Your creative path
starts here.
There is an energy to this place, and we thrive on it. We collaborate, innovate and solve problems together. We connect in meaningful ways and take inspiration from the vibrant world around us. We believe in the power of art and design to not merely reflect the world, but to change it.
This is where your passion finds purpose.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
MIAD Gallery at The Ave celebrates opening
MIAD invites the public to attend the grand opening celebration of its new MIAD Gallery at The Ave on April 6, 2023 from 6 – 8 p.m. Come explore the new space located at 301 W. Wisconsin Ave!
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MIAD by the numbers. Ranked in the top 20 small art colleges in the nation. Ranked in the top 10 best schools for Illustration in the Great Lakes. Ranked in the top 10 in the Midwest for Communication Design. 4 MIAD NSP Students have been accepted to the prestigious Yale Norfolk summer program in the last 4 years. Nearly 30% of MIAD graduates own their own businesses.
“The included artists [MIAD Alumni] demonstrate strengths in a variety of media, a testament to the college’s multimedia approach and trends of the current art world.”
“You don’t measure MIAD’s impact just by the wonderful artists it educates. Its grads work in companies throughout the region… MIAD is a vital part of our creative capital.”
“The talent of the MIAD students is inspiring, and the faculty really does a great job of leading the students toward a real-world experience. That is a goal where all truly benefit.”
CAREER OUTCOMES
Do what you love
for life.
You’ll be prepared to take on the professional world with a voice and vision all your own. Do what you love for a living. Do it for life.
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Explore studios, labs, classrooms, student apartments and MKE.
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VIRTUAL TOUR
Take a look inside
MIAD.
Explore studios, labs, classrooms, student apartments and MKE.
Learn More
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT MIAD?
2023 Creative Fusion
MIAD’s annual gala is Saturday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m. This year’s theme is Fashion Forward!
Admitted Students Day
Are you an admitted student attending MIAD in fall 2023? Join us on Saturday, April 22 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. for Admitted Student Day!
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Check out MIAD’s merchandise!
Summer Precollege
The deadline to apply for a Summer Precollege scholarship is April 1.
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Peter Barrickman selected as NSP: Fine Arts full-time faculty
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First-Year Exhibition 2023 winners announced
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Communication Design senior lands Nike Internship
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MIAD Defines 2023: Day of play
EXHIBITIONS
Upcoming Exhibit
MIAD 2023 Senior Exhibition
Dates: April 21 – May 6, 2023
Mon. – Sat., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Gallery Night Opening: April 21, 2023 5 – 9 p.m.
Senior Exhibition
New Studio Practice: Fine Arts Group Show 1
Group Show 1: March 27 – 31, 2023
Closing reception: March 31, 2023 6 – 8 p.m.
MIAD Community Hub & Gallery (room 160).
Image: Chloe Mae Greene, close to you <3, 2022. Oil on canvas.
Senior Exhibition
New Studio Practice: Fine Arts Group Show 2
Group Show 2: April 3 – 7, 2023
Closing reception: April 7, 2023 6 – 8 p.m.
MIAD Community Hub & Gallery (room 160)
Image: Candis Lambert, Sometimes Things Break, 2022. Textile.
Senior Exhibition
New Studio Practice: Fine Arts Group Show 3
Group Show 3: April 10 – 14, 2023
Closing reception: April 14, 2023 6 – 8 p.m.
MIAD Community Hub & Gallery (room 160)
Image: Margaret Griffin, Untitled (suspended sculpture), 2022.