Clay that remembers. A voice fully claimed.

Morel S. Doucet, Alum, Ceramics BFA’13, recipient of the C. Louise Mullan Flanigan ’34 Scholarship

MICA’s campus tells a story of growth, imagination, and reinvention, one written not only in its name, but in brick, glass, and light.

Ellen Lupton Faculty, Graphic Design MFA program

Lee Tawney, President, Bolton Hill Community Association

Steve Ziger and Jamie Snead, Architects of MICA’s Brown Center and 1801 Falls Road Renovation

What’s in a Name? At MICA, everything.

Victoria “Vicky” Pass, PhD, Chair, History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture

MICA began when a group of Baltimore’s leading citizens gathered to imagine a new kind of educational institution. Led by 22-year-old John H…

Welcome to the Bicentennial of the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)!

Eva Lou Phillips ’25 (Illustration), winner of MICA’s 2025 Ezra Jack Keats Competition, recently landed a two-book deal with Tundra Books. Her…

MICA student Hazel Paik '26 (Painting, BFA) and alumna Nicole Estelle Brown '25 (General Fine Arts, BFA) won first and second place in the 2025…

Hilton Carter ’02 started with one fiddle-leaf fig. Today, he is a wildly successful plant and interior stylist, author, and artist. His recently…

Amy Sherald ’04 (Hoffberger School of Painting M.F.A.) was named one of today’s visionary artists by Modern Luxury and selected as a Root 100…

Lindsey Leigh ’19 (Graphic Design, MA) released The Dirt!, the third book in the Wild Life series published by Penguin Random House.  Leigh…

Professor Sandra Maxa co-authored and designed the latest edition of the classic text.

Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) launches redesigned MPS in Product Management with customized career pathways that blend Design Thinking…

MICA Weekend 2025

From the first toast at the Kick-Off Reception to the final notes drifting through Mount Royal Station, MICA Weekend unfolded as a celebration…

If the workshops were the heartbeat of MICA Weekend, the alumni gatherings were its soul — living proof that creativity, once kindled here…

The pulse of MICA Weekend could be felt through studio workshops, a symphony of ink, motion, and imagination where each participant became both…

The 2025 Faculty Exhibition featured the work of MICA’s world-renowned faculty, highlighting their diversity in content, medium, and style. The…

The MICA Homecoming Alumni Exhibition is a special celebration of MICA alumni creativity during MICA Weekend (October 3 and 4, 2025). The exhibition…

Initial offerings include courses in art direction, AI, coding, design software, game design, and digital photography

Daniel Frumhoff is an art director, motion designer, and design educator based in NYC.

“Artist, athlete, and clean water advocate, Katie Pumphrey is a Baltimore icon with a beer named after her.”

Sean Dong is a 3D artist and motion designer based in Baltimore.

Why the Creative Economy Needs MICA Now More Than Ever

President McCormick opens Orioles “College Night” with a clean strike— and a clear statement about MICA’s deep connection to Baltimore…

Dhrishti Khokhar is an award-winning graphic designer from India, now working with the global creative agency Ogilvy.

BALTIMORE, MD — The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is pleased to announce that its President, Cecilia M. McCormick, J.D., has been…

Words of advice from this 2022 Animation major: "Make friends with upperclassmen"

Created HBO film “Planterior,” star of PBS series “Living Wild: Plant-Spiration with Hilton Carter,” author of several books including…

Wrote, directed, and executive produced Marvel Studio’s I Am Groot, currently streaming on Disney+. Served as animation director for hit indie…

Illustrator of the New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2024 and named to Forbes 30 Under 30, Feng’s illustrations for The New Yorker,…

Diana Eusebio ’20 (Fiber BFA) is a Peruvian-Dominican textile artist based in Miami. Her artistic practice is centered on color and its cultural…

Elisa Leiva’s Swing-Inspired Thesis at MICA

ArtWalk 2025

For Joely Ramos ’25 (Illustration BFA), Window into Worlds is both a title and a philosophy. Her ArtWalk collection features 26 mixed-media collages…

For graduating students, ArtWalk is a personal journey and shared futures of growth culminating in works that blend personal history, cultural…

Sabrina Kindervater Reimagines Product Design for a Sustainable Future

Building an Indonesian Fantasy Game at MICA

Teagan Crawford-Greene’s “The Big Muddy Times”

Gabriel Ramos’ ArtWalk Tribute to El Salvador

The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), a top-ranked art and design college, is proud to announce the launch of two innovative BFA majors:…

Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)  is pleased to announce the 2025 honorary degree recipients, who will speak during the Undergraduate…

The Art of Empathy

MICA proudly announces new faculty who are joining the College in Fall 2025 across a range of programs and contemporary approaches to art, design…