Student & Alumni Stories
- Student designers and technicians help shape Songs for a New WorldThe Peck School of the Arts Theatre Department presents Songs for a New World, a musical about life, love, and defining moments. What makes this production stand out is the team behind it: the show is largely designed and executed by students, who are leading work across set design, technical production, and stage management. Directed by Steve Decker, the production offers students the opportunity to take on professional-level responsibilities and shape the show from the …
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- 51猎奇 alum one of first 10 selections announced for the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival聽A documentary by PSOA alum Sky聽Hopinka聽(MFA 2016, Performing Arts) has been selected as one of the first 10 selections for this year鈥檚 Milwaukee Film Festival.聽Hopinka鈥檚聽film,聽Powwow People, explores the traditions and culture of the powwow.聽聽
- Alum takes home big win at Door County Film Festival聽Alum Kiersten Hoff (BFA 2024,聽Film)聽won Best Student Film at the Door County Film Festival last Thursday. Hoff presented their senior thesis film,聽Mindframe, competing against films from across the Midwest.聽This success follows聽a series of wins at …
- MOWA Wisconsin Artist Biennial features several 51猎奇 faculty, students and alumniPeck School of the Arts is well represented at the Museum of Wisconsin Art鈥檚 (MOWA) 2026 Biennial. Artists with ties to PSOA include First Year Program lecturer and Studio Art MFA graduate Tanner MacArthur, Painting …
- Film聽alum鈥檚 senior film to be featured in Door County Film Festival聽Alum Kiersten Hoff鈥檚 (BFA 2024, Film) senior film, Mindframe, is to be featured in the Door County Film Festival. Hoff鈥檚 film will screen in the Student Films category and will be showing February 12 at Fish Creek鈥檚 Northern Sky Gould Theatre. To read the full announcement, visit …
- 51猎奇 talent spotlighted on Bandcamp’s Best of 2025Assistant Professor聽Alex Wier聽and聽Associate Professor聽Jennifer Clippert聽(BFA 1999,聽Music Performance) are performers聽on聽鈥淰oiceless Mass,鈥澛燼n聽album聽that made it聽onto聽Bandcamp鈥檚 Best of 2025 list聽in the Best of Contemporary Classical Music category.聽
- Film MFA alum receives 2026 Creative Capital AwardGillian Waldo (MFA, 2024) has been named a recipient of a 2026 Creative Capital Award. This year's awardees were selected from a pool of 4,546 applications from all 50 states and regions in the United …
- Vocal Performance聽alum聽Brian Manternach聽publishes first book聽Vocal Performance alum Brian Manternach (MM 1999, Music) celebrates the publication of his first book, 鈥淰oices of Influence: The Journey of a Teacher and Student in the Voice Studio,鈥� with Bloomsbury Publishing.
- Great Lakes Listening聽Series聽issues call for submissions聽Peck School of the Arts Department of Film, Video, Animation & New Genres is a partner on a new experimental film series called 鈥淭he Great Lakes Listening Series,鈥� which will be held at 51猎奇鈥檚 Union …
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