Baltimore has the secret sauce for producing electrifying poetry — woke, young people; and a space for them to be heard.

“I was a really terrible student,” exclaimed Allana Clarke ’14 (Mount Royal School of Art M.F.A.) in a conversation before her April lecture…

The following are statements that were made to the MICA community regarding the Trump administration's September 2017 announcement to plan to…

MICA collaborates with Baltimore City partners to offer free classes, workshops and activities through the North Avenue Knowledge Exchange

Smile Indias ’17 (Social Design M.A.), this year’s graduate student speaker at MICA’s 168th Commencement on Monday, May 15th, believes that the…

The undergraduate student speaker at MICA’s 168th Commencement on Monday, May 15th, Briana Arrington ’17 (Illustration B.F.A.) brings energy…

At 25, Isaac Ewart is among the younger artists in Light City 2017. But, he spares no effort to dive in and understand the community he works…

Tim Scofield is humble about his team being the only local act returning to Light City Baltimore this year. The large-scale kinetic sculpture …

After Iman Djouini ’09 and Jonathan Taube ’10 graduated from MICA, the couple then left for New Orleans to obtain their master’s degrees in printmaking…

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International students reflect on their experiences as graduate students at MICA.

High-profile freelance jobs for new Google app puts alumni work in the hands of people around the world.

The work of painter Amy Sherald ’04 (Hoffberger School of Painting M.F.A.) was always autobiographical in nature, but the artist says her move…

M.F.A. in Graphic Design students team with Ph.D. candidate to empower Baltimore’s Growing Girls.

It seems like such a clear solution to reducing recidivism rates prevalent in the criminal justice system: create an easy-to-use SMS text tool…

The Wm. O. Steinmetz ’50 Designer-in-Residence Program

Meet a few of the visiting artists and critics who are an essential part of graduate education at MICA.

Joyce J. Scott ’70 (Art Education B.F.A.) has been named a 2016 Fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The fellowships…

Filipino artists Ashley Dequilla ’12 and Toym Imao ’12 collaborate on series of murals in their home country.

When the 46 Unites States Artists (USA) fellows were announced at the end of 2016, winners included luminaries across creative disciplines …

Fiber faculty member Piper Shepard and Jacolby Satterwhite '08 (Painting) were just awarded fellowships by United States Artists (USA) for innovation…

LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting alumnus talks about Baltimore and Tehran.

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…

Hannah Brancato ’07, ’11 and Rebecca Nagle ’08, co-founders of FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture, are seeking to not only support survivors…

An international team of researchers led by Dr. Robin Corbet, part-time faculty member in MICA's Humanistic Studies Department and astrophysicist…

Joyce J. Scott '70 (Art Education B.F.A.) has been named a 2016 Fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The fellowships…

Find out how MFA in Community Arts students are collaborating with an East Baltimore activist to confront environmental injustice.

Registered candidates from the 2016 Baltimore mayoral race were invited to take part in this first-of-its-kind Citizen Artist Baltimore Mayoral…

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Cindy Cheng ’08 ’11 (Fine Arts Post-Baccalaureate, Mount Royal School of Art M.F.A.) measures success by what happens in the studio  —…

In an announcement made live on Maryland Public Television in late May, Sara Dittrich ’14 (Interdisciplinary Sculpture B.F.A.) was named a winner…

Photography alum Elle Pérez’s monochrome photographs explore queer and Latinx spaces — from underground wrestling to LGBTQ nightclubs (among…

LESLIE SPEER, recently selected to lead MICA’s new B.F.A. in Product Design, is a designer and educator who has worked for companies and clients…

JASON CORACE is an award winning game designer, media artist and educator who founded MICA’s successful studio concentration in game design…

The new director of MICA’s M.F.A. in Curatorial Practice discusses his goals for the program and the role curators can play in society.

A recent alumnus reflects on his love for Baltimore.

In 2005, Baltimore was one of eight cities in the country included in the Ford Foundation’s Arts Integration and Education Reform Initiative…

How a MICA librarian turned a pop culture phenomenon into a learning resource.

Promoting the political power of creatives.

MICA’s MFA in Curatorial Practice director and long-time curator-in-residence prepares to retire

Paul Mirel takes time after his day job at NASA to bring art and science together.

I arrived in Baltimore in 2000 with a strong desire to become an artist, but I was clueless about how to do this. I come from a middle class…

Discover how artists from MICA are giving Baltimore’s growing Korean community voice through art.

As Dr. Karen Carroll — MICA’s “Art Mama” in residence — prepares to retire, her students and colleagues laud her singular brand…

MA in Social Design candidate Diamond James advocates for deeper, co-creative engagement between universities and communities.

MICA Alumna talks about the people, places, and ideas that have influenced and inspired throughout her remarkable career.

Learn how the graduate student-run exhibition committee’s growth has mirrored that of the neighborhood it calls home.