Curated by Takahiro Suzuki and Janelle VanderKelen and hosted at Woodland Pattern Book Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, aCinema is an exhibition series dedicated to the screening of works by moving image artists from around the globe.

Over the weekend of Friday, May 15 through Sunday, May 17, 2026, aCinema will present aDifferent Program, a condensed spring series featuring six programs, at Woodland Pattern. We invite makers working in experimental short-form film and video to submit works for consideration. Works should have a completion date within the last two years and be under fifteen minutes in total length. We do not have any restrictions or requirements for premiere status, so please send us any work you wish for us to consider. Screening artists will be paid a modest screening fee.

Submissions will close on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 and final programming decisions will be announced by mid-March. We look forward to receiving your work for the first aCinema summer screening series! 

If you have questions for the curators, please feel free to email them at acinemaspace [at] gmail [dot] com.

For questions regarding Woodland Pattern's Submittable platform, please reach out to Programming Director Mike Wendt at info [at] woodlandpattern [dot] org.

Woodland Pattern and its partners are excited to announce the fourth annual Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate cycle and initiative!

Eligibility

Applicants must be Milwaukee County high school freshmen, sophomores, or juniors.

Application Process

• Submit 5 poems + a CV outlining extracurricular activities, volunteer work, and academic honors by March 29, 2026.
• Finalists will be selected in April to compete at a juried Poetry Reading in May.

The Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate will receive:

• A $500 book allowance
• A paid summer internship with Woodland Pattern
• Mentorship and opportunities to perform, facilitate workshops, and compete for regional and national titles