President Hoi Discusses Artists as Changemakers on the Free to Bmore Podcast MICA President Sammuel Hoi recently joined the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Free to Bmore podcast to discuss how art and artists can be changemakers…
The Cool List Baltimore is fast becoming a cultural mecca — and national publications are taking notice.
Migrations and Meaning(s) in Art an exhibition curated by Dr. Deborah Willis The exhibition, curated by Willis, the MICA inaugural Stuart B. Cooper Endowed Chair in Photography, explores debates on the topic of migration…
MICA Faculty Win Prestigious Art Educator Awards Three MICA faculty members have been recognized by national and state organizations for their outstanding work as art educators. They include…
MICA's Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship Awards Over 100k at 2020 UP/Start Finale BALTIMORE — The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is proud to announce this year’s UP/Start Venture Competition winners — Makers for Humankind…
MICA Issues Statement in Support of Black Lives Matter and Against Discrimination June 1, 2020 Dear MICA Community Members, In Baltimore, it is impossible to feel the pain of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis and Breonna…
Become Again: Identity as Process What do exhibitions look like when they take queerness for granted? This was the question I tried to answer for most of the year and a half I…
MICA names four William O. Steinmetz ’50 Designers-in-Residence, bringing together three generations of cultural activists Over two lectures, Cheryl D. Miller ’74 (Graphic Design and Illustration BFA), Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton, Maurice Cherry and Deyane Moses ’19…
MICA to launch Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship The center, infusing creative entrepreneurship training into art and design education, further advances the College’s forward-looking mission…
MICA Alumna Wins Sondheim Prize In the spring of Akea Brionne Brown’s first year at MICA, that the Baltimore Uprising occurred. It was finals week. And it was an event that…
MICA Awarded $510K from ArtPlace America, Will Build Field of Creative Placemaking The funding will help to expand community and organizational partnerships, as well as create a sequence of both undergraduate and graduate courses…
Start It Up From its earliest days, MICA has had a connection to doers and makers, to people who believe that artistic creativity is a catalyst for positive…
Garden Party Press—Winner of $15k, Plus $5k People's Choice Award During 2021 UP/Start Competition Chelsea Conrad ’20 (Illustration MA) is founder of Garden Party Press, a 2021 UP/Start finalist.
2022 MICA UP/Start Venture Competition Finalists Announced MICA is pleased to announce this year’s UP/Start Venture Competition finalists, who were chosen after the Round 1 Virtual 'Pop Up and Pitch'…
MICA Faculty Kiel Mutschelknaus Helps Spotify Wrap 2021 Kiel Mutschelknaus, a MICA faculty member in the Graphic Design department, had a hand in inspiring and creating the graphics used in the international…
Site Specific: Alumni in Their Creative Spaces Five alumni—based in Chicago—who have carved out impressive creative spaces: Alex Fuller ’03 (Graphic Design BFA), Aram Han Sifuentes ’11…
Compressent Co.—Winner of $30K During the 2022 UP/Start Venture Competition Compressent Co., the venture of Herschel Ruben ’21 (Product Design BFA), was one of seven finalists in this year's competition.
As COVID-19 halts the world, 'makers unite' During an unprecedented world health pandemic that has shuttered any sense of normalcy, artists and designers are doing what they do best — making…
The HEMI/MICA Extreme Arts Summer Project/ Internship Numerous MICA students have taken part in the HEMI/MICA Extreme Arts Summer Project/Internship, which aims to explore visual representations…
'Knock the Block'—Winner of $12K During the UP/Start Venture Competition "Knock the Block," the venture of Book Karnjanakit ’21 (Illustration Practice MFA), was one of seven finalists in this year's competition.
