Bold colors. Legendary music. A Baltimore legacy that lives on.

Bob Cicero, Adjunct faculty, MFA Graphic Design

Allison Tipton ’11 (Graphic Design BFA) / Manager, Globe Collection and Press at MICA

For more than 80 years, Globe Poster helped shape the visual history of American music and entertainment. From James Brown and Aretha Franklin…

BALTIMORE, MD — As Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) celebrates 200 years of shaping American art and design, the College is spotlighting…

Jen Stark ’05 (Fiber BFA, Animation minor)

As part of MICA Weekend and our bicentennial celebration, “Stoop Storytelling” took the stage on October 11 for an afternoon of heartfelt, humorous…

Valeska Maria Populoh ’06 (Fiber BFA) / Fiber, Fashion, and Textile Faculty

Since 1998, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has issued seven semipostal stamps, each designed to raise funds and awareness for important…

At MICA, first-generation college students have long brought their unique experiences, determination, and creativity to our community.

Tony Shore ’93 (Painting BFA) / Faculty, Painting Department

SCPS Dean Douglas Barkey, PhD, and Katie Kelley, Director of Professional Programs

Katie Kelley, Director of Professional Programs

It’s National Transfer Student Week, and we’re celebrating the artists who bring their unique experiences, perspectives, and creativity to…

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to honor those affected by breast cancer, raise awareness about early detection, and recognize…

Whitney Sherman ’71 (Photography BFA) / Founding Director of MFA in Illustration Practice, Co-founder of MA in Illustration

Cecilia M. McCormick, JD, President

Xin Ray Penland Obrien ’26 (General Fine Arts BFA, Printmaking minor)

Nadia Tomoney ’27 (Painting BFA)

James “Jim” Wright ’H23, Chair and co-trustee of the Ratcliffe Foundation

MICA’s Bicentennial Weekend brought together alumni, parents, students, friends, and community for a series of events and programs celebrating…

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, MICA celebrates the cultures, histories, creativity, and knowledge of Indigenous peoples and the ways those traditions…

Mars Pursley ’28 (Fiber, Fashion and Textiles BFA)

What We Carry Forward  There is something powerful about reaching 200 years. A bicentennial asks us to consider not only what has endured, but…

Megan Hillaker ’26 (Painting BFA) and Sabrina Ortega ’27 (Fiber BFA) took home the Outstanding Exhibition prize for their work, Cell-Phonic,…

Four members of the MICA community have been recognized through the Rubys Artist Grants, a program of the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation that provides…

The Young Ones competition honors the best student work in advertising, interactive design, and graphic design. As a result of student success…

Twelve MICA alumni, faculty, and staff are among 48 artists selected for Tomorrow Will Also Rise, a juried regional exhibition at The Phillips…

Three MICA-affiliated artists are featured in the Whitney Biennial 2026, one of the nation’s most influential exhibitions of contemporary American…

Making America Again: So Strong, So Brave, So True MICA presents Making America Again: So Strong, So Brave, So True, an exhibition highlighting…

MICA welcomes new undergraduate and graduate faculty members whose practices span painting, sculpture, illustration, public art, design, and…

For its 10th annual UP/Start Venture Competition, MICA awarded more than $105,000 to student- and alumni-led ventures advancing creative innovation…

New Master’s Degree in Game Design MICA has announced a new Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Game Design, which is a fully online, 30-credit…

For generations, MICA has prepared artists and designers to shape culture and industry. Today, through the School of Creative and Professional…

Bringing problem-solving to science, iconic brands, professional sports, and communities around the world.

Five rising MICA alumni shaping the next generation of creatives.

At 200, MICA celebrates its creative evolution and looks to the future with meaningful impact.

ArtWalk 2026

Recognizing the various accomplishments of students, alumni, and faculty.

O’Connor creates works that blur the line between the possible and the dreamlike, earning his art the description of “magic realism”

in 2026, the Baltimore Museum of Art opened “Fratino and Matisse: To See This Light Again,” placing Fratino’s work in dialogue with one…

“I want my work to highlight the different attitudes of African American people…not as subjects to paint, but as people with their own sense…

“When I arrived here and saw the building, I thought, ‘I don’t need to go to Italy anymore. I feel that I’m in Florence.’ It was love…

BALTIMORE, MD — Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) will celebrate its 200th anniversary with MICA Weekend, a three-day celebration of the…

Two-day gathering in Baltimore features keynotes by Maria Finkelmeier and Tori Soudan, hands-on workshops, the inaugural Lumière Awards, and…

Becky Bochatey ’98 and Jeremie Talbot ’98

Katie Pumphrey ’09 (Painting BFA)