Creativity Drives Innovation at MICA
March is International Creativity Month, a perfect time to celebrate the bold, boundary-pushing imagination that defines the community at MICA…
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Mike Weikert ’05 (Graphic Design MFA); Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director, Center for Creative Impact
The Power of Creative Impact
Lee Davis; Co-Executive Director, Center for Creative Impact
Creative Intensity
Raymond Barclay, Senior Vice President for Enrollment Strategy, Innovation, and Partnerships
President McCormick Delivers Speech in Celebration of Bicentennial
The Celebration event marked the first public event in honor of MICA’s 200-year anniversary
MICA Launches New Strategic Initiatives for the Bicentennial Year
BALTIMORE, MD —The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) announced today the launch of new strategic initiatives to accelerate innovation…
Balancing Rigor and Compassion
C. Ryan Patterson ’06 (General Sculptural Studies BFA)
Finding a Voice at MICA
Oletha DeVane ’76 (Painting, BFA), Alumna
Where Mentorship Becomes Making
Three Stories. One MICA Difference.
Making a Mark
Laura Bacon, Creative Entrepreneurship / Community Engagement,
Director, Baltimore Creatives Acceleration Network (BCAN),
Interim Director…
MICA Celebrates 200 Years
Welcome to the Bicentennial of the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)!
Light, Place, and the Long View
Derrick Adams, MICA Donor and Honorary Degree recipient
Finding Material and Meaning
Mia Weiner ’13 (Fiber BFA)
Dr. Joan M.E. Gaither
Faculty Emeritus; Creator of the Dr. Joan M.E. Gaither Young People's Studios Scholarship
What sets MICA apart?
It’s the College’s creative intensity, where disciplines intersect, making is central, and experimentation is expected.
“At MICA, students experience…
A Heart in Art
Andrea “Remmi” Franklin ’74 (General Fine Arts BFA), Alumna, Donor
Ouroboros Exhibition Opens February 5
February 5–March 8, 2026 Meyerhoff Gallery, Fox Building 1303 W Mount Royal Ave
Admission: FREE and open to the public Gallery Hours: Monday…
Tracing Threads from 1826 to 2026
Victoria “Vicky” Pass, PhD, Chair, History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture
Honoring Women Who Shaped MICA…and Beyond
Margaret F. S. Glace and Annette Smith Burgess
Throwback Thursday: Bud Leake
Landscape Painter • President • Architect of Modern MICA
Exhibiting MICA’s Spirit
Andrea Dixon ’88 (Visual Communication BFA); Director, Office of Exhibitions
MICA Memories: Athenaeum Fire in 1835
Excerpted and adapted from Making History / Making Art, by Douglas L. Frost.
Poetry, Possibility, and the Power of Community
Unique Robinson, Director of MICA’s MFA Community Arts Program
The World is His Studio
Frank Hyder ’72 (General Fine Arts BFA), Annual Fund Supporter
Showing Up
Nia Parks ’26 (Community Arts MFA)
Rooted/Growing Exhibition Opens February 2
MICA’s Exhibition Development Seminar (EDS) Presents Its 2026 Exhibition Celebrating and Reflecting on 200 Years of MICA and the Intertwined…
Shared Ground
Lee Tawney, President, Bolton Hill Community Association
A Collaborative in Glass
Steve Ziger and Jamie Snead, Architects of MICA’s Brown Center and 1801 Falls Road Renovation
MICA Launches Bachelor of Design in Interior Design
During its bicentennial year, the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) announces the launch of its new Bachelor of Design (BDes) in Interior…
The Culture MICA Built
Frankie Martin, Ed.D.; Retired Staff, MICA’s first Diversity Officer
Pure Line, Lasting Legacy
Betty Cooke ’46 (Art Education BFA)
Sharing the MICA love
From Betty Cooke ’46 and William Steinmetz ’50, whose partnership transformed art, design, and generations of students, to Andrea Dixon ’88 and…
Between Threads and Algorithms
Kurina Sohn ’15 (Fiber BFA)
MICA is on a Positive Trajectory
President McCormick Says MICA Is Focused on Long-Term Sustainability
Listen Now: President McCormick on WYPR
President Cecilia McCormick joined the WYPR Midday program host Tom Hall for a conversation about MICA’s impact, leadership, and future as the…
A Beauty, Chaotic Harmony
Joseph “Joe” Taylor, Alumnus, General Fine Arts ’25
A Creative Community for Life
From the earliest days on campus, MICA students have found a community that shaped who they would become.
Art Opens Lives
Carolyn Campbell ’72 (Interior Design BFA)
Follow What Makes You Happy
Dominique Samarco ’16 (Painting BFA)
The Confidence to Create
At MICA, students don’t just learn techniques. They discover their voice, their confidence, and their purpose.
Art Meeting Life
Artie Sadahiro ’26, Student (Ecosystems, Sustainability, and Justice BFA, Printmaking Minor, Painting Minor)
A Creative Citizen
Nate Larson, Full-Time Faculty, Photography
So, Who Is MICA, Really?
MICA is a place where art and design meet purpose.
Opening Doors for Others
Natovian McLeod ’15 (General Fine Arts BFA), ’16 (MAT)
Designed for Impact
Clay that remembers. A voice fully claimed.
From One Building to an Influential Art and Design Hub
MICA’s campus tells a story of growth, imagination, and reinvention, one written not only in its name, but in brick, glass, and light.
Designing Legacies
Ellen Lupton Faculty, Graphic Design MFA program
Name Change
What’s in a Name? At MICA, everything.