Whitney Frazier: Connecting Students to Something Bigger Whitney Frazier, Assistant Director of School of Creative and Professional Studies Programs
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Showing Up: Why Graduate Study at MICA Is More Than a Degree 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…
MICA Weekend to Celebrate 200 Years of Creativity Through Conversations, Storytelling, Film and Culinary Experiences BALTIMORE, MD — Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) will celebrate its 200th anniversary with MICA Weekend, a three-day celebration of the…
Maryland Institute College of Art Announces Exhibition Opening for Making America Again: So Strong, So Brave, So True The exhibition runs August 28 to September 29, 2026, in the Sheila & Richard Riggs Gallery at MICA’s Fred Lazarus IV Center.
Doug Barkey: Translating Creative Activity Into Entrepreneurial Opportunity Doug Barkey, Dean, School of Creative and Professional Studies
Maryland Institute College of Art Offers Programs and Courses for Professionals Seeking to Advance Their Careers in Creative Fields BALTIMORE, MD — For 200 years, the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) has provided students with a renowned art and design education. Today…
DEVOTED: 20 Years of The McMillan-Stewart Endowed Chair in Painting to Open at the Maryland Institute College of Art August 28–October 11, 2026Opening Reception: Thursday, September 10, 5–7 p.m. Decker Gallery, Fox Building1303 W Mount Royal Ave. Baltimore…
Maryland Institute College of Art Launches Master of Professional Studies in Game Design Fully Online Graduate Program Prepares Creative Professionals to Design, Lead, and Launch Innovative Games Across Platforms and Genres
MICA Announces Winners of 10th Annual UP/Start Venture Competition and $105,000 in Prizes Student entrepreneurs awarded funding to launch creative ventures
Through-Line of Artist Advocacy Nannette Blinchikoff, Donor/Friend, Former president of Maryland Arts Equity Foundation (MAEF)
Where Creativity Meets Consequence Ryan Hoover ’06 (Rinehart School of Sculpture MFA); Faculty, Interdisciplinary Sculpture
Beverly Price Beverly Price ’22 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA) is a native Washington, D.C. fine art photographer whose work focuses on the intersection…
A Community of Supporters For 200 years, MICA has been powered by one enduring truth: creativity changes lives, and it takes a community of supporters to make that possible…
A Baltimore Gem Matthew Power, President, Maryland Independent College and University Association (MICUA)
Hitting A Home Run John Angelos, President and COO, Mid-Atlantic Sports Network; MICA Board of Trustees member
East Meets West Yumi Hogan ’08 (Painting BFA); Former First Lady of Maryland; Adjunct professor, MICA Drawing program; Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts
A Legacy That Continues: The Female School of Design 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…
Community Arts Leaders in Baltimore Everyone has a story to tell, but not every community has access to the tools to do so.
Envision. Create. Transform. In 2005, Baltimore was one of eight cities in the country included in the Ford Foundation’s Arts Integration and Education Reform Initiative…
Community Arts as a Way of Life Epiphanies often happen during the most mundane of tasks. For Ashley Minner, that moment-when she was able to put a name to her life’s work-came…
Culture of Change Hannah Brancato ’07, ’11 and Rebecca Nagle ’08, co-founders of FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture, are seeking to not only support survivors…
The Korean Community Discover how artists from MICA are giving Baltimore’s growing Korean community voice through art.
The Art of Urban Environmentalism Find out how MFA in Community Arts students are collaborating with an East Baltimore activist to confront environmental injustice.
Leslie King-Hammond Graduate Award Incoming and returning students share their perspectives on diversity and creative discourse.
First-Year Juried Exhibition New associate dean Marcus Civin reflects on a strong show by the MFA class of 2017.
Puppet Masters 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…
Jann Rosen-Queralt For Jann Rosen-Queralt, director of MICA’s Rinehart School of Sculpture, environmental and industrial elements are an intricate part of her process…
Sabrina Chin As an undergrad at MICA, Sabrina Chin amassed a wealth of experience through work in the community, study abroad, and internships. Today, she…
Alumni Launch Entities and Initiatives to Integrate Art into Communities Many members of the MICA comm unity showcase their creative and artistic talents through their own small businesses and product lines. Below…
TT: A Jack of All Art TT the Artist ’06 (General Fine Arts) could never be put in a box. With filmmaker, creative director, performer, community artist, and designer…
DeRay Mckesson, Joyce J. Scott ’70, Carrie Mae Weems Among Honorees at MICA’s 169th Commencement College will also award MICA trustee Alice Falvey Greif with honorary degree at undergraduate ceremony; author, editor and designer Victor Margolin…
MICA Community Helps Illuminate Baltimore During Light City 2018 Light City, America’s first large-scale light festival, is where Baltimore brings artists from around the world together for a celebration of…
Ada Pinkston & Hoesy Corona: MICA Duo Examines the Past and the Now Ada Pinkston ’13 (Community Arts M.F.A.) and Hoesy Corona ’09 (Painting B.F.A.) graduated from MICA four years apart. Pinkston focused on community…
Edgar Reyes: Art of the Times Edgar Reyes ’14 (Community Arts M.F.A.) was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, and immigrated to the United States with his mother as a child. Since…
MICA Honors Members of the Legacy Society and Mount Royal Society 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…
Becky Slogeris A leader while at MICA - she was a member of MICA’s Student Leadership Task Force Committee and the recipient of France-Merrick Fellowship…
Emily Chow Bluck Within two years of earning her M.F.A. in Community Arts from MICA, Emily Chow Bluck completed four artist residencies, launched several ongoing…