Welcome to the Peck School of the Arts. Through our Departments of Dance, Film, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts, our faculty and staff provide an inspirational and challenging curriculum. We offer an intimate and nurturing atmosphere that provides opportunities for individual attention and regular performance for both graduate and undergraduate students. We are known around the world for our commitment to innovation, interdisciplinary training, cutting-edge research and a deep sense of social and community responsibility. The beautiful campus, excellent arts facilities and the vibrant arts community of Milwaukee make the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee an ideal location for your advanced training in the arts.

The Peck School of the Arts is at the center of the daily functioning of the University. Hundreds of performances, film screenings and exhibitions are offered each year by the Peck School to showcase your talents and to share your sense of pride and accomplishment. The School has a distinguished list of alumni active in all aspects of the arts and some who have pursued and been successful in professions outside the arts.

The arts offer invaluable life and professional skills that prepare you well for the workplace in which creativity and integrative thinking, as well as teamwork, self-discipline and self-confidence, are essential. The arts interpret and celebrate the cultural diversity of our country. The arts support the growth and development of healthy and economically viable communities, and give identity and character to cities. The arts make downtowns more attractive, improve learning skills, enhance tourism and business and ultimately offer balance and joy in our lives. Former President John F. Kennedy stated, "I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his/her vision wherever it takes him/her."

Learn how UWM can help you follow your vision. Please scan through this website to learn more about our distinguished faculty and staff, internationally acclaimed programs and available scholarship, assistantship and fellowship opportunities. I also urge you to visit our campus and meet our faculty and staff.

Wade Hobgood
Dean