Jerrell Gibbs ’20 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting MFA)

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

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

Becky Bochatey ’98 and Jeremie Talbot ’98

Katie Pumphrey ’09 (Painting BFA)

Lucas Cowan ’03 (Fiber BFA)

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

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…

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

Christopher Michels ’29, ’30 (Illustration BFA, MAT candidate)

Tony Lugo ’20 (Mount Royal School of Art MFA), former faculty

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

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…

Student entrepreneurs awarded funding to launch creative ventures

MICA president Cecilia M. McCormick appeared on the April 15 episode of The Truth In This Art, the arts-and-culture interview podcast hosted…

Cherry Lau ’12 (Interdisciplinary Sculpture BFA)

Allison Samuels ’12 (Fiber BFA)

Joyce J. Scott ’70 (Art Education BFA)

David Hart, Former Director of Alumni & Parent Relations

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

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

ND Stevenson ’13 (Illustration BFA)

William Grimm ’19 (Fiber BFA)

From fashion illustration student to influential trustee, Amalie Rothschild’s relationship with MICA reflected a lifetime of artistic innovation…

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

Ryan Hoover ’06 (Rinehart School of Sculpture MFA); Faculty, Interdisciplinary Sculpture

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

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

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…

Andrew Heaner ‘23 (Illustration Practice MFA) is an illustrator making lively and energetic work.

2026 Undergraduate Commencement Honorary Degree recipient

Maia Chao, Faculty

Conner Nielander is a Senior Designer at Disney, based in Los Angeles.

Louis Fratino ’15 (Painting BFA) is an internationally exhibited and published artist based in New York.

Willy Fair is a London based animation director and graduate of MICA’s Animation BFA program.

Haven DeAnglis ’20 (Fiber BFA)

Maude Kasperzak is a painter, maker, and founder of MUDE Studios in Baltimore, MD.

A Legacy of Support and Possibility

At MICA, research isn’t separate from art. It is art. From Ryan Hoover’s biodesign lab — where students explore living systems with curiosity…

“I want my work to highlight the different attitudes of African American people…not as subjects to paint, but as people with their own sense…

Maude Kasperzak ’11 (Painting BFA)