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…
Developing the Curriculum of a Social Movement What does a social movement look like? Oak Hill Center for Education and Culture in Station North is helping answer that question.
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…
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.)…
Alumna Creates a Space to Celebrate Baltimore's Immigrant Community For her senior thesis, Valeria Fuentes ’17 ’18 (Architectural Design B.F.A., Social Design M.F.A.) created a clothing line called Segunda Piel…
Stephen Hendee: Teaching Artist Best known for fabricating ambitious, large-scale installations, MICA faculty member Stephen Hendee is creating a new objective for his studio…
Xiaofu Wang A native of Wuhan, China, Xiaofu Wang is an active exhibiting artist currently based in Baltimore. In 2017, she was a Janet & Walter Sondheim…
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…
Taha Heydari A native of Iran, Taha Heydari has exhibited around the world, including London, Berlin and Antwerp. His work has been featured in solo exhibitions…
Marilyn Narota Born in Colombia and based in New York City, Marilyn Narota is an exhibiting artist who creates performance based videos, participatory installations…
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…
Cindy Cheng Working from her spacious studio in the city's Greektown neighborhood, Cindy Cheng has found success as an exhibiting artist. She not only exhibits…
Unconventional Illustration Illustrators are natural storytellers; but across media, their work has traditionally been used to play a supporting role — to add depth…
An Interview with Jann Rosen-Queralt Students in Rinehart School of Sculpture recently sat down to talk with Jann Rosen-Queralt, director of the program.
Five Free Art Activities In Baltimore Discover Masterpieces at the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Walters Art Museum or the AVAM. (MICA alumna and faculty member Phaan Howng with her…
Upcycle Outerwear — Environmentally Conscious Fashion “I like thinking about how to use materials differently,” said Trisha Chenney ’17 (Interdisciplinary Sculpture B.F.A.), a finalist in the…
Teaching Artist MICA faculty member is carving out time to shape a new generation of makers thanks to a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant.
Andrew Keiper and Kei Ito When Andre Keiper and Kei Ito discovered their shared connection to the atomic bomb through their grandfathers, they promised to one day explore…
Brendon Massei From day one, Brendon Massei's masters in the Business of Art and Design has helped him grow as a professional musician in the band Viking Moses…
Toym de Leon Imao For Philippine sculptor Abdulmari “Toym” de Leon Imao, art is in the blood. He counts as his inspiration his father, an award-winning sculptor…
Kyle Hackett Kyle Hackett graduated in 2013 and has been continuously exhibiting his artwork since then. Currently based in Washington, D.C., his work was…
Virtuoso Faculty: Jenna Frye There is no clear line between Jenna Frye’s art practice and her work as an educator. Both come down to the same driving force: her desire…
Artist Up: Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle is an exhibiting artist featured in Ebony's "Women Up Issue."
Maker Spaces / Studios: Rinehart Studio Building your vision takes the right tools and plenty of space to grow. We provide what you need to get there.
MICA Named Top Producer of Fulbright Fellows Since the inception of the Fulbright Program in 1946, more than 325,000 recent graduates and graduate students from over 155 countries have used…
An Entrepreneurial Approach to Educational Innovation The capacity and willingness to act upon opportunities, to embrace the uncertain, to take a calculated risk, to dream big, to persevere and to…
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Michael Ciancio ’06 Talks Chobani Brand Reboot A Q&A with Michael Ciancio, creative director of content at Chobani.
Matt Rockefeller An illustrator and comic artist based in New York City, Matt Rockefeller recently worked on 5 Worlds, a graphic novel series from Random House…
Rachel Frank Rachel Frank leveraged the power of the MICA network to go from intern at NIKE to full-time color designer at the sportswear titan.
Elise Roy Elise Roy is a deaf human centered designer, former lawyer, and motivational speaker who works in the vanguard of the disruptive innovation movement…
Andrew Watson Andrew D. Watson, recipient of the 2015 Art Education Technology Outstanding Teacher Award from the National Art Education Association, is fine…
Jescia Hoffman Hopper Jescia Hoffman Hopper teaches at Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Middle School in Minnesota, where she works to build a rigorous, holistic art curriculum…
In Real Time: Brendon Massei From day one, Brendon Massei's masters in the Business of Art and Design has helped him grow as a professional musician in the band Viking Moses…
Tyler Naugle Tyler Naugle's successful internship at MTV opened the door to a fulltime job there after graduating from MICA. After working at MTV for over…
William Niu Since graduating from MICA in 2012, William Niu has worked on a slew of animated TV shows, including Nickelodeon's The Legend of Korra and DreamWorks'…
Meen Choi Meen Choi maintains an active career as a Brooklyn-based illustrator. In addition to a position as a designer for Bogopa, he pursues freelance…
Natasha Nayo Since her graduation from MICA in 2015, Natasha Nayo has worked as an animator based in Baltimore. She's currently with Storyfarm, where she…
+ Enlarge Isla Cristal Tadeo Isla Rinehart School of Sculpture M.F.A. Artist Cristal Tadeo Date 2018 Medium Concrete, wire, foam and acrylic Close
Five Inexpensive and Quirky Things to do in Baltimore Ghost Tours Baltimore Ghost Tours provide award-winning haunted walking tours of Fell's Point and Mount Vernon. Certified Authentic Baltimore…
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Harrison Tyler Originally from West Palm Beach, Florida, Harrison Tyler ’14 (Interdisciplinary Sculpture) is the digital operations manager at Open Works, a…
Toy Design... for Elephants MICA students students accept challenge to design toy for Asian elephants at the National Zoo.
+ Enlarge Inappropriate Growth Xun Wang Inappropriate Growth Rinehart School of Sculpture M.F.A. Artist Xun Wang Date 2017 Medium Bubble wrap, wood, plaster Close
In Their Own Words: Places to See, Things to Do MICA asked three MICA students about their favorite places in Baltimore and around campus. Here's what they had to say.
+ Enlarge Pulse, Visualizing Consciousness Cynthia O'Neill Pulse, Visualizing Consciousness RInehart School of Sculpture M.F.A. Artist Cynthia O'Neill Date 2018 Medium Pulse sensor, cast acrylic LED ball, feather boards, electrical parts, meditation pillow, lavender, buckwheat hulls Close
Sam Acuff Sam Acuff leveraged his fine arts skills to launch a creative business and won $25,000 in investment funding during MICA's annual Up-Start Venture…