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The Value of Artscape

President Samuel Hoi speaks to Baltimore's local NPR station, WYPR about how Artscape is a prime example of the power of the arts bringing people…

WYPR Commentary: The Value of Artscape

President Samuel Hoi speaks to Baltimore's local NPR station, WYPR, about how Artscape is a prime example of the power of the arts bringing people…

Margaret Rorison

Baltimore-based curator and filmmaker Margaret Rorison founded the experimental film series, Sight Unseen, in 2012. Still running today, the…

Becky Slogeris

A leader while at MICA - she was a member of MICA’s Student Leadership Task Force Committee and the recipient of France-Merrick Fellowship…

Michael Ciancio ’06 Talks Chobani Brand Reboot

A Q&A with Michael Ciancio, creative director of content at Chobani.

Matt Rockefeller

An illustrator and comic artist based in New York City, Matt Rockefeller recently worked on 5 Worlds, a graphic novel series from Random House…

Five Free Art Activities In Baltimore

Discover Masterpieces at the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Walters Art Museum or the AVAM. (MICA alumna and faculty member Phaan Howng with her…

Five Inexpensive and Quirky Things to do in Baltimore

Ghost Tours Baltimore Ghost Tours provide award-winning haunted walking tours of Fell's Point and Mount Vernon. Certified Authentic Baltimore…

Upcycle Outerwear — Environmentally Conscious Fashion

“I like thinking about how to use materials differently,” said Trisha Chenney ’17 (Interdisciplinary Sculpture B.F.A.), a finalist in the…

Teaching Artist

MICA faculty member is carving out time to shape a new generation of makers thanks to a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant.

Inclusive Storytelling For Social Impact

Rising Action Studio, winner of $10k in 2018 UP/Start Competition, helps change makers and nonprofits tell inspiring and ethical stories about…

12 places to grab a bite near MICA’s campus

We asked the MICA community to tell us what their favorite places to eat near campus. Here’s what they said.

Andrew Keiper and Kei Ito

When Andre Keiper and Kei Ito discovered their shared connection to the atomic bomb through their grandfathers, they promised to one day explore…

Chad Smith

Chad Smith used his masters's in Information Visualization to land a position heading the emerging technology arm of the Office of Public Outreach…

Ben Peterson

As a Code for American fellow, Ben Peterson pursued user-centered, design-thinking techniques to create a simple technology solution to help…

Brendon Massei

From day one, Brendon Massei's masters in the Business of Art and Design has helped him grow as a professional musician in the band Viking Moses…

Danah Abdulla ’12: Challenging the Status Quo

Danah Abdulla is founder of Kalimat, an open outlet that puts creative Arabs on the international stage

Jun Cen

Born in Guangzhou, China, Jun Cen was named Overall New Talent winner of the 2013 Association of Illustrators Award. His work has been recognized…

Toym de Leon Imao

For Philippine sculptor Abdulmari “Toym” de Leon Imao, art is in the blood. He counts as his inspiration his father, an award-winning sculptor…

Kyle Hackett

Kyle Hackett graduated in 2013 and has been continuously exhibiting his artwork since then. Currently based in Washington, D.C., his work was…

In the foreground, the Chinese dictionary on a pedestal. In the background, two projected videos. The larger video still is of a hand moving across the pages of a dictionary. The smaller still is of President Xi.

President Xi reads Chinese dictionary

In the foreground, the Chinese dictionary on a pedestal. In the background, two projected videos. The larger video still is of a hand moving across the pages of a dictionary. The smaller still is of President Xi.

President Xi reads Chinese dictionary

Rinehart School of Sculpture M.F.A.

Artist

Chuxi Guo

Date

2018

Medium

2 channel video

Dimensions

8 hours 44 minutes

Get Your Green Quotient

Visitors new to Baltimore often remark on how green they find the city, and the amount of trees covering our streets is no accident. For years…

Virtuoso Faculty: Jenna Frye

There is no clear line between Jenna Frye’s art practice and her work as an educator. Both come down to the same driving force: her desire…

Annie Wu

A senior at MICA when she was named a 2011 Creator to Watch by newsarama.com in its "11 for ’11: Things To Watch in the New Year," Annie Wu…

Artist Up: Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle

Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle is an exhibiting artist featured in Ebony's "Women Up Issue."

