Betty Cooke ’46 (Art Education BFA)

Faculty Emeritus; Creator of the Dr. Joan M.E. Gaither Young People's Studios Scholarship

President McCormick speaks with Midday's Tom Hall on the College’s bicentennial and its enduring community impacts.

February 5–March 8, 2026 Meyerhoff Gallery, Fox Building 1303 W Mount Royal Ave Admission: FREE and open to the public Gallery Hours: Monday…

Dominique Samarco ’16 (Painting BFA)

Perseverance, creativity, and community shaped a lifelong journey of purpose.

The launch of the Female School of Design in 1854 was more than a programmatic addition; it was a declaration of belief that women belonged in…

New online undergraduate program prepares students to design human-centered digital experiences while building on MICA’s established leadership…

Sculptor. Painter. Teacher. Advocate.

Prospective students are invited to learn more at MICA open house and virtual events

Launching in Fall 2026, the new programs expand MICA’s media arts ecosystem, connecting filmmaking, game development, and interactive storytelling…

Margaret F. S. Glace and Annette Smith Burgess

Mike Weikert ’05 (Graphic Design MFA); Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director, Center for Creative Impact

Landscape Painter • President • Architect of Modern MICA

During its bicentennial year, the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) announces the launch of its new Bachelor of Design (BDes) in Interior…

Frankie Martin, Ed.D.; Retired Staff, MICA’s first Diversity Officer

Excerpted and adapted from Making History / Making Art, by Douglas L. Frost.

Unique Robinson, Director of MICA’s MFA Community Arts Program

Mia Weiner ’13 (Fiber BFA)

Kurina Sohn ’15 (Fiber BFA)

President McCormick Says MICA Is Focused on Long-Term Sustainability

Joseph “Joe” Taylor, Alumnus, General Fine Arts ’25

Raymond Barclay, Senior Vice President for Enrollment Strategy, Innovation, and Partnerships

Carolyn Campbell ’72 (Interior Design BFA)

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

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

Art educator and practicing artist, Kelsey Schmitt ’12 is proof that graduates of MICA’s Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) program are…

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…

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

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

Incoming and returning students share their perspectives on diversity and creative discourse.

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…

MICA's multidisciplinary helped Katherine Nammacher to use her passion for technology as a means for civic engagement. She is co-founder and…

Jescia Hoffman Hopper teaches at Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Middle School in Minnesota, where she works to build a rigorous, holistic art curriculum…

Andrew D. Watson, recipient of the 2015 Art Education Technology Outstanding Teacher Award from the National Art Education Association, is fine…

Sok Hui Low, an art educator who encourages experimentation and play with art materials and processes, teaches adolescents in Singapore, in an…

Since completing her graduate degree at MICA, Siobhan Vicens has led arts integration professional development sessions for Baltimore City educators…

Before attaining his position as assistant director of art education at Concordia University in Montréal, Québec, Canada, Juan Carlos Castro…

Performance Art as Protest & Protest as Performance Art

Many members of the MICA comm unity showcase their creative and artistic talents through their own small businesses and product lines. Below…

Creative businesses founded by MICA alumni stretch disciplines and showcase the endless possibilities of a MICA degree.   THUSS + FARRELL Established…

For many, it’s impossible to talk about contemporary arts and culture in Baltimore and not mention Joyce J. Scott ’70 (art education). The MICA…

A collaborative effort between then MICA president Fred Lazarus IV H’14 and Maryland State Senator Catherine E. Pugh, Baltimore Design School…

As featured on Diverse Issues in Higher Education website. When Samuel — or Sammy — Hoi, president of Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)…

College will also award MICA trustee Alice Falvey Greif with honorary degree at undergraduate ceremony; author, editor and designer Victor Margolin…

As a little girl, Aleks Bogunovic ’12 ’13 (Fiber B.F.A., Business of Art and Design M.P.S.) knitted, crocheted and sewed clothes, taking after…

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…