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Samuel Hoi, Christopher Bedford and Julia Marciari-Alexander Urge Congress to Continue Funding Arts Programs

As seen in the Baltimore Business Journal. As the chief executives of the Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, and The…

MICA President, Provost Respond to Federal Budget Cuts

The following message was distributed to the entire MICA community of students, alumni, faculty and staff earlier today, March 17: The proposed…

Juan Carlos Castro

Before attaining his position as assistant director of art education at Concordia University in Montréal, Québec, Canada, Juan Carlos Castro…

Designing for America

It seems like such a clear solution to reducing recidivism rates prevalent in the criminal justice system: create an easy-to-use SMS text tool…

Hello, Allo!

High-profile freelance jobs for new Google app puts alumni work in the hands of people around the world.

Envision. Create. Transform.

In 2005, Baltimore was one of eight cities in the country included in the Ford Foundation’s Arts Integration and Education Reform Initiative…

Power to the Young People

M.F.A. in Graphic Design students team with Ph.D. candidate to empower Baltimore’s Growing Girls.

Site Specific, The Baltimore Area

Five young alumni — based in the Baltimore area — who have carved out impressive creative spaces.

EPIC Fun

This winter, the holiday season arrived a little early for Maharani, Swarna and Kamala — three of the six Asian elephants living at the…

Setting the Design Standard

The Wm. O. Steinmetz ’50 Designer-in-Residence Program

Those That Can, Teach

Meet a few of the visiting artists and critics who are an essential part of graduate education at MICA.

Designing the Digital Classroom

Connections Forged in Baltimore Continue Around the World

Filipino artists Ashley Dequilla ’12 and Toym Imao ’12 collaborate on series of murals in their home country.

The Artists Talk

Collaborative duo and 2015 Sondheim Prize winners, Daniel Wickerham and Malcolm Lomax sit down for a Q&A about their artistic practice.

Global Perspectives

International students reflect on their experiences as graduate students at MICA.

My Favorite Things

A recent alumnus reflects on his love for Baltimore.

Star on the Rise

The work of painter Amy Sherald ’04 (Hoffberger School of Painting M.F.A.) was always autobiographical in nature, but the artist says her move…

The Genius of Joyce J. Scott

Joyce J. Scott ’70 (Art Education B.F.A.) has been named a 2016 Fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The fellowships…

In Good Company

When the 46 Unites States Artists (USA) fellows were announced at the end of 2016, winners included luminaries across creative disciplines …

Faculty Member Piper Shepard and Alumnus Jacolby Satterwhite Named USA Fellows for Innovation in The Arts

Fiber faculty member Piper Shepard and Jacolby Satterwhite '08 (Painting) were just awarded fellowships by United States Artists (USA) for innovation…

Community Arts as a Way of Life

Epiphanies often happen during the most mundane of tasks. For Ashley Minner, that moment-when she was able to put a name to her life’s work-came…

George Ciscle

MICA’s MFA in Curatorial Practice director and long-time curator-in-residence prepares to retire

Building a Better 3d Printer

“These are game-changing technologies…with the potential to change medicine, agriculture, and other critical industries. One goal, for example…

Paul Mirel: MICA’s Starman

Paul Mirel takes time after his day job at NASA to bring art and science together.

A Conversation with Taha Heydari

LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting alumnus talks about Baltimore and Tehran.

Culture of Change

Hannah Brancato ’07, ’11 and Rebecca Nagle ’08, co-founders of FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture, are seeking to not only support survivors…

Citizen Artists

Promoting the political power of creatives.

Turning Lemonade Into a LibGuide

How a MICA librarian turned a pop culture phenomenon into a learning resource.

Changes in Baltimore

I arrived in Baltimore in 2000 with a strong desire to become an artist, but I was clueless about how to do this. I come from a middle class…

One Giant Leap

Social design leaders discuss the way forward in this professional frontier.

MICA Faculty Member Leads Discovery of First Gamma-Ray Binary Outside the Milky Way

An international team of researchers led by Dr. Robin Corbet, part-time faculty member in MICA's Humanistic Studies Department and astrophysicist…

Joyce J. Scott '70 Wins MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant

Joyce J. Scott '70 (Art Education B.F.A.) has been named a 2016 Fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The fellowships…

Jaimie Bennati

Jamie Bennati is currently teaching photo and video classes in Goiânia, Brazil and has plans to help a local group of women create crafts out…

The Artists' Role in Baltimore, and New Directions for an Art Institution

President Samuel Hoi joins Baltimore's local NPR station, WYPR to talk about how the role of artists in society, and in the city, continues to…

Winners Announced for MICA Up/Start Venture Competition

MICA is pleased to announce the winners of the Up/Start Venture Competition, the college's first pitch and start-up contest for students, graduates…

Siobhan Vicens

Since completing her graduate degree at MICA, Siobhan Vicens has led arts integration professional development sessions for Baltimore City educators…

U.S. News & World Report Rankings Recognize MICA's Graduate Programs as Top in Nation

Baltimore--MICA's graduate programs have once again been ranked in the top 10 of Master of Fine Arts programs in the nation by U.S. News & World…

MICA Announces $600,000 Ratcliffe Foundation Grant to Support Future Creative Entrepreneurs

Pitch Competition Will Award up to $100,000 for up to Five Winning Teams in April BALTIMORE--MICA has been awarded a three-year, $600,000 grant…

The Art of Urban Environmentalism

Find out how MFA in Community Arts students are collaborating with an East Baltimore activist to confront environmental injustice.

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:…

Celebrating Dr. Karen Carroll, Dean of the Center For Art Education

As Dr. Karen Carroll — MICA’s “Art Mama” in residence — prepares to retire, her students and colleagues laud her singular brand…

The Changing Landscape of Art & Design Education

“What do you see as the major changes in art and design education and how do you see MICA responding to these changes?” This is a question I…

A Conversation with Shinique Smith

MICA Alumna talks about the people, places, and ideas that have influenced and inspired throughout her remarkable career.

Black by Design By Diamond James

MA in Social Design candidate Diamond James advocates for deeper, co-creative engagement between universities and communities.

The Korean Community

Discover how artists from MICA are giving Baltimore’s growing Korean community voice through art.

Grad Ex

Learn how the graduate student-run exhibition committee’s growth has mirrored that of the neighborhood it calls home.

Baltimore mayoral candidates to take part in first-ever forum on arts and culture

Registered candidates from the 2016 Baltimore mayoral race were invited to take part in this first-of-its-kind Citizen Artist Baltimore Mayoral…

Faculty Member Bridges Art and Nature Through Smithsonian Fellowship

Both art and science can attempt to explain what lies beneath the surface. A Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship (SARF) has helped Fiber Department…

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