Special Projects

complete coverage: multimedia website “Let me see your bear claw,” Lisa Kingery instructs a seventh grade student at Longfellow school on Milwaukee’s south side. The girl is perfecting her knife skills while chopping a sweet potato – – a food that many of the 30 bilingual students in Mr. Sisnero’s class say they had never […]

Complete coverage: multimedia website A pair of Levi’s Blue Jeans covers the glass on the door to Dr. Martin Jack Rosenblum’s office, which feels more like a miniature rock music museum than a professor’s office. Backstage passes, Bob Dylan posters, a plaque that reads “Music taking poetry too far,” and other vintage rock memorabilia cover […]

Complete coverage: multimedia project Jessica Davis sits on her horse, Just A Cool Kat, outside the coliseum, waiting for her turn to enter the arena. A group of riders is assembled, and Davis is the most vivid in a bright purple flamenco-style skirt. Her mount is also dressed up for the occasion. Her mane is plaited […]

“We’re only a paycheck away,” said an amiable Edwin Shea. “Nobody has a nest egg anymore. It only takes two weeks. You lose your income, you lose your residence; you’re homeless.” Somehow cheerful, Shea recounted his story in the Milwaukee Salvation Army Emergency Shelter where he was staying. Shea has been roaming the country for […]

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Complete coverage: multimedia website In the large back room at B & L Photo lab, surrounded by computers and printers, Bob Pecher talked about photography as his wife Lauren discussed a photo restoration project with a customer, and the Pechers’ two small dogs scampered freely around the shop. Pecher spoke calmly and slowly, never raising […]

Complete coverage: multimedia web site Shawn Monaghan stands in awe on the edge of a cornfield in Delafield. UFOs are hovering in the distance, their lights spinning and swirling against the golden carpet. A farmer runs out of the house, blasting the hovercrafts and trespassers with a shotgun. This fantastic scene, all of it, emerges right before […]

Complete coverage: multimedia website Shorewood High School English teacher Mike Halloran taps the wall-mounted screen at the front of his class and shows his students how to upload their term papers. He turns back around, surveys the class with a devilish grin, and shows his students how effective the new software is at detecting plagiarism. […]

Complete coverage: multimedia website Letriana Barrett is holding the hand of her three-year-old son Jayden. He’s dressed from head to toe in a black and red ninja costume and jumping up and down in excitement. “Spiderman!” he exclaims, pointing at another kid in a costume. The mother and son are at a trick-or-treating event at […]

On a Friday night in early fall, visitors to the Arts@Large Gallery near Walker’s Point are experiencing what happens when students create a garden through art. Designs range from large paper flowers to mosaics, paintings and photography. Perhaps the largest piece in the gallery is a paper collage painting of a garden entitled, A Flower […]

JAMS 332 provides the groundwork for more advanced documentary film production classes. Students learn the essentials of camera use, basic editing skills and the hands-on fundamentals of the field. Each semester, select work from 332 is chosen for inclusion on Media Milwaukee. Often, these videos represent a budding producer’s first foray into the art.