Time Lapse: The Charmed Life of Jim Burger Jim Burger ’82 (Photography B.F.A.) — noted Baltimore-area photographer and longtime photojournalist for the Baltimore City Paper and The…
A Day in the Life of a NASA Artist Intern In summer 2018, I worked as a NASA animation intern on-site at Goddard Space Flight Center – commuting from Baltimore to Greenbelt, which was…
When Art & Science Collide Faculty from MICA team with scientists from Johns Hopkins University to translate results from extreme events in new visual ways.
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…
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…
Eight Finalists Chosen during 'Pop Up Pitch' Will Move On to UP/Start Finale The finalists will compete for funding totaling $100,000 during the April 17 finale
Mentor Extraordinaire: Illustration Faculty Member José Villarrubia Orpheus Collar ’09 was obsessed with comics as a teenager – so obsessed, in fact, that when he was in high school, his mother tracked down legendary…
Brockett Horne, Chair of Graphic Design, Talks Career Prep Faculty are mindful of how each step of a student’s education can contribute to their long-term success and work to integrate professional…
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Louder Than a Bomb Baltimore has the secret sauce for producing electrifying poetry — woke, young people; and a space for them to be heard.
Social Design Celebrates 10 Years at MICA Since 2008, MICA has been at the forefront of the social design movement, a rapidly emerging field and creative practice in the U.S. and around…
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…
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…
Paul Mirel: MICA’s Starman Paul Mirel takes time after his day job at NASA to bring art and science together.
A Conversation with Ellen Lupton The director of the MFA in Graphic Design talks about the current state of the field and MICA’s graduate program.
First-Year Juried Exhibition New associate dean Marcus Civin reflects on a strong show by the MFA class of 2017.
Center for Social Design Learn How Design helps people get the things they need to make their lives better.
Adobe Design Achievement Awards: Hitesh Singhal ’16 and Monica Amneus ’16 Every year, MICA students become proud recipients of national awards. We chose just two of these talented young artists to feature in these pages:…
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March 11 Campus Memo Initial plans surrounding the College’s transition to online education and more.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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Lisa Hochtritt, Ed.D., Director of MICA's M.A.T. Program With a committed interest in social justice and art education, and understanding how they both intersect with youth, Dr. Lisa Hochtritt joins…
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…
Information about Hours of Operation Due to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic, operational hours on campus will be impacted and information about campus operations may frequently change…
March 14 Student Memo Follow up to President Hoi's memo about the impact of COVID-19 on campus operations with information specific to graduate students.
Design Leadership Students Make Finals in First Appearance at Design Challenge Competition For three intrepid teams of MBA/MA in Design Leadership students, the challenge was too good to pass up. As the first-ever Johns Hopkins…
March 16 Student Memo Updated information for graduate students about the move-out process, cleaning, equipment, and more.
Sarah Belisle Sarah Delisle is a pyrotechnic designer for Image Engineering – a Baltimore-based entertainment company.
March 30 Campus Memo Details from Gov. Larry Hogan’s “Stay At Home” order, and its impact on MICA infrastructure, including shuttles, food service and more…
MICA awarded competitive grants from the National Endowment of the Arts National Endowment for the Arts Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $27 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s…
Akea Brionne Brown ’18 wins 2019 Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize This is the fifth year in a row a MICA alum was chosen as the Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize winner.
MICA welcomes Audrey Tanner as Vice President of Admission & Financial Aid MemorandumDate: August 21, 2020To: MICA Campus CommunityFrom: Samuel Hoi, PresidentSubject: Welcome to Audrey Tanner as Vice President of Admission…