Ada Pinkston & Hoesy Corona: MICA Duo Examines the Past and the Now

Ada Pinkston ’13 (Community Arts M.F.A.) and Hoesy Corona ’09 (Painting B.F.A.) graduated from MICA four years apart. Pinkston focused on community…

Maker Spaces / Studios: Rinehart Studio

Building your vision takes the right tools and plenty of space to grow. We provide what you need to get there.

MICA Named Top Producer of Fulbright Fellows

Since the inception of the Fulbright Program in 1946, more than 325,000 recent graduates and graduate students from over 155 countries have used…

Derek Blanks

Derek Blanks has photographed some of the biggest names on the planet, including Oscar Award-winning actors Viola Davis, Jennifer Hudson and…

Matt Hodin

Shortly after his graduation from MICA in 2015, Matt Hodin was hired as a production designer by Under Armour at their global headquarters in…

Harrison Tyler

Originally from West Palm Beach, Florida, Harrison Tyler ’14 (Interdisciplinary Sculpture) is the digital operations manager at Open Works, a…

Toppling the Hierarchy

Building a Website for Artists and Designers

Dabbling in the Extreme

In 2017, MICA's Jay Gould became the first artist-in-resident to participate in the HEMI/MICA Extreme Arts Program. The program aims to create…

An Entrepreneurial Approach to Educational Innovation

The capacity and willingness to act upon opportunities, to embrace the uncertain, to take a calculated risk, to dream big, to persevere and to…

Toy Design... for Elephants

MICA students students accept challenge to design toy for Asian elephants at the National Zoo.

#MICApreneurship

#MICApreneurship is a hub of creative applied entrepreneurial support, resources and programming specially designed to help MICA students and…

Scratching the Surface: Ellen Lupton

Jarrett Fuller talks to the co-director of MICA’s M.F.A. graphic design program, Ellen Lupton. In addition to her work at MICA, Ellen is the…

Chloe Gallagher

Before Chloe Gallaher landed a fulltime position at the Judd Foundation in Marfa, Texas, she embraced graduate life in Baltimore, curating "The…

Emily Chow Bluck

Within two years of earning her M.F.A. in Community Arts from MICA, Emily Chow Bluck completed four artist residencies, launched several ongoing…

Portrait of Michelle Obama against a light blue background. She is sitting with her chin propped on the back of her hand and is wearing a black and white dress with geometric patters. Her skin and hair are all painted in shades of black and grey.

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama

Amy Sherald ’04

Portrait of Michelle Obama against a light blue background. She is sitting with her chin propped on the back of her hand and is wearing a black and white dress with geometric patters. Her skin and hair are all painted in shades of black and grey.

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama

Artist

Amy Sherald ’04

Date

2018

Medium

Oil paint

Dimensions

72 x 60 inches

Design + Civic Engagement: Katherine Namacher

MICA's multidisciplinary helped Katherine Nammacher to use her passion for technology as a means for civic engagement. She is co-founder and…

Emily Ragle

Emily Ragle has made apps for the Food Network, National Geographic, Fast Company, the Royal Irish Academy, and more. She is currently principal…

In Their Own Words: Places to See, Things to Do

MICA asked three MICA students about their favorite places in Baltimore and around campus. Here's what they had to say.

Sustainable Design: Alayna Citrin

Currently, a graphic designer at Sir Kensington's in New York City, Alayna Citrin loves working in process-driven, collaborative environments…

Deana Haggag

Immediately upon graduating from the M.F.A. in Curatorial Practice program, Deana Haggag was named director of The Contemporary, a nomadic museum…

Stephen Towns: Patience Paid Off

The most oft-discussed piece in “Ruminations and a Reckoning,” a solo show at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA), is “Birth of a Nation” — a…

Rachel Frank

Rachel Frank leveraged the power of the MICA network to go from intern at NIKE to full-time color designer at the sportswear titan.

Abbi Jacobson

Abbi Jacobson is co-creator of the hit Comedy Central show Broad City. An active illustrator, she is also an author, most recently of the New…

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