MICA is a place where art and design meet purpose.

Natovian McLeod ’15 (General Fine Arts BFA), ’16 (MAT)

Clay that remembers. A voice fully claimed.

Morel S. Doucet, Alum, Ceramics BFA’13, recipient of the C. Louise Mullan Flanigan ’34 Scholarship

MICA’s campus tells a story of growth, imagination, and reinvention, one written not only in its name, but in brick, glass, and light.

Ellen Lupton Faculty, Graphic Design MFA program

Laura Bacon, Creative Entrepreneurship / Community Engagement, Director, Baltimore Creatives Acceleration Network (BCAN), Interim Director…

Lee Tawney, President, Bolton Hill Community Association

Steve Ziger and Jamie Snead, Architects of MICA’s Brown Center and 1801 Falls Road Renovation

What’s in a Name? At MICA, everything.

Victoria “Vicky” Pass, PhD, Chair, History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture

MICA began when a group of Baltimore’s leading citizens gathered to imagine a new kind of educational institution. Led by 22-year-old John H…

Welcome to the Bicentennial of the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)!

Bill Gaskins (Photography MFA ’95), Founding Director, Photography + Media & Society, MFA (P+M&S))

Ruth Toulson, PhD, Professor, Studio and Humanistic Studies and Assistant Dean for Research

MICA Weekend 2025

The MICA Homecoming Alumni Exhibition is a special celebration of MICA alumni creativity during MICA Weekend (October 3 and 4, 2025). The exhibition…

President McCormick opens Orioles “College Night” with a clean strike— and a clear statement about MICA’s deep connection to Baltimore…

McCormick will continue as president, following her interim presidency since January 2024, and will spearhead exciting new initiatives for the…