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Offering more than 20 undergraduate and graduate programs while serving more than 2,100 students the Peck School is Wisconsin's leading comprehensive arts institution and has been in the business of developing arts professionals and leaders for over fifty years. The school's alumni in the fields of art and design, dance, film, music, and theatre have played influential roles in arts organizations,
05/17/2026
đź’› Congratulations, UWM PSOA graduates! đź’›
This weekend marks the beginning of new chapters for an INCREDIBLE group of artists and creative entrepreneurs. You are all making the world a better place, and the Peck School of the Arts is of each and every one of you.
05/17/2026
đź’› Congratulations, UWM PSOA graduates! đź’›
This weekend marked the beginning on new chapters for an INCREDIBLE group of artists and creative entrepreneurs. We’re of each and every one of you.
05/14/2026
It’s Senior Screenings time! 🎬
From inspiration and casting calls to yearlong production collaborations with classmates, seniors are bringing their thesis films to the big screen during 2026 Senior Screenings.
We talked with three student filmmakers to see how they turned their ideas into completed productions ahead of this year’s showcase at the Union Cinema.
Read the full story at News & Stories link in bio.
Senior Screenings run May 14-16 at the Union Cinema.
Featured:
1-4 | Mel Ulate, “Flawless”
5-7 | Mayrin Santos-Aguilar, “Thumbs Up”
8-10 | Cameron Wise, ““The End of the Bug Guy Cinematic Universe”
✏️ Story by Payton Murphy ’27 (BFA Film)
📸 Stills and BTS photos courtesy of the filmmakers
DVC capstone work is 🔥
“Unbound,” the Design & Visual Communication BFA Capstone Exhibition, is on view through May 16 at Kenilworth Square East 3rd Floor Gallery.
Plus, catch the Art & Design BA/BFA Exhibition on the first floor while you’re there.
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05/11/2026
This Week in the Arts | May 11-17
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Inside the New Dramaworks Short Play Festival đź‘€
Ten world premiere works written, directed, and produced by UWM students and alumni. On stage May 6-10!
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Presented as part of World Premiere Wisconsin, a state-wide festival celebrating new plays and musicals.
05/05/2026
Josh Schmidt ’99 is a 2026 Tony Award Nominee! 🎉
BIG congratulations to BFA Music Composition & Technology alum Josh Schmidt on your Tony Award nomination for Best Sound Design of a Play.
Schmidt earned the nomination for his sound design of “Bug” by Tracy Letts. The Manhattan Theatre Club production transferred from Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre and made its Broadway premiere at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
The 70th Tony Awards will be held at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 7 and will broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and on Paramount+.
We’ll be watching, Josh! 💛
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05/05/2026
Peck School of the Arts professor Alvaro Saar Rios helps students find their voice on stage while bringing Latino stories to life in theaters nationwide. Read more at the link in the comments ⬇
Rios also founded the New Dramaworks Short Play Festival, allowing undergraduate students with any major to submit plays to be considered for full production by the Theatre Department. Explore the festival from May 6-10: https://uwm.edu/arts/event/new-dramaworks-short-play-festival/
05/04/2026
This Week in the Arts | May 4-10
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What happens when students run a film festival? đź‘€
M**F happens. And we love every minute of it.
More info at Events Calendar link in bio.
05/01/2026
A full-circle return fuels this year’s Springdances.
“Springdances: We Also Bloom” features new works by Dance faculty alongside guest artist and alum Karlies Kelley.
As she returns to her alma mater, Kelley reflects on building community with students and creating work that embraces individuality, shared experience, and evolving artistic practice.
“Coming back as a choreographer and teacher to the same studios where my younger self learned many of the very foundations I share now has been incredibly moving and a true life-circle moment.”
🌻 Read the full story at the News & Stories link in bio.
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Photos from promotional shoot by Christal Wagner .w.mke.photography