General Fine Arts (Major)

General Fine Arts (Major)

General Fine Arts at MICA allows you to follow your passion and create a unique artistic path.

As a General Fine Arts student at MICA, you can customize your experience by drawing from MICA's full range of fine arts courses. While doing so, you will explore a wide range of media, becoming a resourceful and versatile artist with the technical skills to pursue an array of options in the contemporary creative marketplace with confidence.

 

Alumni Stories

“Every staff, faculty, and community member embraced me with open arms, oftentimes seeing my potential before I even could.”

“They challenged me to define success, beauty, and art on my own terms, reminding me that art isn’t a destination or competition.” Antonius Bui ’16

The Greatest Zoom, by Zoë Sariano ’16

Alumni Stories

“I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing now without the experiences I had at MICA.”

“I'm fortunate to have gotten to be in a space that pushed how I thought about design and visual language. I know my education has allowed me to navigate creative spaces I otherwise may have never had access to, and I credit a lot of that to the influence of the facility and staff.” Sam Acuff ’15

Multi-colored yarn cascades down a stretched canvas.
A woman in a red dress stands near a table wrapped in red yarn. The table is partially lifted off the ground by a single red balloon.
Multi-colored yarn cascades down a stretched canvas.

Unity

General Fine Arts B.F.A.

Artist
Patricia McNickle
Medium
Acrylic yarn and stretched canvas
Credit

Image courtesy of the artist.

A woman in a red dress stands near a table wrapped in red yarn. The table is partially lifted off the ground by a single red balloon.

Self Portrait No. 2

General Fine Arts B.F.A.

Artist
Yawen Jiang
Medium
Yarn, table and balloon
Credit

Image courtesy of the artist. 

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MICA’s innovative curriculum, state-of-the-art facilities and world-class faculty come together to support a single purpose: provide a no-holds-barred education and experience that will prepare you to be a creative leader in the 21st century. If you would like to receive more information, please click on the link below to fill out a form.