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A Conversation With President Samuel Hoi In 2014, Samuel Hoi was appointed MICA's president following the long tenure of Fred Lazarus. Along with more than two decades of higher education…
Erin Fender Erin Fender is a photographer and program manager at the nonprofit Atlanta Photography Group.
Kris Grey Kris Grey is a New York City-based exhibiting artist who teaches and exhibits work internationally.
The Legacy of Chair Emeritus in Art Education Dr. Al Hurwitz ’41 (1920-2012) Is Felt Worldwide MICA Chair Emeritus in Art Education and alumnus Dr. Al Hurwitz '41, who passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2012 leaves a lasting legacy on the…
Beyond Our Gates: A Q&A With David Bogen Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs David Bogen discusses MICA's work with community stakeholders in Baltimore, specifically in and…
Giving Baltimore's Youth the Tools to Tell Their Stories “Everyone has a story to tell, but not every community has access to the tools to do so,” Moira Fratantuono ’10 (Community Arts M.F.A.)…
Xiaofu Wang A native of Wuhan, China, Xiaofu Wang is an active exhibiting artist currently based in Baltimore. In 2017, she was a Janet & Walter Sondheim…
+ Enlarge Alumni Biennial Exhibition Allah Allah Illallah Photography B.F.A. Artist Ben McNutt '15 Date 2018 Medium Photography and vinyl Set Piece and Signal/Lookout Fine Art Post-bacc and Mount Royal School of Art M.F.A. Artist Cindy Cheng '08, '11 Date 2017-2018 China Town USA Printmaking B.F.A. Artist Alexandra Harmel '16 Date 2017 Medium Screenprint Taking Your Shit Painting B.F.A. Artist Tony Shore '93 Date 2018 Medium Acrylic on velvet Rock Painting B.F.A. Artist Alexandra Dukes '17 Date 2018 Medium Oil and acrylic on canvas A Fantastic Collision of The Three Worlds LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting M.F.A. Artist Amita Bhatt '09, Date 2013 Medium Charcoal and oil stick on canvas RedLine/RedWork Fiber B.F.A. Artist Kira Keck '16 Date 2018 Medium Cotton embroidery floss on Aida cloth Close Prev Next 1 of 7
Taha Heydari A native of Iran, Taha Heydari has exhibited around the world, including London, Berlin and Antwerp. His work has been featured in solo exhibitions…
Curatorial Thinking Two Curatorial Practice alumnae — Melani Douglass ’15 and Deana Hagag ’13 are taking lessons learned at MICA and going national, recently…
Edon Muhaxheri Edon Muhaxheri is an illustrator who discovered a lost Albanian alphabet while a student in MICA's M.F.A. in Illustration Practice program.
Prosthetic Covers for Amputees Globally How three alumni are using cloud-based technology to bring personalized prosthetic covers to amputees around the globe.
Unconventional Illustration Illustrators are natural storytellers; but across media, their work has traditionally been used to play a supporting role — to add depth…
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…
The Cool List Baltimore is fast becoming a cultural mecca — take a look at what people around the nation are saying about Charm City.
Danah Abdulla ’12: Challenging the Status Quo Danah Abdulla is founder of Kalimat, an open outlet that puts creative Arabs on the international stage
+ Enlarge Alumni Spotlight: Morel Doucet '13 Yemaya’s Kiss Artist Morel Doucet Date 2016 Medium White Stoneware, Glazed and Acrylic Stain White Melanin (Powder Sugar Frost) Artist Morel Doucet Date 2016 Medium Ceramic, Wood and Synthetic Flora and Fauna True Blue (Melancholy) Artist Morel Doucet Date 2016 Medium White Earthenware, Glazed and Acrylic Stain, Close Prev Next 1 of 3
Olivia Huynh The work of Google Doodler Olivia Huynh was seen by Google users around the world during 2016 as the MICA alumna's interactive animations marked…
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…
Cosmo Whyte Based in Atlanta, Georgia and Montego Bay, Jamaica, Cosmo Whyte is a transdisciplinary artist and visual art lecturer at Morehouse College.
