MICA's Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship Awards Over 100k at 2025 UP/Start Finale The Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship (RCCE) proudly celebrated the 10th cycle of the UP/Start Venture Competition this past Friday…
Watch MICA faculty LaToya Hobbs create a woodblock print for the National Gallery of Art Watch First Year Experience (FYE) faculty member LaToya Hobbs create a woodblock print portrait of Naima Mora, referencing the sculpture “Naima…
Shifting Ground In Celebrating Everyday Black Experiences, Monica Ikegwu and Jerrell Gibbs Shift Perceptions
FYE Faculty LaToya Hobbs’ Work Featured at Frist Art Museum Carving a New Tradition: The Art of LaToya M. Hobbs will be on show through April 28.
Matt Johnson’s ‘Sleeping Figure’ provokes oversized questions and commentary near Marfa One of the most talked about sculptures at Desert X 2023 — Sleeping Figure, by Matt Johnson ’00 (Sculpture BFA) — can now be found as a permanent…
The Cool List Baltimore is fast becoming a cultural mecca — take a look at what people around the nation are saying about Charm City.
Alleyway Activation Alleyways in Midtown Baltimore are becoming a mesmerizing convergence of dynamic rainbow patterns.
Memorial on Metal MICA Alum Transforms Storefront Metal Gate to Honor Baltimore Civil Rights Advocate
MICA Announces Cecilia McCormick as President McCormick will continue as president, following her interim presidency since January 2024, and will spearhead exciting new initiatives for the…
Hands-On Experience Shelli Hoppe’s Unique Perspective on Neurodiversity Drives Career in Art, Design, and Advocacy
From Baltimore to Beijing International Alumni from China Unveil Collective Memory at Tree Art Museum
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…
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…
Granting Meaning MICA Faculty Awarded Grants by Bureau of Land Management, National Science Foundation
Wonderstruck Amy Sherald Among Canon-Expanding Artists Showing at Brooklyn Museum, United Kingdom’s National Portrait Gallery
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…
Work of Animation Faculty Screened at 2024 Slamdance Film Festival The work of MICA Animation faculty members Stephanie Williams and Andrew Keiper ’16 (Photographic and Electronic Media MFA) was recently screened…
Illustration Chair Co-Curates “Rooted: Family and Nature in Contemporary Children’s Book Illustration” Shadra Strickland explore the connections between families and nature as illustated through children’s books.
Working the Problem MICA Faculty Part of Nonprofit Whose Collaboration with City High School is a Leading Example of Urban Sustainability
+ Enlarge Green Wish Jacob Sechter ’23 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting MFA) Green Wish Artist Jacob Sechter ’23 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting MFA) Date 2021 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 40 x 40 inches Close
+ Enlarge Let's take a mental break - postcards Elva Huang ’23 (Graphic Design MA) Let's take a mental break - postcards Artist Elva Huang ’23 (Graphic Design MA) Date 2023 Medium Publication Dimensions 4x6 inches Close
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…
+ Enlarge MICA President Samuel Hoi Announces Retirement College Also Announces Transition Committee Led by John Brothers & Mary Miller Close
Art Incubator MICA hosts candidates to be the next great American artist during the Smithsonian-MTV show, “The Exhibit”
Student Team from MICA Named Overall Winner at the 2023 Biodesign Challenge Their winning project, Mother Nacre, was presented alongside 44 others from art, design, and research institutions across the U.S. and around…
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…
Faculty Announced as 2023 Sondheim Finalists Abigail Lucien and Kyrae Dawaun are among a trio of finalists for the Sondheim Art Prize
+ Enlarge Bath Chunyu Han ’23 (Mount Royal School of Art MFA) Bath Artist Chunyu Han ’23 (Mount Royal School of Art MFA) Medium Ceramic, wood, and resin Dimensions 8.5*4.0*3 Close
+ Enlarge Bomb Shelter David Zhou ’23 (Illustration Practice MFA) Bomb Shelter Artist David Zhou ’23 (Illustration Practice MFA) Date 2023 Medium Pen and ink on water color paper, water colored after with digital tool Dimensions 17x13 inch Close
+ Enlarge Fall of Afghanistan Luis Rosa-Valenin ’23 (General Fine Arts BFA) Fall of Afghanistan Artist Luis Rosa-Valenin ’23 (General Fine Arts BFA) Date 2023 Medium Oil on Canvas Close
+ Enlarge Ora Capsule Collection Elana Wallach ’23 (Fiber BFA) Ora Capsule Collection Artist Elana Wallach ’23 (Fiber BFA) Date 2023 Close
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…
Point of View During her senior year at MICA, Dominican-American student Camille Gomera-Tavarez ’19 (Graphic Design BFA, Creative Writing Minor) was tasked…
Stream of Consciousness With an image of 22-year-old Jina “Mahsa” Amini as the centerpiece of a new artwork — a large-scale, neon billboard that will sit at the heart…
Avani Dwivedi Avani Dwivedi is an author and illustrator living in Jersey City, NJ. She graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a B.F.A in…
Taylor McManus Taylor McManus is an illustrator and educator currently based in Northern Virginia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration and a Masters…
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…
Photography Faculty Presents Richard Avedon at the Smithsonian Shannon Perich, history of photography faculty at MICA and curator of the Photographic History Collection at the National Museum of American…