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

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

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

Nate Larson, Full-Time Faculty, Photography

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)!

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…

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

Sean Dong is a 3D artist and motion designer based in Baltimore.

Why the Creative Economy Needs MICA Now More Than Ever

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

ArtWalk 2025

For Joely Ramos ’25 (Illustration BFA), Window into Worlds is both a title and a philosophy. Her ArtWalk collection features 26 mixed-media collages…

From the earliest days on campus, MICA students have found a community that shaped who they would become.

Frank Hyder ’72 (General Fine Arts BFA), Annual Fund Supporter

Andrea “Remmi” Franklin ’74 (General Fine Arts BFA), Alumna, Donor

Carolyn Campbell ’72 (Interior Design BFA)

Dominique Samarco ’16 (Painting BFA)

At MICA, students don’t just learn techniques. They discover their voice, their confidence, and their purpose.

Artie Sadahiro ’26, Student (Ecosystems, Sustainability, and Justice BFA, Printmaking Minor, Painting Minor)

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

Three Stories. One MICA Difference.

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.

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

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

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

Lindsey Leigh ’19 (Graphic Design, MA) released The Dirt!, the third book in the Wild Life series published by Penguin Random House.  Leigh…

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

Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) launches redesigned MPS in Product Management with customized career pathways that blend Design Thinking…

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

If the workshops were the heartbeat of MICA Weekend, the alumni gatherings were its soul — living proof that creativity, once kindled here…

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

Faculty / Sequential Arts

Daniel Frumhoff is an art director, motion designer, and design educator based in NYC.

Dhrishti Khokhar is an award-winning graphic designer from India, now working with the global creative agency Ogilvy.

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…

Wrote, directed, and executive produced Marvel Studio’s I Am Groot, currently streaming on Disney+. Served as animation director for hit indie…

Diana Eusebio ’20 (Fiber BFA) is a Peruvian-Dominican textile artist based in Miami. Her artistic practice is centered on color and its cultural…