Core Immersive Labs—2022 UP/Start Finalist Core Immersive Labs, the venture of Paolo Narciso ’22 (Data Analytics & Visualization MPS), was one of seven finalists in this year's competition…
Maryland Institute Black Archives To say that Deyane Moses ’19, ’21 (Photography BFA, Curatorial Practice MFA) entered MICA as an nontraditional student is an understatement. Older…
Save it For Later When Jenny Ferretti ’07 (Painting BFA) became the digital initiatives librarian for MICA’s Decker Library in 2015, print documentation of graduate…
COVID-19 Technology Resources This webpage provides an overview of some of the tools that can be used by MICA employees to effectively telework and maintain their department…
The Art of Hanbok This past summer, faculty and students from MICA collaborated with international faculty, students, and guests from the Hanbok Advancement Center…
MICA Announces the William O. Steinmetz ’50 and Betty Cooke ’46 Chair in Design Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is pleased to announce the founding of the William O. Steinmetz ’50 and Betty Cooke ’46 Chair in Design…
External COVID-19 Resources Following is a list of local, state, and national resources about COVID-19.
MICA Awarded Top Honors in National Democracy Challenge In 2018, MICA’s voting rate of registered students increased nearly 40 percentage points, and the number of eligible students registered to…
GFA Special Projects class provides real-world experience while giving back to the community Artwork depicting birds and Baltimore landmarks— like race horses at Pimlico, boats in the Inner Harbor and the Patterson Park Pagoda — now…
When Art & Science Collide Faculty from MICA team with scientists from Johns Hopkins University to translate results from extreme events in new visual ways.
Anchovy Press—Winner of $14,100 During 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition Rebecca Marimutu ’20 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA) and Priyanka Kumar ’20 (Illustration Practice MFA) are co-founders of Anchovy…
Convo—Winner of $15K During 2022 UP/Start Venture Competition Convo, the venture of Emma Koramshahi ’22 (Design Leadership MA/MBA) and Julia Breskin ’22 (Design Leadership MA/MBA), was one of seven finalists…
2022 MICA Strategic Planning Relaunch & Survey Invitation Details and a survey link regarding the Strategic Planning Relaunch.
MICA awards two LAUNCH fellowships to Curatorial Practice alumni In June of 2019, MICA awarded two of its four annual LAUNCH fellowships to alumni from the Curatorial Practice MFA (CP) program. After participating…
Foraday—2021 UP/Start Finalist Sean Duffy ’20 (User Experience Design MPS), Stephanie Petagno ’02 (General Sculpture Studies BFA), and Amber LaRosa, co-founders of Foraday…
Alumni Founded Green Burial Startup Winner of $25k During 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition Carrie Carter ’20 (Product Design BFA) is founder of Resdie Burials, is a finalist in the 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition
Le Boi— 2021 UP/Start Finalist Yuze Le ’21 (Design Leadership MBA/MA) is founder of Le Boi, a finalist in the 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition
TamPal— Winner of $35k During 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition Erica Duffy ’21 (Design Leadership MBA/MA) is founder of TamPal, a finalist in the 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition.
Entrepreneurial Teaching To Ray Parris ’94, ‘96 (Graphic Design BFA, MAT) lemonade stands aren’t just a way for children to make a few extra dollars—they’re a vehicle…
More Than Numbers Information and Visualization students take data detailing the devastating change of population in the Łódź Ghetto in Poland during the Holocaust…
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Building Better Bait Meet product designer and entrepreneur Hunter Grogan ’14, ’16 (Environmental Design BFA, Business of Art and Design MPS)
Confetti Collection Co.—Winner of $2k During 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition Charlene Etienne ’21 (Data Analytics & Visualization MPS) is founder of Confetti Collection Co., a finalist in the 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition
Blvck Door—Winner of $40K During the 2022 UP/Start Venture Competition Blvck Door, the venture of Iman Carr ’22 (Design Leadership MA/MBA) and Shakeel Alexander, was one of seven finalists in this year's competition…
Alumna’s Debut Children’s Book, I Am A Wolf, Out This May Like most MICA students, Kelly Leigh Miller has always liked to draw. Whether it was in the sketchbooks her mom bought her, on the kid’s menu…
Dexter Design Co.—Winner of $8,900 During 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition Christian Dexter ’20 (Graphic Design & Printmaking BFA) is founder of Dexter Design Co., a finalist in the 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition
Pharma-D—2022 UP/Start People's Choice Award Winner Pharma-D, the venture of Kristen Karlovich ’21 (Product Design BFA), was one of seven finalists in this year's competition.