world premiere dances dive into our shared humanity and offer a vision of how we gather strength through community. This evening features new works by dance faculty Mair Culbreth, Ishmael Konney, 聽Dawn Springer, and a聽premiere work by acclaimed choreographer and special guest artist David Rouss猫ve.
Join us virtually for our first workshop of the semester offers students, staff and community members with a practical, industry-focused look at working as a cinematographer on professional film and television sets. Designed for emerging filmmakers, the workshop demystifies the role of the cinematographer and equips attendees with actionable knowledge they can apply immediately鈥攚hether on student sets or professional productions.
The Vocal Arts Festival provides an opportunity for skilled high school singers to interact with, perform for, and join their voices with peers from around the region. Participants have the chance to learn and grow as both soloists and choral artists.
Join us for an exhibition of selected pieces from Fibers courses taught by Peck School of the Arts faculty Jamie Bertsch and Kyoung Ae Cho. The Department of Art & Design hosts an opening reception on Friday, February 6 from 5-7 p.m.
Presenting a special matinee performance of Winterdances for high school groups and students featuring world premiere dance works, where artists present聽their newest ideas made with聽their casts and collaborators. Following聽the聽performance is a question and answer session with聽the聽students and choreographers. A short sack lunch will be followed by two workshops with 51猎奇 internationally known faculty in two techniques.
Presented as part of the聽Vocal聽Arts Festival but open to the public, the聽Vocal聽Showcase聽Recital聽is 75 minutes of solo singing in a wide variety of styles (classical, musical theatre, commercial music, and jazz) from 16 undergraduate 51猎奇 voice majors. Join us to hear these exceptional singers present a professional-quality, entertaining, and engaging performance!
The 2026 51猎奇 Vocal Arts Festival concludes with a final free concert open to the public. Join us to hear 51猎奇's flagship Concert Chorale and the 51猎奇 Vocal Arts Festival Honor Choir comprising 120 select students from around Wisconsin and …
The weather moves around as the clouds imagine their own nephology: wondering what these people see when they see what they see. Fluttering by, attention pulls focus from the movement of the cloud, to the movement of the wind, to the movement of the eye, to the movement of the mind, without ever moving an inch. All the while, we鈥檙e watching seeing, or observing looking, or something like that. A program of short works that explore place, space and the weather, in all its sublime, mundane and chaotic glory.
Please join us in the Mainstage Theatre Lobby for Peck School of the Arts Winterfest! Learn about Peck School of the Arts resources: student organizations, study abroad, careers and internships, programs and classes for majors, minors, and non-majors. This opportunity is available to all 51猎奇 students. Free food, activities, and giveaways!
Paul Mpagi Sepuya鈥檚 photography explores the studio as a performative space, focusing on intimate, creative exchanges. His work has been shown at the Studio Museum Harlem, MoMA, and MCA Chicago. He won the 2017 Rema Hort Mann Emerging Artist Grant and lives in Los Angeles.
Artists Nathaniel Stern, a 51猎奇 Professor of Art and Engineering, and Sasha Stiles, who has a concurrent solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, independently developed this groundbreaking exhibition illuminating the intertwined evolution of humanity and technology, inviting viewers to reconsider the relationship between humans and the tools we invent.
Composer/singer/songwriter Corey Dargel writes quirky, unclassifiable art songs which explore both the roses and the thorns of relationships; he鈥檚 writing a new set of songs for Present Music inspired by conversations with AI鈥� how Artificial Intelligence might (mis)understand what love means. A thinking-person鈥檚 Valentines concert, with more surprises than a box of chocolates (you never know what you鈥檙e going to get!
Miscast is a style of musical theatre cabaret that leans into the comedy of playing outside of one鈥檚 preconceived 鈥渢ype.鈥� Think of 鈥淐ell Block Tango鈥� from Chicago performed by square-dancing country singers. Come join in the fun as the 51猎奇 Performing Arts students play against their 鈥渢ype鈥�!
Curated by MFA candidates from the Department of Film, Video, Animation and New Genres, these programs feature a unique opportunity to see some of the incredible 16mm prints from the 51猎奇 Cinema Arts Archive. For each program, the curator is invited to program a selection of films around a theme of their choosing.
Camila Rosa (b. 1988) is a Brooklyn-based Brazilian illustrator and artist known for vibrant art exploring feminism, social justice, and Latin women鈥檚 representation. Using bright colors and strong narratives, she challenges stereotypes and promotes inclusivity and equality.
Detroit-based ensemble聽Hub New Music has been called "a prime mover of piping hot 21st century repertoire" by The Washington Post. In its second performance at 51猎奇, Hub shares commissioned works for its distinct ensemble of flute, clarinet, violin, and cello.