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May. 17
Aug. 30

FRACTURED, an exhibition by FYE Forum Students

FRACTURED is a 2021 freshman virtual exhibition and maze that features the artwork of  ten MICA FYE Forum students in partnership with Pigment Sauvage-Art and Residency.  The exhibition presents the disparate interests of the individual students, both…
Sep. 07
Oct. 03
Exhibition in Decker Gallery

2021 Sabbatical Exhibition

The 2021 Sabbatical Exhibition will showcase the work of faculty members who took a semester away from MICA during the 2019-2021 academic years to explore new themes. Due to the cancellation of the 2020 Sabbatical Exhibition, we have an unprecedentedly…
Sep. 01
Sep. 22
Wall of postcards

First Year Postcard Project

In some parts of the world, summer is the time where we get to relax a little more, enjoy the world outside a little more, spend a little more time with our friends and families, or maybe even have the chance to go someplace new for a little bit. Temperatures…
Apr. 24
May. 29
Student-Curated

BiArtisan Effort

Opening April 24th, BiArtisan Effort is a collaborative exhibition featuring works from MICA and Make Studio artists David Cloutier, Kareem Samuels, Dasha Kalumuck, Chloe Green, Janel Jenkins, Joshua Frick, Aimee Eliason, Victoria Cho, and Gemma Frost…
Oct. 10
Oct. 26
Fall Arcade Poster by Jerome Tieh!

Fall Arcade '21: Game Design Student Showcase

Come check out some amazing games by current and recent Game Design students. The show runs from October 10-26th in-person at the Dolphin Gallery, Dolphin Design Center 1F, and online on Itch.io (mica-game-lab.itch.io). No reception for this one, just…
Oct. 21
Nov. 19
Artistic medal by Augustus Saint Gaudens featuring an engraving of an archway above steps and a fire at the center, an angel to the right, surrounded by trees.
Student-Curated

Medals at MICA, 1852-1950

This exhibition delves into the medallic art history of the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) as well as the leaders of the medal-making industry such as the Medallic Art Company and community organizations like the Society of Medalists. Today…
Sep. 14
Oct. 08
Bird Dance, a performance by Jia Le Ling, an interdisicplinary sculpture student, graduating in 2022
Student-Artists, Student-Curated, Undergraduate Students

Dance of a Quiet Boy

This exhibition by Jia Le Ling will be on display from September 13 -October 8 in the Meyerhoff Piano Gallery. Exhibition Statement: Dance of a Quiet Boy is a series of exploratory dance performances that shows how a quiet boy dabbles in this new and…
Sep. 14
Oct. 08
I Statements, 2021 - Donovan Kramer
Student-Artists, Student-Curated, Undergraduate Students

I'm Real, So Please Be Serious

This exhibition by Donovan Kramer will be on display from September 13 -October 8 in the Gateway Gallery. Exhibition Statement: I'm Real, So Please Be Serious takes inspiration from shout-into-the-void style posts on the internet in order to explore loneliness…
Sep. 14
Oct. 08
Student-Artists, Student-Curated, Undergraduate Students

Home and Garden

The exhibition by Arista Wilson will be on view from September 13 - October 8 in the Gateway Gallery. Wilson is an interdisciplinary artist based in Virginia and Maryland. She is currently a BFA candidate for Ceramics and Painting at the Maryland Institute…
Sep. 14
Oct. 08

Suit Your Self: Jesters, Masks, and the Dissolution of Ego

The exhibition by Maya Lawrence and Maggie Jones will be on view from September 13 - October 8 in the Pinkard Gallery (Bunting). Exhibition Statement: The pieces speak in an unfiltered visual language that delights in expressions and patterns, unconcerned…
Oct. 15
Nov. 05
Student-Artists, Student-Curated, Undergraduate Students

Devotion + Damnation

In utilizing the body, translucency, and religious iconography, Devotion + Damnation externalizes the abstract effects of being seen as two opposite extremes simultaneously.
Oct. 15
Nov. 05
Student-Artists, Student-Curated, Undergraduate Students

Broken Cubes

This body of work celebrates the simplicity and utility of the humble cube. Through algorithmically generated distortions and subtractions, these cubes begin to lose form and function, morphing into pieces of an impossible puzzle. In their repeated, cast…
Oct. 15
Nov. 05
Student-Artists, Student-Curated, Undergraduate Students

