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

Why the Creative Economy Needs MICA Now More Than Ever

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

Building an Indonesian Fantasy Game at MICA

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

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.

Morel S. Doucet, Alum, Ceramics BFA’13, recipient of the C. Louise Mullan Flanigan ’34 Scholarship

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

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

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)!

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

Eva Lou Phillips ’25 (Illustration), winner of MICA’s 2025 Ezra Jack Keats Competition, recently landed a two-book deal with Tundra Books. Her…

Amy Sherald ’04 (Hoffberger School of Painting M.F.A.) was named one of today’s visionary artists by Modern Luxury and selected as a Root 100…

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…

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

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

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

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

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

Illustrator of the New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2024 and named to Forbes 30 Under 30, Feng’s illustrations for The New Yorker,…

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

Elisa Leiva’s Swing-Inspired Thesis at MICA

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…

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

Sabrina Kindervater Reimagines Product Design for a Sustainable Future

Teagan Crawford-Greene’s “The Big Muddy Times”

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

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

The Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship (RCCE) proudly celebrated the 10th cycle of the UP/Start Venture Competition this past Friday…

Watch First Year Experience (FYE) faculty member LaToya Hobbs create a woodblock print portrait of Naima Mora, referencing the sculpture “Naima…

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

“The professors pushed us but were also encouraging, and I loved learning from my talented, hard-working peers,” recalls Karen Ösp Pálsdóttir…

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

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