Student entrepreneurs awarded funding to launch creative ventures

A Legacy of Support and Possibility

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

It’s the College’s creative intensity, where disciplines intersect, making is central, and experimentation is expected. “At MICA, students experience…

From the earliest days on campus, MICA students have found a community that shaped who they would become.

Andrea “Remmi” Franklin ’74 (General Fine Arts BFA), Alumna, Donor

On April 14, WBALTV news anchor Jenyne Donaldson spoke with students and faculty as they prepare for MICA Fashion Week 2026 events. Viewers got…

Joyce J. Scott ’70 (Art Education BFA)

Beverly Price ’22 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA) is a native Washington, D.C. fine art photographer whose work focuses on the intersection…

Yumi Hogan ’08 (Painting BFA); Former First Lady of Maryland; Adjunct professor, MICA Drawing program; Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts

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

Landscape Painter • President • Architect of Modern MICA

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

Betty Cooke ’46 (Art Education BFA)

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

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

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

BALTIMORE, MD —The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) announced today the launch of new strategic initiatives to accelerate innovation…

Oletha DeVane ’76 (Painting, BFA), Alumna

Three Stories. One MICA Difference.

Laura Bacon, Creative Entrepreneurship / Community Engagement, Director, Baltimore Creatives Acceleration Network (BCAN), Interim Director…

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

Where can you grow, not only as an artist, but as someone whose work matters in the world? For nearly two centuries, artists and educators have…

MICA president Cecilia M. McCormick appeared on the April 15 episode of The Truth In This Art, the arts-and-culture interview podcast hosted…

Haven DeAnglis ’20 (Fiber BFA)

For 200 years, MICA has been powered by one enduring truth: creativity changes lives, and it takes a community of supporters to make that possible…

Sarah McCann ’09, ’19 (Community Arts MA, Community Arts MFA)

March is International Creativity Month, a perfect time to celebrate the bold, boundary-pushing imagination that defines the community at MICA…

Derrick Adams, MICA Donor and Honorary Degree recipient

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

At MICA, students don’t just learn techniques. They discover their voice, their confidence, and their purpose.

Artie Sadahiro ’26, Student (Ecosystems, Sustainability, and Justice BFA, Printmaking Minor, Painting Minor)

Clay that remembers. A voice fully claimed.

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

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.

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)!

Bill Gaskins ’95 (Photography MFA), Founding Director, Photography + Media & Society, MFA (P+M&S)