+ Enlarge The Alfred and Trafford Klots International Program Photos Please enjoy these images from The Alfred and Trafford Klots International Program for Artists Saint Magliore in the combles of the Abbey Artist Christopher Shipley Painting along the Rance Artist Daniel Bonham Roman Temple du Mars Artist Christopher Shipley Cote d’Emeraude Artist Christopher Shipley La Roche aux Fées, Tressé Artist Christopher Shipley Boats at low tide, Erquy Artist Christopher Shipley Sable d’Or beach, Fréhel Artist Christopher Shipley Léhon Abbey Cloisters Artist Christopher Shipley Village of Léhon Artist Christopher Shipley Painting at the top of the Chateau Léhon Artist James Lipovac Cote d’Emeraude Artist James Lipovac Cyclist in Léhon Artist James Lipovac Dinan Chateau Artist James Lipovac Saint Samson sur Rance menhir Artist James Lipovac Moules Frites Artist James Lipovac Saint Malo beach Artist James Lipovac Painting at the Léhon Chateau Artist James Lipovac Abbey Grounds Artist Kate Emlen Plage de la Fosse Artist Christopher Shipley Plage de la Fosse Artist Christopher Shipley Cap Fréhel Artist Christopher Shipley Church interior, Léhon Artist Christopher Shipley Fort la Latte Artist Christopher Shipley Huîtres de Cancale Artist Christopher Shipley La Roche aux Fées, Essé Artist Christopher Shipley Le Bourg, Léhon Artist Christopher Shipley Léhon village houses Artist Christopher Shipley View of Léhon from the Chateau Artist Christopher Shipley Grande Maison, la Chapelle-Chaussée Artist Christopher Shipley Abbey Studio Artist Christopher Shipley The Rance Artist Christopher Shipley Chemin de Halage (towpath) Artist Winston Chmielinski Menhir de Champ Dolent Artist Winston Chmielinski Eglise and Abbey, Léhon Artist Christopher Shipley Léhon Maisons Artist Christopher Shipley Le Pont, Léhon Artist Christopher Shipley Le Bourg, Léhon Artist Christopher Shipley Close Prev Next 1 of 37
‘Migrations and Meaning(s) in Art,’ an exhibition curated by Dr. Deborah Willis The exhibition, curated by Willis, the MICA inaugural Stuart B. Cooper Endowed Chair in Photography, explores debates on the topic of migration…
President Hoi Discusses Artists as Changemakers on the “Free to Bmore” Podcast MICA President Sammuel Hoi recently joined the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Free to Bmore podcast to discuss how art and artists can be changemakers…
MICA Awarded $510K from ArtPlace America, Will Build Field of Creative Placemaking The funding will help to expand community and organizational partnerships, as well as create a sequence of both undergraduate and graduate courses…
MICA Announces the William O. Steinmetz ’50 and Betty Cooke ’46 Chair in Design Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is pleased to announce the founding of the William O. Steinmetz ’50 and Betty Cooke ’46 Chair in Design…
MICA to launch Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship The center, infusing creative entrepreneurship training into art and design education, further advances the College’s forward-looking mission…
The Art of Hanbok This past summer, faculty and students from MICA collaborated with international faculty, students, and guests from the Hanbok Advancement Center…
MICA Alumna Wins Sondheim Prize In the spring of Akea Brionne Brown’s first year at MICA, that the Baltimore Uprising occurred. It was finals week. And it was an event that…
Start It Up From its earliest days, MICA has had a connection to doers and makers, to people who believe that artistic creativity is a catalyst for positive…
More Than Numbers Information and Visualization students take data detailing the devastating change of population in the Łódź Ghetto in Poland during the Holocaust…
Site Specific: Alumni in Their Creative Spaces Five alumni—based in Chicago—who have carved out impressive creative spaces: Alex Fuller ’03 (Graphic Design BFA), Aram Han Sifuentes ’11…
Time Lapse: The Charmed Life of Jim Burger Jim Burger ’82 (Photography B.F.A.) — noted Baltimore-area photographer and longtime photojournalist for the Baltimore City Paper and The…
Art of the Impossible As a Ph.D. candidate at Howard University’s African Studies Department with a background in international relations, I studied language, literature…
Akea Brionne Brown ’18 wins 2019 Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize This is the fifth year in a row a MICA alum was chosen as the Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize winner.
MICA awarded competitive grants from the National Endowment of the Arts National Endowment for the Arts Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $27 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s…
Eight Finalists Chosen during 'Pop Up Pitch' Will Move On to UP/Start Finale The finalists will compete for funding totaling $100,000 during the April 17 finale
+ Enlarge Five Career Development Resources You Should Explore The Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Career Development Close
Mentor Extraordinaire: Illustration Faculty Member José Villarrubia Orpheus Collar ’09 was obsessed with comics as a teenager – so obsessed, in fact, that when he was in high school, his mother tracked down legendary…
Brockett Horne, Chair of Graphic Design, Talks Career Prep Faculty are mindful of how each step of a student’s education can contribute to their long-term success and work to integrate professional…
Virtuoso Faculty: Tony Shore From smoke-filled bars in France, to Baltimore’s back streets and alleys, to the rolling fields north of the city where members of the Elkridge…
Louder Than a Bomb Baltimore has the secret sauce for producing electrifying poetry — woke, young people; and a space for them to be heard.
Social Design Celebrates 10 Years at MICA Since 2008, MICA has been at the forefront of the social design movement, a rapidly emerging field and creative practice in the U.S. and around…
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…