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Giving Baltimore's Youth the Tools to Tell Their Stories
“Everyone has a story to tell, but not every community has access to the tools to do so,” Moira Fratantuono ’10 (Community Arts M.F.A.)…
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…
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…
The Legacy of Chair Emeritus in Art Education Dr. Al Hurwitz ’41 (1920-2012) Is Felt Worldwide
MICA Chair Emeritus in Art Education and alumnus Dr. Al Hurwitz '41, who passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2012 leaves a lasting legacy on the…
North Avenue Knowledge Exchange
Built on the premise that everyone has something to teach and everyone has something to learn, the North Avenue Knowledge Exchange is a community-based…
Model of Collaboration: Baltimore Design School + MICA
The brainchild of then Maryland State Senator Catherine Pugh, former MICA President Fred Lazarus and Baltimore architect Steve Ziger, the Baltimore…
#DrawingWhileBlack
In September 2017 Annabelle Hayford ’20 composed a simple tweet that read, Starting a hashtag event to celebrate and appreciate Black artists…
Making Art that Matters
Adarsh Alphons ’06 says that art saved his life. Today, the founder and executive director of ProjectArt now leads his team with a goal to…
A Conversation With President Samuel Hoi
In 2014, Samuel Hoi was appointed MICA's president following the long tenure of Fred Lazarus. Along with more than two decades of higher education…
Curatorial Thinking
Two Curatorial Practice alumnae — Melani Douglass ’15 and Deana Hagag ’13 are taking lessons learned at MICA and going national, recently…
Prosthetic Covers for Amputees Globally
How three alumni are using cloud-based technology to bring personalized prosthetic covers to amputees around the globe.
12 places to grab a bite near MICA’s campus
We asked the MICA community to tell us what their favorite places to eat near campus. Here’s what they said.
Toppling the Hierarchy
Building a Website for Artists and Designers
Dabbling in the Extreme
In 2017, MICA's Jay Gould became the first artist-in-resident to participate in the HEMI/MICA Extreme Arts Program. The program aims to create…
Chloe Gallagher
Before Chloe Gallaher landed a fulltime position at the Judd Foundation in Marfa, Texas, she embraced graduate life in Baltimore, curating "The…
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…
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…
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…
Art Making Change: Creative Makers Purusing Social Justice in the News
As artists and designers optimize the power of their work to bring awareness of a number of causes, the idea of socially engaged art is gathering…
President Hoi Discusses Artists as Changemakers on the Free to Bmore Podcast
MICA President Sammuel Hoi recently joined the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Free to Bmore podcast to discuss how art and artists can be changemakers…
Passing of Fletcher Mackey, Faculty and Dedicated Academic Leader at MICA
Dear MICA Faculty and Staff,
It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that Fletcher Mackey, dedicated faculty member and academic…
Pathways at MICA and Beyond: Antonius Bui ’16 (General Fine Arts BFA)
“Transferring to MICA as a pre-med student from a public university, I honestly had a lot of insecurities concerning my artistic ability and…
Area of Influence: Faculty and Staff Listed Among Baltimore’s Movers and Shakers
Local engagement is essential to MICA’s mission as a College, and members of our community consistently devote their time and talent to the city…
Baltimore Nonprofit, Led by MICA Alum, Receives $2 Million Grant
Twenty-one years ago, MICA alum Susan Malone ’97 (Photography BFA) began working as manager of programs at Wide Angle Youth Media — a Baltimore…
In the Community
A MICA program bridges classroom learning with community engagement that connects art and fosters empathy between intergenerational communities…
MICA Partners with BMA and For Freedoms to Deliver Civic Engagement Programming
MICA is partnering with the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) and For Freedoms to deliver a robust line-up of civic engagement programming on campus…
Maker Space / Dolphin Design Center
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Edon Muhaxheri
Edon Muhaxheri is an illustrator who discovered a lost Albanian alphabet while a student in MICA's M.F.A. in Illustration Practice program.
Cosmo Whyte
Based in Atlanta, Georgia and Montego Bay, Jamaica, Cosmo Whyte is a transdisciplinary artist and visual art lecturer at Morehouse College.
Erin Fender
Erin Fender is a photographer and program manager at the nonprofit Atlanta Photography Group.
Kris Grey
Kris Grey is a New York City-based exhibiting artist who teaches and exhibits work internationally.