Teena Wilder, Nick Drain accepted to prestigious Yale Norfolk Summer Program
Two New Studio Practice: Fine Arts juniors, Teena Wilder and Nick Drain, have been accepted to the prestigious Yale Norfolk Summer Program. They are only two of 26 artists to be accepted worldwide.
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Milwaukee Arts Board names alum Aaron Boyd Artist of the Year
Funds from the annual Grilled Cheese Grant helped Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) awardees Siren Harris, Yo Yo collective and Madi Weglarz complete their 2025 Senior Exhibition projects and future work. All the MIAD awardees are Fine Art + New Studio Practice seniors.
Twelve students receive national Society of Illustrators awards
An unprecedented 12 students and recent graduates from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) received 2025 honors from the national Society of Illustrators, with one graduate receiving three awards for works done while a student.
Students celebrate professional growth at 2025 First-Year Exhibition
An annual tradition at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design from late March through September, the juried First-Year Experience Exhibition celebrates students’ yearlong personal and professional growth.
Ice cream social meets fine art networking at Cone-ections
Through the Intro to Arts Management course at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), five students collaborated to plan a successful artist networking event via ice cream social. Milwaukee-area artists and MIAD alumni visited campus to connect with students and enjoy a cone!
La Mère Brazier: Phoebe Nelson Senior Exhibition 2025
Phoebe Nelson ’25 (Illustration) came to the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) to study children’s book illustration. Now at the end of her senior year, she is writing and illustrating a children’s book about Eugénie Brazier, the first person to get six Michelin stars, for her Senior Exhibition project.