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Semester-Long Study Abroad Opportunities

MIAD maintains academic affiliations and/or exchange opportunities for students to study with other notable art and design colleges throughout the world or for their students to study at MIAD. Among these are:

  • The Warsaw Academy of Art in Warsaw, Poland
  • The Bauhaus University in Weimar, Germany
  • Institute of European Design in Milan, Rome, Turin, Madrid, Barcelona, and San Paulo, Brazil
  • The Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique, France

For questions and further information on these semester-long programs, contact MIAD’s Registrar, Jean Weimer – jeanweimer@miad.edu

News

Student commission celebrates previous MIAD board chair

Deanna Tillisch, outgoing chair of the board at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), received a student-commissioned monotype print in recognition of her service. “Deanna Dancing” was made by Anna Louise Barr ’26 (Fine Art + New Studio Practice).

Bronzeville initiatives by MIAD alums garner state and local awards

Community advocate, business owner, writer and editor Lexi S. Brunson ’14, an alum and assistant professor of Writing and Humanities at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), recently accepted two awards: Best Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Initiative (Business) at the 34th annual Wisconsin Main Street Awards and Historic King Drive Business of the Year.

Fine Art senior selected for Tidal Shift Award

Marta Tereziya ’26 (Fine Art + New Studio Practice), a senior at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), was recognized with a 2025 Tidal Shift award for her oil painting “Global Warning.” The award celebrates young artists who want to solve the climate crisis.