National Transfer Student Week
It’s National Transfer Student Week, and we’re celebrating the artists who bring their unique experiences, perspectives, and creativity to…
Celebrate
200 Years
Future Students
Ready to Apply
/Learn what it takes to join the nation’s leading art and design college, from portfolio requirements to application advice.
About MICA
What Makes MICA, MICA?
/Why MICA? We prepare artists and designers to make a living doing what they love, while making the world a better place.
Undergraduate Admission
Explore Undergraduate Events
/Including virtual tours, events, and online portfolio reviews, as well as in-person campus tours and meetings. We have multiple ways for you to learn about becoming an undergraduate student at MICA.
Graduate Admission
Explore Graduate Events
/Whether you're interested in our MFA, MA, or MPS programs, we host information sessions, tours, and one-on-one meetings to help you connect before you apply.
On Campus Events & Exhibitions
As a convener for Baltimore’s creative community and a destination for creatives near and far, there’s always something happening at MICA. Open to prospective and current students, alumni, visiting artists, and beyond, our events and exhibitions offer a front-row seat to the ideas and work shaping the creative economy.
MICA Weekend
Annual Benefit Fashion Show
UP/Start Venture Competition
Visiting Artists & Guest Lectures
Virtual Events
Stories Art & Articles
Art That Makes a Difference: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to honor those affected by breast cancer, raise awareness about early detection, and recognize…
Drawing Light into the World
Whitney Sherman ’71 (Photography BFA) / Founding Director of MFA in Illustration Practice, Co-founder of MA in Illustration
Finding Home in Work
Xin Ray Penland Obrien ’26 (General Fine Arts BFA, Printmaking minor)
Painting what we inherit
Nadia Tomoney ’27 (Painting BFA)
MICA Honors Indigenous Peoples’ Day
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, MICA celebrates the cultures, histories, creativity, and knowledge of Indigenous peoples and the ways those traditions…
Carrying Culture Forward
Mars Pursley ’28 (Fiber, Fashion and Textiles BFA)
From the President: Fall 2026
What We Carry Forward
There is something powerful about reaching 200 years. A bicentennial asks us to consider not only what has endured, but…
Success Creatives at Work
Our graduates work in defense and space, IT, fashion, healthcare, education, nonprofit leadership, government, and hospitality. Many become entrepreneurs. Many lead teams. All are making an impact.
Amy Sherald
Abbi Jacobson
Jacolby Satterwhite
Carlos Florez
Jen Stark
Jeff Koons