Emmy Award-Winning MICA Alumnus Promotes the Nickelodeon Brand Christopher Papa ’02 (general fine arts) loves to tell stories, and animation gives him a unique outlet for his creative expression. There are…
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…
LAB Award See how this year’s recipients will strengthen Baltimore’s neighborhoods and bolster the city’s identity.
Power to the Young M.F.A. in Graphic Design students team with Ph.D. candidate to empower Baltimore’s Growing Girls.
Leslie Speer Named Chair of New Product Design Program As the College prepares to launch its new B.F.A. in Product Design this fall, it is pleased to announce renowned educator and designer Leslie…
The Longform — Winner of $25k in 2018 UP/Start Competition Browse the racks at any major book store and you’ll find specialty publications dedicated to everything from music and fashion to food, art and…
Boba Studios — Winner of $20k in 2018 UP/Start Competition Video games often fall into one of two categories: AAA, an informal classification for games produced by a major industry publisher, or independent/indie…
MICA Awards Over $100K to Creative Entrepreneurs at UP/Start Finale Seed funding awarded to 6 MICA student and alumni teams for their creative innovative businesses.
DeRay Mckesson, Joyce J. Scott ’70, Carrie Mae Weems Among Honorees at MICA’s 169th Commencement College will also award MICA trustee Alice Falvey Greif with honorary degree at undergraduate ceremony; author, editor and designer Victor Margolin…
+ Enlarge Baltimore Artist Team Jessie and Katey Design Mural for MICA’s Dolphin Design Center MICA commissioned Baltimore-based artist team and MICA alumna Jessie Unterhalter (‘05, MA ‘09) and Katey Truhn (’05) to install a multi-media… Close
President Samuel Hoi Warfield Video Interview Though he says it was a matter of happenstance that he stumbled upon arts college management while studying illustration at Parsons School of…
The Upstarts MICA Art and Design Entrepreneurs Compete For $100,000 in Venture Funding Through Up/Start Initiative
Jordan Bradley Jordan Bradley, who created his first app as a freshman, is the creator of Pi, a day planning app for creative people and winner of the People's…
Shawn Cook Shawn Cook's work as an intern for Bully!Entertainment as a sophomore at MICA was so impressive that he was offered a fulltime position while…
Q&A With Jason Corace JASON CORACE is an award winning game designer, media artist and educator who founded MICA’s successful studio concentration in game design…
Q&A With Leslie Speer LESLIE SPEER, recently selected to lead MICA’s new B.F.A. in Product Design, is a designer and educator who has worked for companies and clients…
Collaborative By Design Home to new B.F.A. programs in Game Design and Product Design as well as the B.F.A. in Architectural Design, the new Dolphin Design Center was…
Maker Space / Dolphin Design Center Building your vision takes the right tools and plenty of space to grow. We provide what you need to get there.
Finalists Selected for MICA’s 2018 Up/Start Venture Competition On Friday, Feb. 2, eight finalists for the third annual UP/Start Venture Competition were selected from over 20 applicants representing 15 undergraduate…
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…
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…
Faculty Set the Example in Building Sustainable Professional Careers To launch a succccessful ca reer, it’s vital that students develop both a high degree of competency in their chosen discipline and make professional…
Alumni Bring Their Expertise to Google and Xerox Technology-based careers require innovation and attention to detail. However, one doesn’t have to major in computers or engineering to succeed…
Alumni Launch Entities and Initiatives to Integrate Art into Communities Many members of the MICA comm unity showcase their creative and artistic talents through their own small businesses and product lines. Below…
Paul Mirel: MICA’s Starman Paul Mirel takes time after his day job at NASA to bring art and science together.
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…
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…
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…
Errol Webber: Harnessing the Power of Video and Film MICA is known for the creative license it inspires. Nowhere is that more evident than in the projects of some of the independent artists and…
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.
Site Specific, The Baltimore Area Five young alumni — based in the Baltimore area — who have carved out impressive creative spaces.
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…
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…
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.
Those That Can, Teach Meet a few of the visiting artists and critics who are an essential part of graduate education at MICA.
In Good Company When the 46 Unites States Artists (USA) fellows were announced at the end of 2016, winners included luminaries across creative disciplines …
Joyce Scott: Global Art Icon For many, it’s impossible to talk about contemporary arts and culture in Baltimore and not mention Joyce J. Scott ’70 (art education). The MICA…
Alumna Chronicles Life in the Big City with Hit Show Who knew Broad City, a Comedy Central television series, would be such a hit? The fans did, and they were right. The show, nominated for the…
Siobhan Vicens Since completing her graduate degree at MICA, Siobhan Vicens has led arts integration professional development sessions for Baltimore City educators…
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…
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 Korean Community Discover how artists from MICA are giving Baltimore’s growing Korean community voice through art.
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:…
A Conversation with Shinique Smith MICA Alumna talks about the people, places, and ideas that have influenced and inspired throughout her remarkable career.