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Whitney Frazier: Connecting Students to Something Bigger

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

MICA’s Enduring Difference

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

Cryptids & Creatures Anew

Zoë Brielle Payne ’27

Cryptids & Creatures Anew

Artist

Zoë Brielle Payne ’27

Date

2026

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…

Serendipitous Moments

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

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…

Art in the Public Realm

Lucas Cowan ’03 (Fiber BFA)

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

The Art of Seeing Between Worlds

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

A Stitch in Time

Haven DeAnglis ’20 (Fiber BFA)

Not Being Denied

Joyce J. Scott ’70 (Art Education BFA)

Scholarships at MICA

A Legacy of Support and Possibility

Through-Line of Artist Advocacy

Nannette Blinchikoff, Donor/Friend, Former president of Maryland Arts Equity Foundation (MAEF)

Finding His Voice

ND Stevenson ’13 (Illustration BFA)

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

A Family Affair

Kristy Tillman Knuppel, MICA Parent Council

The Language of Care

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

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…

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