Art & Articles

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.

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

April 7 Human Resources Memo

Information on hiring and recruitment process during the COVD-19 pandemic.

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…

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.

When Art & Science Collide

Faculty from MICA team with scientists from Johns Hopkins University to translate results from extreme events in new visual ways.

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…

Mount Royal 2019 Fall Show

See work from Mount Royal School of Art's 2019 fall show

Good Flag, Black Flag

Artist

Sarah Black Sadler ’21 (Mount Royal School of Art MFA)

Date

2019

Medium

Mixed Media

2nd Connect

Artist

Tianyue Su ’20 (Mount Royal School of Art MFA)

Date

2019

Medium

SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast), Acrylic, Glassware, Sensor, Vibration Motor, Wire, Wood, Paint, Bulb

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Artist

Yixyab Zhang (Mount Royal School of Art MFA)

Date

2019

Medium

Mixed Media on Glass

Artist

Walter Cruz ’21 (Mount Royal School of Art)

Date

2019

Medium

Inkjet on Matte Paper

Chenab

Artist

Meghana Gavireddygari ’20 (Mount Royal School of Art MFA)

Date

2019

Medium

Mild Steel, Banarasi brocade, gold leaf

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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'…

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Student FAQ

This page has been built to help answer your questions about moving out, the transition to online classes, cost defrayment, and more.

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…

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…

POW!

Illustration alumni are building impressive careers in the comic industry.

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

Reside Burials— Winner of $25k Druing 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

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

April 17 Campus Memo

Information about pay post-May 1, including what happens to health insurance and possible furloughs during the summer.

April 20 Student Memo

Information about changes to financial holds and the fall registration timeline.

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…

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…

More Than Numbers

Information and Visualization students take data detailing the devastating change of population in the Łódź Ghetto in Poland during the Holocaust…

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…

Maryland Institute Black Archives

To say that Deyane Moses ’19, ’21 (Photography BFA, Curatorial Practice MFA) entered MICA as an untraditional student is an understatement. Older…

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

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…

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 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…

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…

Chicago

Olivia Mullholland ’22 (Painting BFA)

Chicago

Artist

Olivia Mullholland ’22 (Painting BFA)

Date

2019

Medium

Oil on Canvas

If I am Myself, Then Will I Be A Target

If I am Myself, Then Will I Be A Target

Date

2017

Breath Play

Pete Dowley

Breath Play

Artist

Pete Dowley

Date

2019

Medium

Oil, graphite and colored pencil on canvas

The Art of Hanbok

This past summer, faculty and students from MICA collaborated with international faculty, students, and guests from the Hanbok Advancement Center…

Walter Cruz ’21 (Mount Royal School of Art)

Artist

Walter Cruz ’21 (Mount Royal School of Art)

Date

2019

Medium

Inkjet on Matte Paper

Visions of Spring

Arthur Futernik

Visions of Spring

Artist

Arthur Futernik

Date

2015

Medium

Oil on canvas

The Cool List

Time Lapse: The Charmed Life of Jim Burger

Save it For Later

President Hoi Discusses Artists as Changemakers on the Free to Bmore Podcast

Migrations and Meaning(s) in Art an exhibition curated by Dr. Deborah Willis

Garden Party Press—Winner of $15k, Plus $5k People's Choice Award During 2021 UP/Start Competition

As COVID-19 halts the world, 'makers unite'

MICA to launch Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship

MICA Alumna Wins Sondheim Prize

Start It Up

MICA names four William O. Steinmetz ’50 Designers-in-Residence, bringing together three generations of cultural activists

MICA Awarded Top Honors in National Democracy Challenge

Entrepreneurial Teaching

Site Specific: Alumni in Their Creative Spaces

Alumna’s Debut Children’s Book, I Am A Wolf, Out This May

April 7 Human Resources Memo

The HEMI/MICA Extreme Arts Summer Project/ Internship

TamPal— Winner of $35k During 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition

When Art & Science Collide

Become Again: Identity as Process

Mount Royal 2019 Fall Show

Good Flag, Black Flag

2nd Connect

18Oct-30Oct

Chenab

2022 MICA UP/Start Venture Competition Finalists Announced

Student FAQ

Foraday—2021 UP/Start Finalist

Anchovy Press—Winner of $14,100 During 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition

POW!

Le Boi— 2021 UP/Start Finalist

Reside Burials— Winner of $25k Druing 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition

Confetti Collection Co.—Winner of $2k During 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition

April 17 Campus Memo

April 20 Student Memo

COVID-19 Technology Resources

Information about Hours of Operation

More Than Numbers

MICA Awarded $510K from ArtPlace America, Will Build Field of Creative Placemaking

Maryland Institute Black Archives

Dexter Design Co.—Winner of $8,900 During 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition

MICA welcomes Audrey Tanner as Vice President of Admission & Financial Aid

MICA awards two LAUNCH fellowships to Curatorial Practice alumni

MICA Issues Statement in Support of Black Lives Matter and Against Discrimination

MICA Announces the William O. Steinmetz ’50 and Betty Cooke ’46 Chair in Design

GFA Special Projects class provides real-world experience while giving back to the community

Chicago

Chicago

If I am Myself, Then Will I Be A Target

If I am Myself, Then Will I Be A Target

Breath Play

Breath Play

The Art of Hanbok

Visions of Spring

Visions of Spring

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