MFA candidates Corrigan Eckert and Jack Lehtinen explore philosophical questions facing the human race and their connection to the world around them. Eckert focuses on place-based art’s role in community and land stewardship, while Lehtinen critiques AI by contrasting machine-made works with hands-on print and papermaking.
Join us for an evening of jazz featuring the 51ÁÔÆæ Jazz Ensemble, the 51ÁÔÆæ Afro-Caribbean Jazz Orchestra and the 51ÁÔÆæ Youth Jazz Ensemble (UJAY).
A semiannual exhibition showcasing the work of graduating students in the BA and BFA programs. The exhibition traditionally takes place at the end of fall and spring semesters.
Join Concert Chorale, Bella Voce, Kameraden, Alta Voce, and Kameraden Plus for their final concert of the 2025-26 school year. Zack Durlam, Jenny Hutton, and Sara Strommen lead the 51ÁÔÆæ choirs in an exciting program of choral music featuring a wide variety of styles and time periods.
The New Music Ensemble (NME) will perform contemporary music ranging from avant-garde, world premieres, and student compositions. The NME is excited to perform this concert full of experimental and challenging music.
Join us for a collection of student made short films from the class Zen and the Art of Filmmaking, which focuses on developing the artistic sensibility through the Zen art of practice and automatic principles. These films are funny, odd, thoughtful, frightening, and most of all full of Zen.
Join 51ÁÔÆæ’s Pop Ensemble for an electrifying night of live music! From pop anthems to soulful ballads and funky grooves, these student musicians bring serious talent and fresh energy to the stage. It’s the perfect way to hear today’s hits—live and loud!
Students enrolled in Advanced Electronic Music and Sound Art, representing UW-MESS (51ÁÔÆæ Electroacoustic Sound Studios), will showcase their final projects in a concert featuring all-new works of interactive electronic music!
This end of the term showing features works by the African Dance, Salsa/Merengue & Hip Hop classes.
Graduating seniors showcase their exceptional work with the culmination of years of hard work and artistic growth. Get a first look at what the next generation of filmmakers has in store for the industry.
You are cordially invited to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts graduation convocation for baccalaureate and master’s degree recipients.
Renowned violinists, Ralph Evans and Efim Boico, have performed with the Quartet for over 40 years. Joined in 2018 by two eminent musicians, violist Gil Sharon (founder of the Amati Ensemble) and cellist Niklas Schmidt (co-founder of Trio Fontenay), they will perform an ambitious program in May of twelve masterworks revealing the Fine Arts Quartet’s classical music legacy.
Summer open studios are available to current intermediate/advanced Jewelry & Metalsmithing and Digital Fabrication & Design students and alumni who have had previous studio training and are seeking access to help make their own self-guided projects.
Develop new ideas to explore your creative potential through faculty-led public workshops. Investigate a variety of topics, techniques and strategies while learning ways to solve problems in the studio! If enrolling someone under the age of 18 without custodial guardianship, please contact us prior to registration.
The Department of Film, Video, Animation & New Genres at 51ÁÔÆæ’s Peck School of the Arts welcomes young filmmakers to develop their skills at a week-long day camp this summer! This camp, with optional overnight accommodations, includes hands-on workshops and sessions led by practicing artists and professors, so participants gain knowledge from experienced professionals.
Through diverse approaches, embodied practices, and high-caliber training, dancers are exposed to physical techniques and artistry that prepare them for college auditions, dance performances, and professional careers. The four-day event is designed for artists ages 14 and up who are seeking to deepen their dance practice and discover new techniques, forging connections that support a professional dance future.
Join MFA Dance students for an evening of original, experimental choreography developed in collaboration with 51ÁÔÆæ students, alumni, and the Milwaukee community. Their dance works explore diverse choreographic questions to investigate boundaries, freedom, resilience, and memory. UpStart is a unique opportunity to experience choreography from dance artists from across the nation.
Join students of the Suzuki & Pre-College Guitar Program for the end-of-the-semester concert.
Seniors in the Design & Visual Communication program present their most recent and innovative work.