Where can you grow, not only as an artist, but as someone whose work matters in the world? For nearly two centuries, artists and educators have…

Joyce J. Scott ’70 (Art Education BFA)

From its earliest days, the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) has stood at the forefront of visual education—embracing photography not…

Kristy Tillman Knuppel, MICA Parent Council

Francis (Frank) X. Rehak ’75, ’81 (Art Education BFA, Art Education MFA)

Shinique Smith ’92, ’03 (General Fine Arts BFA, Mount Royal School of Art MFA)

Yumi Hogan ’08 (Painting BFA); Former First Lady of Maryland; Adjunct professor, MICA Drawing program; Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts

Julia Di Bussolo ’06, ’07 (Photography BFA, Community Arts MA)

Student entrepreneurs awarded funding to launch creative ventures

Allison Samuels ’12 (Fiber BFA)

Chidinma Dureke ’25 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting MFA)

A Legacy of Support and Possibility

David Hart, Former Director of Alumni & Parent Relations

Amy Brusselback ’94 (Visual Communication Design BFA), Current MICA Board of Trustees member

William Grimm ’19 (Fiber BFA)

From its earliest days, MICA has been shaped by both challenge and change.

Matthew Power, President, Maryland Independent College and University Association (MICUA)

Sarah McCann ’09, ’19 (Community Arts MA, Community Arts MFA)

On this day in 1848, the overwhelming response to the Maryland Institute’s opening exhibitions made one thing clear: Baltimore was ready for…

Suzanne Levin-Lapides ’69 (Interior Architecture & Design BFA)

The launch of the Female School of Design in 1854 was more than a programmatic addition; it was a declaration of belief that women belonged in…

New online undergraduate program prepares students to design human-centered digital experiences while building on MICA’s established leadership…

Sculptor. Painter. Teacher. Advocate.

Prospective students are invited to learn more at MICA open house and virtual events

Launching in Fall 2026, the new programs expand MICA’s media arts ecosystem, connecting filmmaking, game development, and interactive storytelling…

The Wm. O. Steinmetz ’50 Designer-in-Residence Program

Art educator and practicing artist, Kelsey Schmitt ’12 is proof that graduates of MICA’s Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) program are…

Meet a few of the visiting artists and critics who are an essential part of graduate education at MICA.

Joyce J. Scott ’70 (Art Education B.F.A.) has been named a 2016 Fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The fellowships…

As Dr. Karen Carroll — MICA’s “Art Mama” in residence — prepares to retire, her students and colleagues laud her singular brand…

MICA Alumna talks about the people, places, and ideas that have influenced and inspired throughout her remarkable career.

Incoming and returning students share their perspectives on diversity and creative discourse.

Despite puppetry being an ancient art form — it is thought to have originated about 3,000 years ago — MICA didn’t offer classes in the…

MICA's multidisciplinary helped Katherine Nammacher to use her passion for technology as a means for civic engagement. She is co-founder and…

Jescia Hoffman Hopper teaches at Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Middle School in Minnesota, where she works to build a rigorous, holistic art curriculum…

Andrew D. Watson, recipient of the 2015 Art Education Technology Outstanding Teacher Award from the National Art Education Association, is fine…

Sok Hui Low, an art educator who encourages experimentation and play with art materials and processes, teaches adolescents in Singapore, in an…

Since completing her graduate degree at MICA, Siobhan Vicens has led arts integration professional development sessions for Baltimore City educators…

Before attaining his position as assistant director of art education at Concordia University in Montréal, Québec, Canada, Juan Carlos Castro…

Performance Art as Protest & Protest as Performance Art

Many members of the MICA comm unity showcase their creative and artistic talents through their own small businesses and product lines. Below…

Creative businesses founded by MICA alumni stretch disciplines and showcase the endless possibilities of a MICA degree.   THUSS + FARRELL Established…

For many, it’s impossible to talk about contemporary arts and culture in Baltimore and not mention Joyce J. Scott ’70 (art education). The MICA…

A collaborative effort between then MICA president Fred Lazarus IV H’14 and Maryland State Senator Catherine E. Pugh, Baltimore Design School…

As featured on Diverse Issues in Higher Education website. When Samuel — or Sammy — Hoi, president of Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)…

College will also award MICA trustee Alice Falvey Greif with honorary degree at undergraduate ceremony; author, editor and designer Victor Margolin…

As a little girl, Aleks Bogunovic ’12 ’13 (Fiber B.F.A., Business of Art and Design M.P.S.) knitted, crocheted and sewed clothes, taking after…

MICA recognized a group of philanthropists who have had a significant impact on the College at a May 17 event hosted by President Samuel Hoi…