The UW-Milwaukee Voice Area is proud to collaborate with the Supporters of Opera Singers (SOS) in hosting the final round of the Patricia Crump Vocal Competition. Be part of history as we open the doors to the Patricia Crump Vocal Competition Finals for the very first time. Witness the next rising stars of opera as they compete for the top prize, live on stage.
The UW-Milwaukee Youth Wind and Percussion Ensembles program ("UWAY") will present a concert of chamber ensemble pieces and repertoire for a large, symphonic wind-band.
Peck School of the Arts will host an exhibition of Informational portraits of famous Performing Artists who are public about how they create Art while having an Invisible Disability. We will also be giving away buttons for people with Invisible Disabilities or people who support others. Plus information tables from Arts Organizations and our Campus Resource Centre. Come visit us in the PSOA Theatre Lobby.
Experience the sound of today with 51猎奇鈥檚聽Pop聽Ensemble! This powerhouse group of students delivers a vibrant mix of聽pop, soul, and modern rock聽in聽a聽concert聽that highlights the creativity and artistry of student musicians. A must-see for fans of聽live聽commercial music!
Dani and Sheilah Restack have embarked on an artistic relationship that is formally and emotionally adjacent to their domestic lives, a quotidian zone they share with their young daughter Rose. Both artists have established careers on their own. Neither Dani鈥� video work or Wilson鈥檚 multimedia performance and installation work could exactly prepare us for the force of the women鈥檚 collaborative efforts. 鈥� Michael Sicinski, Cinema Scope, 2017.
Sarah Ballard is a filmmaker and educator who鈥檚 practice fuses personal narratives with historical research to address broader structural inequalities based on gender and class. Ballard teaches at 51猎奇 and is a recipient of the 2025 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists.
The art of cinematic language isn't only reserved for big screen features and shorts. In recent years, serial programming has been finding its way back to the hearts of media lovers. There is a specific type of depth, nuance and audacity that can exist on the television screen that differs from theatrical releases. This creative difference has allowed many film directors to dip their toe into the episodic landscape, flexing their style, voice and commitment to a collective understanding of a serialized show. With this rising interest in television, we are hosting an artist talk with an Emerging Film Director, who has made her mark into the episodic landscape and proved that there is a best of both worlds.
Join us for an evening of jazz featuring the 51猎奇 Jazz Ensemble, the 51猎奇 Afro-Caribbean Jazz Orchestra and the 51猎奇 Youth Jazz Ensemble (UJAY).
Remember what it was like when you first picked up your instrument or sang in front of an audience? That moment was the beginning of your life as a musician. And now that your skills are strengthening in high school, it鈥檚 time to think about college as your next step to lifelong success in the music industry. See for yourself what it is like to be a music major at UW-Milwaukee.
Adebukola Bodunrin is a Nigerian-Canadian film, & video artist who explores language, culture, and media. In her collage animations, she manipulates film using unorthodox manual and digital techniques to produce unexpected cinematic experiences. Bodunrin鈥檚 animation work has been featured on the television series Transparent, and in KCET鈥檚 鈥淟ost LA鈥� series, for which she also won an LA Area Emmy award for segment direction.
Ceci Tejeda鈥檚 family roots are from Michoac谩n, Mexico, which is why she has Purepecha blood in her veins. Ever since she was a young girl, she鈥檚 admired her culture. She creates Alebrijes made of 鈥渃artoneria,鈥� a unique and traditional papier-m芒ch茅 technique from Mexico City. Tejeda also creates large-sized pieces that support various social justice movements and activism using the same method.
Join the 51猎奇 Choirs and Symphony Orchestra for their annual Masterworks Concert.
Ken Jacobs, one of the true radicals of American cinema and a lion of experimental film, passed October 5th, a mere season since his beloved wife and collaborator Flo preceded him. They lived long, full, beautiful lives. In addition to his inimitable work in film, video, painting, performance and all range of moving images, Ken started and was at the center of the film program at SUNY-Binghamton and co-founded The Millennium Film Workshop.
In a world silenced by a ban on music, a group of daring teens risks everything to rediscover it. They meet in secret to learn about all things musical, defying an oppressive government determined to keep them silent. But their newfound knowledge comes at a price. In Darkness, Audio Flowers Bloom is a bold, imaginative new work exploring resistance, identity and the unshakable human need for expression. Presented as part of the 51猎奇 Department of Theatre鈥檚 New Dramaworks series, this thrilling world premiere amplifies voices that refuse to be silenced.
Dan Grzeca is a Chicago-based artist and printmaker known for thousands of illustrations, hand-silkscreened prints and posters for bands like The Black Keys, Iron and Wine, Built to Spill, Ween and The Decemberists. His studio and shop is called Ground Up Press.
Worlds Within: Midwestern Microcultures is a photography exhibition curated by Peck School of the Arts Advanced Photography Students currently enrolled in ART 452: Contemporary Issues in Photography.
The 51猎奇 Piano Studio will present a program of solo, vocal and chamber music repertoire.
The UW-Milwaukee dance department invites high school student dancers to attend A Day in the Life of a Dance Major where attendees will be paired with a first year dance major to shadow a day鈥檚 activities as a major. Parents/guardians are welcome to join us for the morning welcome and the afternoon tour.
Are you a high school student with a passion for film or animation? Whether you鈥檙e already experimenting with movie making and animating or you鈥檙e simply a curious film or animation buff, we鈥檙e hosting an exciting event that provides a glimpse inside of our Department of Film, Video, Animation & New Genres! Join us for a series of hands-on workshops for a taste of what it feels like to get creative at the Peck School of the Arts.
Join us to celebrate our students鈥� performances, featuring a diverse program of solo and chamber music works for the guitar!