In December, MICA was included in 76 press clippings, ranging from full features to mentions in national publications. Below are highlights of these articles; for a comprehensive list with links, click here. These show a great representation of the College in many respects--the amazing things our students, faculty and alumni are doing; the achievements of several departments and centers at the College; development; and MICA as an active part of the Baltimore community.

In addition to print press clippings, MICA's visibility has grown online this month. There are now more than 1,500 Facebook "friends" and 1,700 Twitter followers for MICA_news, the highest number of followers of all the AICAD schools. The mica.edu/News component of the MICA Web site also had significant traffic, getting 10,746 page views in December. The story announcing MICA's Art Market received the most page views, followed by releases about the Warren Seelig retrospective, MICA's ranking for best graduate schools (from 2008) and the December Commencement Exhibition.

MICA MENTIONS

• City Paper's Annual Top Ten Issue Features MICA Classes, Faculty, Alumni
• BMA Director Doreen Bolger Praises the Creativity Coming From MICA
• Grace Hartigan's Bequeathal to MICA Tops Baltimore Magazine's List of Top Art Happenings in 2009
• MICA Named a Top Fashion-Related School by CollegeFashion.net
• Film Preview and Q&A With Filmmakers: Paused in Time, Dec. 8 
• Illustration Faculty Jose Villarrubia '83 the Subject of Bmore Profile
• Causey Contemporary in New York Mounts Solo Show of Magnolia Laurie '07

MICA COMMUNITY MENTIONS

• MICA Students Head to Art Basel Miami Beach in Converted Camper Contemporary, Dec. 3-6
• Artforum Magazine Features Two MICA Alumni in Best of 2009 Issue
• Two MICA Alumni Exhibit in 'Slash' Show at New York's Museum of Arts and Design, Through April 4
• High Grounds Coffee Features Work By Several MICA Alumni and Faculty on Its 12-Ounce Bags

Founded in 1826, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is the oldest continuously degree-granting college of art and design in the nation. The College enrolls nearly 3,500 undergraduate, graduate and continuing studies students from all 50 states and 57 countries in fine arts, design, electronic media, art education, liberal arts, and professional studies degree and non-credit programs. Redefining art and design education, MICA is pioneering interdisciplinary approaches to innovation, research, and community and social engagement. Alumni and programming reach around the globe, even as MICA remains a cultural cornerstone in the Baltimore/Washington region, hosting hundreds of exhibitions and events annually by students, faculty and other established artists.