Soft Corner

This series of art epitomizes the idea of a “soft corner” through both illustration and mixed media: the 2D illustrations capture specific moments, such as reading a book while the 3D sculptures are created for an immersive experience without the concept…
Oct. 15
Nov. 05
Student-Artists, Student-Curated, Undergraduate Students

I Imagine My Home Filled With Saltwater

Exhibition by Zoe Schweiger. I Imagine My Home Filled With Saltwater incorporates photographs and paintings of my home, loved ones, and environment, juxtaposing its surfaces with the imminent danger of the rising water. These works visualize the dystopian…
Oct. 25
Nov. 19
Student-Curated

Saying hello again

Saying hello again is a display of books and instant photographs ruminating on memory, intimacy, and interpersonal relationships curated by David Alpert. This display includes artist books from the Decker Library Special collections and books and photographs…
Sep. 16
Nov. 13

The 14Karat Cabaret Retrospective Exhibition:1989 - 2017

The 14Karat Cabaret Retrospective Exhibition presents the history of  an artist-run performance project located at MAP for over 30 years. Directed and organized by Baltimore artist Laure Drogoul, the project was conceived as a place to experiment with…
Oct. 22
Oct. 29

2021 Sabbatical Exhibition

The 2021 Sabbatical Exhibition showcases the work of faculty members who took a semester away from MICA during the 2019 - 2021 academic years to explore new themes.
Oct. 28
Nov. 10

“Ware are We, Where We Are”

From October 28th through November 10, 2021, the Fox 3 gallery at the Maryland Institute of Art will present a group exhibition entitled “Ware are We, Where We Are”. The exhibit will include works by senior Ceramics majors: Alice Fraser @afraser425, Maggie…
Oct. 30
Dec. 10

Lillian Hoover -- Presence in Absence

These paintings begin as encounters in landscapes, particularly those marked by geological “deep time.” They bear witness to human interventions in these landscapes, and to our interactions with the non-human world. Such interventions reify systems of…
Dec. 01
Jan. 29

AIDS & Art: Artists in an Epidemic

In June of 1981, the CDC published details on the first U.S. cases of an illness that would soon after be known as AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). While those initially diagnosed with AIDS were predominately gay men, HIV (human immunodeficiency…
Nov. 12
Dec. 03
Declan McKenna: Saltwater
Undergraduate Students

Declan McKenna: Saltwater

The exhibition Saltwater by Declan McKenna will be on display from November 8 - December 3 in the Pinkard Gallery gallery. An opening reception will be held on November 12 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM.Exhibition Statement: The body creates memories, as a machine…
Nov. 08
Nov. 03
Audrey Naiva
Undergraduate Students

Audrey Naiva: Material Change

The exhibition Material Change by Audrey Naiva will be on display from November 8 - December 3 in the Meyerhoff Piano Gallery gallery. An opening reception will be held on November 12 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM.Exhibition Statement: Material Change is a series…
Nov. 08
Dec. 03
Metamorphosis I, Oil on Canvas, 36" x 48", 2019, SangUn Park
Undergraduate Students

Sangun Park: Blooming from Darkness: A Short Story

Join the Student Space Gallery program for the opening of Blooming from Darkness: A Short Story by Sangun Park on November 12 in the Gateway 2 Gallery. This exhibition will be on display from November 8 - December 3. Exhibition Statement: Pain is something…
Nov. 08
Dec. 03
Orange Light, 2021 by Jiwoo Shin, Acrylic on Paper
Undergraduate Students

Jiwoo Shin: Unveiling Luminosity

Join the Student Space Gallery program for the opening of Unveiling Luminosity by Jiwoo Shin on Opening in the Gateway 1 Gallery. This exhibition will be on display from November 8 - December 3.Exhibition Statement: Unveiling Luminosity is a series of…
Dec. 15
Feb. 28

Unravel the Code 2021

Unravel the Code showcases the final projects of students in the state-of- the-art interdisciplinary graduate and undergraduate course by the same name at MICA. Taught by Annet Couwenberg and Ryan Hoover the students draw from traditional crafts to explore…
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