Community Engagement News

Pepón Osorio, Lolo, pin, digital image, Plexiglas, and slippers, 2008. (Photo by Catherine Serrano)

Visiting Experts Speak at MICA in November, December

MICA brings regional, national and international artists and historians to the College to discuss their work, life and career experiences.
David Humphrey '77, "What Steve Saw," acrylic on canvas, 2011.

Artists, Designers, Collectors and Political Activists Speak at MICA in September, October

This fall, MICA brings regional, national and international artists, historians and more to the College to discuss their work, life and career experiences.
A few of the families and volunteers who participated in "Family Portraits: East Baltimore."

MICA-Funded Grants Set Community Projects into Motion

One of MICA’s greatest strengths is the College’s ability to make an impact on the surrounding community through the work of students, faculty, and staff. One way to ensure projects continue to make a difference is through grants offered by various MICA offices.
The Gateway, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore

MICA's Community Involvement Makes News in May 2012

MICA is recognized for community engagement, public exhibitions and partnerships.
MICA animation major Olivia Huynh helps as the Jemicy girls try animating the paper puppets using a digital SLR Camera and Dragonframe stop-motion software. One of the goals of this project is to empower the girls to learn animation technology. (photo: Susan Walston)

MICA, Jemicy School Develop Fun Videos Through Educational Animation Project

Eight 5th grade students from the Jemicy School have teamed up with eight students from MICA to develop short animated films focusing on memory tricks that facilitate learning.
Natalie Tranelli '10 '11 and Anne Kotleba’s '12 photography project in Azerbaijan in action (photo taken by Ken Krafchek '95)

MICA's Art Education Impact Spread Around the World

Though MICA’s roots are in Baltimore, members of the MICA art education community are spreading seeds of art-based empowerment across the world.
Aaron McIntosh, "Bedroom Buddies," 2010.

Artists Inspired by Appalachia

Staff member and MICA alumna Rachel Sitkin ’02 is a landscape painter who was inspired to begin exploring industrial, residential, and agricultural geometries after reading Alan Weisman’s The World Without Us, a novel that explores the idea of how our planet would respond without the presence of humans. After researching the region, she applied for a small grant to travel to West Virginia to see the mines firsthand.
Text by Maria Aranda-Lopez, illustration and design by Lisa Perrin.

Illustrated Poetry Showcased on Baltimore Buses, Light Rail Trains

MICA, Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) and Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) present the launch of the 13th annual Words on Wheels transit poster project.
Associate Dean for Design & Media Alexander Heilner (Photo by Christopher Myers '94).

Press Recognizes MICA Students, Faculty and Alumni as Experts

Outlets include Chronicle of Higher Education, Baltimore Sun, WBAL TV and Baltimore Afro.
Mike Weikert, director of the Center for Design Practice (left, with garden tool), and MICA students get some hands-on experience at the Real Food Farm.

Media Outlets Nationwide Talk About MICA’s Star Artists & Designers

Outlets writing about MICA include the New York Times, American Craft magazine, GDUSA and Baltimore magazine.