Celebrate the Class of 2021 at their virtual commencement ceremony on May 22nd, 9:00 am EST. Learn more about the special keynote speakers at mica.edu/commencement. Share a quick video message to the graduating class through Capsule! MICA.capsule.video
Up/Start Winners!
Congratulations to all of the winners of the 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition, an initiative of MICApreneurship and the Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship. Read more about each of the creative business ventures and the inspired students who created them.
President’s Global Advisory Council (PGAC)
MICA announces the creation of the PGAC, launching this month, to activate a broad network of advocates for MICA!Read more
“Art as a Survival Tool”
Luca Buvoli, chair, Mount Royal School of Art, created the tragicomic series Astrodoubt and the Quarantine Chronicles illustrating the anxiety and loss, among other feelings, the pandemic has brought upon us. Read the full interview from PrintMag.
Navigating the Art Market
Joan Waltemath, director, LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting, and a few other experts discuss navigating the wealth of emerging talent from MFA shows. Read more in Artsy, which also features several pieces from some of MICA’s MFA students.
New to Netflix
Tedra Wilson ’06 (General Fine Arts BFA) aka TT the Artist debuted her musical Baltimore-based documentary Dark City: Beneath the Beat in 2020, and the film was recently picked up by Netflix! Read more in the Baltimore Sun and in Pitchfork.
Catch TT the Artist live for the Alumni Welcome at this year's Commencement Ceremony!
Obstacles as a Freelance Artist
With two art degrees, several published works, and collaborations with major companies, many people can learn a lot from award-winning Illustrator Lisk Feng ’14 (Illustration Practice MFA). She recently spoke to Syracuse University students about her experiences freelancing. Read more
Salt Bae Feud!
You may remember “Salt Bae” from a familiar image originally created by Logan Hicks ’17 (General Fine Arts BFA).Read more about the unauthorized distribution of Logan’s original work, and learn more about copyright issues for artists.
Anna is a New Orleans-based artist and designer and is inspired by landscape and classical art history motifs. She creates graphic images in painting, drawing, and printmaking that reflect her sense of place in Southeast Louisiana in a way that is at once recognizable and new. Anna explores the relationship between color, form, line, and movement through a mix of abstraction and observational work. Check it out
Thank you for this incredible show of support! A record $110,000 was raised during MICA’s Annual Giving Day Campaign, Make Your Mark! Read more
Still, Life
May 2- 15
The LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting, Class of 2020 hosts a previously scheduled 2020 MFA Thesis Show at Art Cake in Brooklyn this month. Learn more atwww.hoffberger2020.com
Product Design: Modern Innovations at MICA & Beyond
May 12, 4pm EST
Learn how well-trained designers become capable of reimagining objects or systems - and inventing new ones - that will shape the future. This session will feature faculty & student work and a presentation by faculty Juan Noguera. Register here
New Program Alert!
We are excited to introduce our newly launched online Master of Professional Studies (M.P.S.) in Product Management. This comprehensive degree aims to launch product managers into leadership roles in an emerging field. Enrolling now for Fall 2021! Learn more
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