The Celebration event marked the first public event in honor of MICA’s 200-year anniversary

BALTIMORE, MD —The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) announced today the launch of new strategic initiatives to accelerate innovation…

C. Ryan Patterson ’06 (General Sculptural Studies BFA)

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

Lee Tawney, President, Bolton Hill Community Association

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…

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

Why the Creative Economy Needs MICA Now More Than Ever

A MICA program bridges classroom learning with community engagement that connects art and fosters empathy between intergenerational communities…

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

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

Seed funding awarded to 6 MICA student and alumni teams for their creative innovative businesses.

As a child growing up in Nigeria, Kehinde Bademosi ’15 (Social Design M.A.) didn’t have a television. His family simply couldn’t afford one. So…

DANAE Inc., Dandelion Wine Collective and Zee Bait Co. were the top prize winners of the Maryland Institute College of Art’s (MICA) second annual…

MICA’s Exhibition Development Seminar (EDS) Presents Its 2026 Exhibition Celebrating and Reflecting on 200 Years of MICA and the Intertwined…

Sculptor. Painter. Teacher. Advocate.

Elielle Kayomb ’25 (Painting BFA ’25), MAT Candidate, 5-Year BFA/MAT Program

Nate Larson, Full-Time Faculty, Photography

Oletha DeVane ’76 (Painting, BFA), Alumna

Three Stories. One MICA Difference.

Ellen Lupton Faculty, Graphic Design MFA program

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

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

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

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

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

Professor Sandra Maxa co-authored and designed the latest edition of the classic text.

MICA Weekend 2025

From the first toast at the Kick-Off Reception to the final notes drifting through Mount Royal Station, MICA Weekend unfolded as a celebration…

The pulse of MICA Weekend could be felt through studio workshops, a symphony of ink, motion, and imagination where each participant became both…

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

Initial offerings include courses in art direction, AI, coding, design software, game design, and digital photography

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

BALTIMORE, MD — The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is pleased to announce that its President, Cecilia M. McCormick, J.D., has been…

Created HBO film “Planterior,” star of PBS series “Living Wild: Plant-Spiration with Hilton Carter,” author of several books including…

ArtWalk 2025

For graduating students, ArtWalk is a personal journey and shared futures of growth culminating in works that blend personal history, cultural…

Gabriel Ramos’ ArtWalk Tribute to El Salvador

The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), a top-ranked art and design college, is proud to announce the launch of two innovative BFA majors:…

The Art of Empathy

Through his camera lens, Jack Flame Sorokin ’15 (Photography BFA) captured the resilience of a North Carolina community facing devastation…

“I'm proud to make art full-time and to be creating community through hosting a Sketchbook Club and a Nature Journaling Club!”

Janique L Robillard '17 is the producer of ‘Death by Numbers’ which was nominated for Best Documentary Short (33-min).

Fernando is an illustrator and art educator from Mexico City, now based in the UK.

Art Without Borders