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
Milwaukee National Portfolio Day 2025
Join us at MIAD on Saturday, October 4, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. for the 2025 Milwaukee National Portfolio Day! Registration is required.
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ADMISSIONS EVENTS
MIAD Information Days
You’re invited! Join us in September, November or February for an upcoming Information Day to explore MIAD and learn more about the college.
Learn MoreMIAD 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 7% in the Midwest for Communication Design. Since 2015, 9 MIAD NSP students have been accepted to the prestigious Yale Norfolk summer program. Nearly 30% of MIAD graduates own their own businesses.
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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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BELONGING
Creating a
welcoming MIAD.
Whether you’re a student, faculty member, staff or visitor, we encourage you to join us as we create a more equitable and inclusive college.
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EQUITY + INCLUSION
Creating an
inclusive MIAD.
Whether you’re a student, faculty member, staff or visitor, we encourage you to join us as we create a more equitable and inclusive college.
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MIAD Alumni Association Board welcomes new president
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Practice what we teach: MIAD president exhibits creative vision
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Meet Trent Stuefen and 2025 Senior Exhibition project Terratus
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MIAD welcomes new Vice President of Academic Affairs
EXHIBITIONS
Frederick Layton Gallery
Our Mothers Ourselves
September 19 – December 13, 2025
Kathleen McDonald, “Thread My Mother Gave Me,” 2017.
Frederick Layton Gallery
The Dry Points
September 19 – December 13, 2025
The Dry Points, “Henry M. Mendel,” collage print, 2015.
Brooks Stevens Gallery
September 27 – November 20, 2025
Shannon Molter, “Trojan Toy,” 2025.
Brooks Stevens Gallery
Meet Me at Dandy Draw
June 9 – September 13, 2025
Anneabel Gemmel, “Party Supplies.”