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    Wheel Throwing: Skill Builder

    Wheel Throwing: Skill Builder
    51ÁÔÆæ Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Taken a beginner wheel throwing course, but don’t feel ready to move on to an intermediate course? In this workshop we will explore solutions for common beginner hurdles, like uneven walls and common centering mistakes. While learning how to throw …

  • A presenter stands in front of a crowd of about 20 people sitting in folding chairs. A blue light is shining on the crowd and presenter, behind the presenter a white screen is set up.

    Milwaukee Underground Fllm Festival: Opening Night!!!

    51ÁÔÆæ Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Film Festival | Free for Everyone! Join us at the Union Cinema for the opening night of The Milwaukee Underground Film Festival! MUFF is a student run film festival devoted to showcasing independent, artist driven cinema. For two decades we …

  • Metal and line art artwork. A collage of images are displayed within a pink swirl that swirls about a metal hook. They are simple images, like a mirror, a girl, a heart, and an antique chair are among the items depicted

    Contours of Becoming – Art Market

    51ÁÔÆæ Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Countours of Becoming brings together the work of Caroline Calvano and Keelie Murphy-Besaw, two Milwaukee-based artists whose practices center the body as a site of labor, adornment, and self-definition.

  • Text: My Food, My Culture, with a table full of plated food.

    Cultural Food Fair

    Northwest Quadrant Building (NWQ) 2025 E Newport Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Discover new tastes and traditions at the Cultural Food Fair right here on campus. Wander through booths featuring international foods, meet students representing cultures from across the globe.

  • Close-up of a person's hands assembling a geometric stained glass panel using the lead came method. The hands use pliers to adjust a lead strip around vibrant red, blue, and yellow glass pieces, which are held in place by horseshoe nails on a wooden work surface.

    Intro to Stained Glass Session 4

    Intro to Stained Glass Session 4
    51ÁÔÆæ Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    In this workshop, you will learn how to score, cut, foil, solder, and assemble your own stained-glass motif. Class participants will choose their own colors for a sunrise pattern, which they will be able to then assemble to make a …

  • A wide, panoramic shot of a dark, choppy body of water under a heavy, overcast mist. The horizon line is blurred by fog, creating a moody, monochromatic atmosphere.

    Experimental Tuesdays Presents: The Great Lakes Listening Series

    51ÁÔÆæ Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Free For Everyone! Artists in Attendance! Experimental Tuesdays is proud to present the inaugural Great Lakes Listening Series a new annual listening event that presents multichannel sonic artworks within a cinema space. This year’s edition will feature new works of …

  • Lyrical Sanctuary logo with microphone

    Lyrical Sanctuary Presents Student Showcase

    51ÁÔÆæ Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Celebrate the final Lyrical Sanctuary of the semester with an evening dedicated to the incredible talent within our own 51ÁÔÆæ community! Join us as our amazing student poets take center stage, sharing their voices, stories, and artistry. Come be inspired, uplifted, and reminded of the power of creativity as we close out the year with this special showcase of campus brilliance.

  • An array of ceramic and pottery tools laid out on a white surface, including wooden modeling tools, wire loop tools, ribs, a sponge, a rolling pin, and a needle tool.

    Intro to Wheel Throwing Session 2

    Intro to Wheel Throwing Session 2
    51ÁÔÆæ Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Are you curious to try out the pottery wheel? Discover the craft of wheel throwing in this beginner-level course. We will learn and explore the foundational throwing techniques centering and opening the clay, pulling walls to make functional forms, decoration …

  • Based on the visual style and themes of Trinh T. Minh-ha's film essay "Forgetting Vietnam," here is a concise alt-text description for the provided image: A high-angle shot of a woman in a small wooden boat on the green-tinted waters of Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. Her boat is filled with a colorful arrangement of fresh fruits. A second green boat with a white lifebuoy is partially visible in the foreground, creating a sense of daily life and commerce on the water.

    Forgetting Vietnam

    51ÁÔÆæ Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    One of the myths surrounding the creation of Vietnam involves a fight between two dragons whose intertwined bodies fell into the South China Sea and formed Vietnam’s curving S-shaped coastline. Influential feminist theorist and filmmaker Trinh T. Minh-ha’s lyrical film …

  • Metal and line art artwork. A collage of images are displayed within a pink swirl that swirls about a metal hook. They are simple images, like a mirror, a girl, a heart, and an antique chair are among the items depicted

    Contours of Becoming – Artist Talk

    51ÁÔÆæ Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Contours of Becoming brings together the work of Caroline Calvano and Keelie Murphy-Besaw, two Milwaukee-based artists whose practices center the body as a site of labor, adornment, and self-definition. The Artist Talk will feature both Calvano and Murphy-Besaw and is …

  • An overhead, close-up shot of a person using a wooden squeegee to pull dark ink across a screenprint mesh. The screen is burned with the text "STUDIO ARTS and CRAFT CENTRE" and a hand logo. A large open jar of vibrant purple ink sits in the foreground.

    Beginner Screenprinting Session 2

    Beginner Screenprinting Session 2
    51ÁÔÆæ Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    In this class, participants will learn how to effectively make a design for screen printing. Then they will coat a screen, burn it, and print the design. This workshop is great for those who love printmaking, design, drawing, photography, and/or …

  • A simple, hand-drawn illustration in blue ink on a white background, featuring a small house merged with a vintage film projector. The house forms the body of the projector, with two windows and a door, while large film reels sit on the roof and a light lens extends from the right side as if projecting a beam.

    Special Event: Blue House

    51ÁÔÆæ Student Union (UN) 2200 East 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Blue House Film Screening is a D.I.Y. film organization showcasing short films and building cinematic connections in Milwaukee. Join us at the Union Cinema for a shorts program curated by the members of the Blue House collective!