MICA Center for Social Design’s “Made You Look” Pedestrian Safety Collaboration Receives Continuing Support, Expands Efforts Across Region

MICA’s Art & Design College Accelerator Program for Baltimore City Students Receives Major Gifts

Constructive Engagement

MICA Educators, Alumni Honored for Positive Community Impact

MICA alums build communities by sharing stories, their work, and the creative process itself.

Recent Grads Receive International Recognition for Thesis Work

Uplifting Disability Justice Within Creative Culture

All For The Better

One of the most talked about sculptures at Desert X 2023 — Sleeping Figure, by Matt Johnson ’00 (Sculpture BFA) — can now be found as a permanent…

MICA Brings Students, Volunteers, and Nonprofits Together to Solve Design Challenges

Acclaimed MICA Artists Premier Their Work in Europe, Asia.

Design Leadership MA/MBA alum Michelle Polyak was recently selected the U.S. Digital Corps two-year fellowship sponsored by the Biden Administration…

MICA’s faculty do more than teach — they are working professionals immersed in the art and design communities. They are also highly respected…

MICA Brings Renowned Artists and Designers to Campus This Spring

Today, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognized Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) for being…

MICA student’s work shines bright to win 2023 AXA Art Prize US A senior at MICA, Toskago ’24 (Painting BFA) was recently named winner of the…

MICA Alum’s Collaboration with Skechers is a Drippy, Trippy Feast for the Eyes

MICA alum Jacolby Satterwhite ’08 (Painting BFA) puts a new spin on “recycle and reuse” with his transformation of the The Metropolitan Museum…

MICA Celebrates Creativity’s Impact on Baltimore and Beyond

MICA hosts candidates to be the next great American artist during the Smithsonian-MTV show, “The Exhibit”

The iconic Breast Cancer Research Stamp, designed by MICA faculty and alums, celebrates a quarter century of success.

Influencer Culture

Baltimore is fast becoming a cultural mecca — take a look at what people around the nation are saying about Charm City.

Cities along the U.S. coast, which are home to more than 65 million people, are particularly vulnerable to the rising seas and storms caused…

Shangtong Li ’19 Works to Build Sustainable Future for Coastal Cities

The Alix Foundation is committing $1 million to Johns Hopkins Carey Business School to support the school’s Design Leadership MA/MBA dual degree…

Society and Centrality

Ernest Shaw’s Thurgood Marshall Portrait in State Capital Expands Maryland’s Story

Alumna’s exploration of the Dominican diaspora while at MICA becomes young adult title.

With an image of 22-year-old Jina “Mahsa” Amini as the centerpiece of a new artwork — a large-scale, neon billboard that will sit at the heart…

The Tell-Tale Arts

MICA Students Showcase Their Work

Love Affair

MICA Faculty Part of Nonprofit Whose Collaboration with City High School is a Leading Example of Urban Sustainability

Down to Earth

The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is hosting the prestigious Information is Beautiful Awards Ceremony and Day of Inspiration, presented…

Timed to coincide with the arrival of this year's freshman, the First Year Experience (FYE) Exhibition is one of the College's most highly regarded…

Recent Projects Showcase the Globe Collection and Press’ Lasting Influence

Their winning project, Mother Nacre, was presented alongside 44 others from art, design, and research institutions across the U.S. and around…

MICA Collaborates with Baltimore Nonprofit, Housing Department on Major Community Development Initiative

Avani Dwivedi is an author and illustrator living in Jersey City, NJ. She graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a B.F.A in…

Taylor McManus is an illustrator and educator currently based in Northern Virginia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration and a Masters…

Caroline shares her experience and journey starting and am managing a successful textile business, Caroline Cecil Textiles. 

MICA alum Dewayne Whitfield ’16 (Design Leadership MA/MBA) was awarded the 2022 US Department of Energy's Excellence Award. An information technology…

Graphic Design MFA Projects Stand Out at STA 100

Every year, the Society of Typographic Arts (STA) 100 show recognizes 100 greatest examples of typographic design excellence by professionals…

Hadassah Dowuona is a textile and graphic designer and is passionate about her work. Growing up, she gravitated towards seeing what color and…