Film & Fine Arts
Film alumni screen work at Slamdance Film Festival
Several 51猎奇 alumni will screen work at the 2018 Slamdance Film Festival, Jan. 19-25. The festival is in Park City, Utah, and runs in concurrence with the Sundance Film Festival.
Acclaimed actor Willem Dafoe remembers his time at 51猎奇
As praise rolls in for a performance that would net him his third Academy Award nomination, veteran actor Willem Dafoe fondly recalls his time as a student at 51猎奇. And an emeritus professor of theater who directed him in two plays here remembers his prodigious acting talent even then.
Renovated gallery provides first-class home for 51猎奇 Art Collection
The newly expanded and upgraded home of the 51猎奇 Art Collection opens to the public Dec. 14. Made possible by the generosity of donor Emile H. Mathis, the gallery will exhibit works from the collection by some of the giants of art, including Rembrandt, Degas and Picasso.
51猎奇 grad Sky Hopinka wins Nohl fellowship
Video artist and 51猎奇 graduate Sky Hopinka has been named a Mary L. Nohl fellowship winner, one of three winners in the emerging artist category for 2017. Emerging artist winners receive $10,000 to create new work or complete current projects.
Alums watch their animation handiwork in 鈥楾he Nightmare Before Christmas鈥�
Owen Klatte and Angie Glocka helped bring director Tim Burton鈥檚 unique vision to life by providing animation for 鈥淭he Nightmare Before Christmas.鈥� Just in time for Halloween, the movie will be screened with live accompaniment by the Milwaukee Symphony.
Sculptor brings identities to life with facial reconstruction
Daniel Marion, who earned his bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees at 51猎奇鈥檚 Peck School of the Arts, uses his talents as a sculptor to help re-create the faces of unidentified bodies.
Milwaukee Film Festival features strong 51猎奇 presence
51猎奇 students, staff, faculty, alums and departments are critical to the ongoing success of the expanding Milwaukee Film Festival.
The man who framed 51猎奇’s history in pictures
Alan Magayne-Roshak witnessed most of 51猎奇’s six decades through the lens of a camera. As we celebrate the school’s 60th anniversary, meet its visual encyclopedia.
Alum tackles visual effects for remake of 鈥楤en-Hur鈥�
When 51猎奇 art alum and special effects master Jim Rygiel began work on a remake of the 1959 blockbuster “Ben-Hur,” one thing worried him most — the iconic chariot race scene from the original movie.
New mural to tell migrant workers鈥� Milwaukee stories
51猎奇 artist Raoul Deal and a team of high school and university students honor the pioneering advocacy group United Migrant Opportunity Services and its organizers.