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MIAD announces Art Education Minor
Create. Teach. Inspire.
The Art Education minor, offered in partnership with Alverno College, gives you undergraduate and graduate pathways toward careers in art education and careers that benefit from expertise in teaching and learning—including museum and gallery education, community art practice and teaching, and arts administration.
As you pursue your own passion for creativity, you’ll develop the skills to help others find and develop theirs.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
National Portfolio Day
Join us for the 2026 Milwaukee National Portfolio Day hosted by the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design!
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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 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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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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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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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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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.
Learn More
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Containment Breach Selected for ICON13 Motion Commotion Screening
EXHIBITIONS
MIAD Galleries
Out of the Suitcase 2026: An Exhibition of Awardees from the Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Export Fund
September 21 – December 12, 2026
MIAD GALLERIES
In a State of IF
August 17 – November 21, 2026
Gutierrez Cha – “Two Futures (A Portrait of Infertility)”
MIAD GALLERIES
Groundwork: Select Works from First-Year Experience
June 15 – September 19, 2026
Easton Vassar ’28 – “Counterweight” 2025
MIAD Galleries
Through the Plastic Lens: A Toy Camera Exhibition
August 17 – November 21, 2026
Lyle Atkinson – “Spy Cam I-IV”