At MICA, first-generation college students have long brought their unique experiences, determination, and creativity to our community.

Nadia Tomoney ’27 (Painting BFA)

Tony Shore ’93 (Painting BFA) / Faculty, Painting Department

SCPS Dean Douglas Barkey, PhD, and Katie Kelley, Director of Professional Programs

Katie Kelley, Director of Professional Programs

Mars Pursley ’28 (Fiber, Fashion and Textiles BFA)

What We Carry Forward  There is something powerful about reaching 200 years. A bicentennial asks us to consider not only what has endured, but…

For generations, MICA has prepared artists and designers to shape culture and industry. Today, through the School of Creative and Professional…

Bringing problem-solving to science, iconic brands, professional sports, and communities around the world.

Recognizing the various accomplishments of students, alumni, and faculty.

BALTIMORE, MD — Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) will celebrate its 200th anniversary with MICA Weekend, a three-day celebration of the…

Becky Bochatey ’98 and Jeremie Talbot ’98

Good morning. Convocation is one of my favorite moments on the academic calendar. It is a time of new beginnings, where you can feel that sense…

The exhibition runs August 28 to September 29, 2026, in the Sheila & Richard Riggs Gallery at MICA’s Fred Lazarus IV Center.

Whitney Frazier, Assistant Director of School of Creative and Professional Studies Programs

When the American Association of Colleges and Universities released “The Trust Agenda” in June 2026, it traded defense for a plan. Rather than…

Baltimore Style recently interviewed MICA President Cecilia McCormick about her vision for the future. As the college celebrates 200 years, President…

Doug Barkey, Dean, School of Creative and Professional Studies

BALTIMORE, MD — For 200 years, the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) has provided students with a renowned art and design education. Today…

August 28–October 11, 2026Opening Reception: Thursday, September 10, 5–7 p.m. Decker Gallery, Fox Building1303 W Mount Royal Ave. Baltimore…

Fully Online Graduate Program Prepares Creative Professionals to Design, Lead, and Launch Innovative Games Across Platforms and Genres

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…

Zachary Lieberman, New York-based artist, design technologist and educator dedicated to exploring new modes of expression and play, has been…

Aleks Bogunovic turned her love for sewing and fabrication into Aerothreads, a business that makes Multi-Layer Insulation blankets for the aerospace…

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…

Baltimore is fast becoming a cultural mecca — take a look at what people around the nation are saying about Charm City.