Career Notes: Art + STEM A look at a few MICA alumni and their interdisciplinary collaboration with science, technology, engineering, and math.
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
Designing a Career in Government Design Leadership MA/MBA alum Michelle Polyak was recently selected the U.S. Digital Corps two-year fellowship sponsored by the Biden Administration…
Dewayne Whitfield ’16 (Design Leadership MA/MBA) Receives U.S. Department of Energy Excellence Award MICA alum Dewayne Whitfield ’16 (Design Leadership MA/MBA) was awarded the 2022 US Department of Energy's Excellence Award. An information technology…
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and MICA reimagine Design Leadership MA/MBA program with support from the Alix Foundation The Alix Foundation is committing $1 million to Johns Hopkins Carey Business School to support the school’s Design Leadership MA/MBA dual degree…
MICA President Samuel Hoi Announces Retirement College Also Announces Transition Committee Led by John Brothers & Mary Miller
MICA Hosts Information is Beautiful Awards Ceremony The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is hosting the prestigious Information is Beautiful Awards Ceremony and Day of Inspiration, presented…
MICA Is A Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students Today, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognized Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) for being…
Baltimore Nonprofit, Led by MICA Alum, Receives $2 Million Grant Twenty-one years ago, MICA alum Susan Malone ’97 (Photography BFA) began working as manager of programs at Wide Angle Youth Media — a Baltimore…
Envision. Create. Transform. In 2005, Baltimore was one of eight cities in the country included in the Ford Foundation’s Arts Integration and Education Reform Initiative…
MICA Awards Over $100K to Creative Entrepreneurs at UP/Start Finale Seed funding awarded to 6 MICA student and alumni teams for their creative innovative businesses.
Kehinde Bademosi ’15: Storytelling to Save Lives As a child growing up in Nigeria, Kehinde Bademosi ’15 (Social Design M.A.) didn’t have a television. His family simply couldn’t afford one. So…
MICA launches new President’s Global Advisory Council to activate broad network of advocates for the College MICA is pleased to announce the creation of the President’s Global Advisory Council, set to launch in May 2021, in an effort to continue to…
MICA's Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship Awards Over 100k at 2017 UP/Start Finale DANAE Inc., Dandelion Wine Collective and Zee Bait Co. were the top prize winners of the Maryland Institute College of Art’s (MICA) second annual…
The Cool List Baltimore is fast becoming a cultural mecca — and national publications are taking notice.
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
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
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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'…
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.
Introducing the 2024 MICA UP/Start Venture Competition Winners The Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship (RCCE) at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is pleased to announce the winners of the…
2022 MICA Strategic Planning Relaunch & Survey Invitation Details and a survey link regarding the Strategic Planning Relaunch.
Illustration Faculty Q&A: Lisa Perrin ’13 (Illustration Practice MFA) A proud graduate of MICA's MFA Illustration Practice program, Lisa Perrin spent five years as an in-house illustrator at American Greetings card…
Granting Meaning MICA Faculty Awarded Grants by Bureau of Land Management, National Science Foundation
Coastal Conservation Cities along the U.S. coast, which are home to more than 65 million people, are particularly vulnerable to the rising seas and storms caused…
Jennie Lobato Named a L’Oréal Paris ‘2022 Women of Worth’ Jennie Lobato ’00 (General Fine Arts BFA) was among L’Oréal Paris’ 2022 Women of Worth. Chosen for her role in launching drawchange, an organization…
+ Enlarge Pathways at MICA and Beyond: Antonius Bui ’16 (General Fine Arts BFA) “Transferring to MICA as a pre-med student from a public university, I honestly had a lot of insecurities concerning my artistic ability and… Close Prev Next 1 of 10
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+ Enlarge Graphic Design Faculty Q&A: Kristian Bjørnard ’09 (Graphic Design MFA) Kristian Bjørnard is a designer, educator, and sustainabilitist. An alumni of MICA's Graphic Design MFA program, he is director of The Office… Close Prev Next 1 of 5
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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…
+ Enlarge Animation Faculty Q&A: Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA) Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 is a sound artist who—through installation, sound design and music—addresses themes including the legacy of nuclear weaponry… Peripheries 1 (install view) Artist Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA) Date 2021 Medium 2-channel sound installation, field recordings and sound design, 58 minute loop Afterimage Rquiem Artist Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA) and Kei Ito ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA) Date 2019 Medium Visual and Sound Installation This Place is a Message Artist Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA) Medium 108 6”concrete cubes, 108 rolls of film, 2-channel soundscape, 24 hour loop duration This Place is a Message Artist Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA) Medium 108 6”concrete cubes, 108 rolls of film, 2-channel soundscape, 24 hour loop duration Summer Sonar (installation view) Artist Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA) Date 2017 Medium two channel site-specific sound installation Field Recording (1) Artist Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA) Field Recording (2) Artist Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA) Close Prev Next 1 of 7
Area of Influence: Faculty and Staff Listed Among Baltimore’s Movers and Shakers Local engagement is essential to MICA’s mission as a College, and members of our community consistently devote their time and talent to the city…
A Community of Creatives MICA faculty James Williams II ’09 (Mount Royal School of Art MFA)—one of a dozen MICA-connected Sondheim winners since the prize's inception—talks…
Graphic Design alumna Hilary Ament talks her recent work on “Oppenheimer,” “Nope” Hilary Ament ’15 (Graphic Design BFA) continues to make a splash in the world of film graphic design, less than a decade after graduating from…