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Global Perspectives
International students reflect on their experiences as graduate students at MICA.
Making Baltimore the Film City
A look at the new Film Centre
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…
Power to the Young People
M.F.A. in Graphic Design students team with Ph.D. candidate to empower Baltimore鈥檚 Growing Girls.
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.
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…
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…
Setting the Design Standard
The Wm. O. Steinmetz 鈥�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.
Connections Forged in Baltimore Continue Around the World
Filipino artists Ashley Dequilla 鈥�12 and Toym Imao 鈥�12 collaborate on series of murals in their home country.
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…
My Favorite Things
A recent alumnus reflects on his love for Baltimore.
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…
Paul Mirel: MICA鈥檚 Starman
Paul Mirel takes time after his day job at NASA to bring art and science together.
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…
Citizen Artists
Promoting the political power of creatives.
George Ciscle
MICA鈥檚 MFA in Curatorial Practice director and long-time curator-in-residence prepares to retire
A Conversation with Taha Heydari
LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting alumnus talks about Baltimore and Tehran.
Turning Lemonade Into a LibGuide
How a MICA librarian turned a pop culture phenomenon into a learning resource.
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鈥檚 work-came…
Culture of Change
Hannah Brancato 鈥�07, 鈥�11 and Rebecca Nagle 鈥�08, co-founders of FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture, are seeking to not only support survivors…
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…
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…
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…
A Conversation with Shinique Smith
MICA Alumna talks about the people, places, and ideas that have influenced and inspired throughout her remarkable career.
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…
Celebrating Dr. Karen Carroll, Dean of the Center For Art Education
As Dr. Karen Carroll鈥娾�斺�奙ICA鈥檚 鈥淎rt Mama鈥� in residence鈥娾�斺�妏repares to retire, her students and colleagues laud her singular brand…
Grad Ex
Learn how the graduate student-run exhibition committee鈥檚 growth has mirrored that of the neighborhood it calls home.
The Art of Urban Environmentalism
Find out how MFA in Community Arts students are collaborating with an East Baltimore activist to confront environmental injustice.
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鈥檚 growing Korean community voice through art.
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…
Eric Allard
Eric Allard works with developmentally delayed children in a special needs preschool in Owings Mills, Maryland.
LAB Award
See how this year鈥檚 recipients will strengthen Baltimore鈥檚 neighborhoods and bolster the city鈥檚 identity.
Center for Social Design
Learn How Design helps people get the things they need to make their lives better.
Back to School
A reflection on what the LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting has to offer.
First-Year Juried Exhibition
New associate dean Marcus Civin reflects on a strong show by the MFA class of 2017.
Leslie King-Hammond Graduate Award
Incoming and returning students share their perspectives on diversity and creative discourse.
Film and Video Chair Nadia Hironaka Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Film and Video Chair Nadia Hironaka was awarded a 2015 Guggenheim Fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. The foundation…
MICA Alumna Helps Repair Brain Injuries
With the swipe of a finger, iPhone and iPad gamers are underwater, battling swarms of fish and dangerous sharks. This sets the scene for Shark…
Emily Wade
Since 2010, Emily Wade has taught art classes to children with cancer and their families through the hospital's pediatric oncology unit, a program…
Eric Hooper
Eric Hooper is principal at Pathways School in Silver Spring, MD.
TT: A Jack of All Art
TT the Artist ’06 (General Fine Arts) could never be put in a box. With filmmaker, creative director, performer, community artist, and designer…
Faculty Member Shadra Strickland Illustrates for Renowned Author Toni Morrison
“Baltimore chose me,” said MICA Illustration Department faculty member and Trustee Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching recipient Shadra Strickland…