Works by MIAD students, alumni and faculty can be seen all around Milwaukee this fall and winter. Gallery 218, at 207 E. Buffalo St. hosted recent graduates Daniel Fleming ’10 (Communication Design) and Kathryn Kmet ’11 (Photography) in an exhibition that ran through November 27. A Trio Jewelry Design Studio …
Mark Gage ’11 (Communication Design) poured his passion for school arts programs into his senior thesis work. That passion, and considerable skill, was rewarded with top honors in the student portion of the United Adworkers Milwaukee 99 Awards Show, an event that showcased many MIAD students and alumni. Gage’s Gold …
Generation Next” Artist Gallery Talk Series Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. through November 22 “Style, Innovation and Vision” Gallery Discussion Thursday, November 10 at 6:30 p.m. A series of gallery talks have been taking place at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design for both of the college’s major fall openings …
Attendees had the chance to bid via silent auction during a night full of creativity as more than 80 artists and designers turned blank canvases into works of art at Open Canvas 2011. Each brushstroke supported Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design scholarships and The William F. Eisner Museum of Advertising …
Significant design contributions of the past as interpreted by design leaders of today, and cultural contributions of emerging artists, characterize the two major fall/winter exhibitions at MIAD. “Style, Innovation and Vision: Six Perspectives of a Design Collection” opened October 7, 2011 in the Brooks Stevens Gallery and runs …
Jordan Waraksa ’07 (Sculpture) and MIAD Sculpture Professor Will Pergl are two of ten Milwaukee artists that participated in “Current Tendencies II.” The exhibition, which was on view through December 31 at Marquette University’s Haggerty Museum of Art, paired the work of the artists with Marquette academics, who used their …
Bryan Padovano ’12 (Communication Design) took nothing, packaged it and made it into something. In its June issue, Package Design magazine highlighted one of Padovano’s designs, part of his Spring 2011 Package Design class assignment. CD Professor and 2D | 4D Department Chair Phil Belair instructed his Package Design class to …
Gallerie M’s new curator Shannon Wunderlich ’12 (Integrated Studio Arts major, Art History minor) will focus on the human aspect of art to reach out to the gallery’s unique downtown visitors. “I’ve always been interested in how art can communicate with people and the impact it can have on a …
For Foundations student Kim Kennedy, being accepted into the international competition and exhibition ArtPrize was an exciting lesson in discovering, and pursuing, all possibilities for showing her work. MIAD was well represented at ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Mich., as Kennedy joined alums Alisa Toninato ’05 (Sculpture) and Erik Peterson ’10 …
Katelin Batten ’12 (Integrated Studio Arts major, Painting minor) loved getting her art into the community at the Student/Alumni Art Sale. And, based on the event’s success, the public was equally excited to have the unique opportunity to purchase works by established professionals and emerging artists and designers, like …
Two exhibitions at MIAD gave visitors a chance to make a quick European trip without having to worry about exchange rates or jet lag. “Paris and the Avant Garde: Study Abroad 2011” and “Landscape and Memory: Ireland 2011” featured works by students who participated in two of MIAD’s summer study …
rapidly approaching on September 15, the exhibitions also give students an opportunity to understand the benefits of a study abroad experience. “Paris and the Avant Garde: Study Abroad 2011” is on view in the Entrance and River Level Galleries. It features works across various mediums by the 14 students who …
