Meet Makenzie Cincotta and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project Point Park
Makenzie Cincotta ’26 (Interior Architecture and Design) is a Dean’s List student from Milwaukee and a recipient of a 2026 Alumni Thesis Award.
Meet Kevin Gene Brown, Jr., and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project The Façade of Luxury
Meet Kevin Brown Jr. and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project The Façade of Luxury. Kevin Gene Brown, Jr., ’26 (Fine Art + New Studio Practice) is a Dean’s List student from Racine, Wis.
GDUSA selects MIAD Students to Watch 2026
GDUSA selects MIAD Students to Watch 2026
Communication Design senior Olivia Nava ’26 and junior Nola Hennen ’27 were named 2026 Students to Watch by Graphic Design USA magazine (GDUSA).
MIAD student awarded 1st Place at NARI Student Design Competition
MIAD student awarded 1st Place at NARI Student Design Competition Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design junior Paul Budnowski ’27 (Interior Architecture and Design) was awarded 1st Place and Crowd Favorite in the Interior Design Portfolio Contest at the 2026 NARI...
MIAD alum Sajnani selected as MAM 2023 annual ornament designer
The Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) selected the design of MIAD alum Debbie Sajnani ’16 (Communication Design) for its 2023 annual ornament. The ornaments are recreated each year by artisans using a reserve painting technique, according to MAM.
MIAD welcomes new chair and four new trustees to board
At its June Board of Trustees meeting, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) welcomed four new trustees and recognized two new office appointments, including board chair.
Deanna Tillisch elected MIAD board chair
Deanna Tillisch was elected chair of MIAD’s Board of Trustees at the college’s Annual Meeting in June, succeeding outgoing Board Chair Sarah Zimmerman.
MIAD student interns design, create mural for Milwaukee Public Museum Africa Gallery
MIAD student interns design, create mural for Milwaukee Public Museum
Design Internship featured on Toolkits
MIAD’s Design Internship program was featured in Toolkits as part of discussion on the Greater Equity 2030 challenge
MIAD welcomes Rafael Francisco Salas as next Identity Series speaker
MIAD welcomes Rafael Francisco Salas as next Identity Series speaker MIAD is pleased to announce Rafael Francisco Salas as our next MIAD Identity Series speaker. Please join us for Salas’s artist talk on Thursday, April 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the MIAD Union. Rafael...
MIAD Fine Arts junior accepted into 2022 Yale Norfolk Summer Program
MIAD Fine Arts junior accepted into 2022 Yale Norfolk Summer Program michie miller ’23 (New Studio Practice: Fine Arts) is one of only 22 students nationwide accepted into the prestigious 2022 Yale Norfolk Summer Program. “To have the labor of love of the past few...
Product Design students help Generac see the light
Product Design students help Generac see the light For Sabrina Cameli ’22, the best part of her Product Design class’ collaborative project with Generac Power Systems was being able “to make a portable light tower as unique as our minds could fathom.” The...Recent News
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