Throughout March, MICA alumni and faculty made headlines in many national news outlets for their groundbreaking work and curatorial projects. Here are some of the highlights:

READ: Art in America writes that painting faculty member Jo Smail's paintings "continue to challenge the limits."

READ: Washington Post calls the yarn and embroidered paper work of Emily Barletta '03 (fiber) a "scene-stealer" at the Maryland Art Place's Sum of All Parts exhibition.

READ: Grist applauds Open Walls Baltimore, an ambitious mural project curated by Gaia '11 (interdisciplinary sculpture), the first officially sanctioned street art exhibition in Baltimore.