MIAD matches donations to Milwaukee organizations fighting racial injustice
MIAD annually commits $10,000 to match dollar for dollar donations by students, faculty, staff and alumni to selected nonprofit organizations in the City of Milwaukee fighting racial injustice.
In 2020, MIAD matched $6,942.96 in donations to eight organizations: LIT, BLOC, Milwaukee Urban League, YWCA of SE Wisconsin, Milwaukee Fellows Mentorship Program, America’s Black Holocaust Museum, WI Black Historical Society and Public Allies.
After receiving input from students, faculty and staff, MIAD has selected this year’s matching fund organizations through December 31, 2021 (listed in no order of preference).
- LIT (Leaders Igniting Action) www.litmke.org/donate
- BLOC (Black Leaders Organizing Communities) Non-partisan donation to Education Fund secure.actblue.com/
donate/bloc-education-fund-1 - YWCA of SE Wisconsin ywcasew.harnessapp.
com/wv2/campaign/1297 - Milwaukee Urban League www.tmul.org/Donate
- Love On Black Women loveonblackwomen.com/
- Running Rebels runningrebels.org/
- Pathfinders www.pathfindersmke.
org/ - Walker’s Point Youth and Family Center walkerspoint.org/
Participants should make their donations directly to any of the organizations below, and then submit a gift receipt from the organization(s) to annekirschmann@miad.edu. The college will honor donations to these organizations made from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 until the $10,000 total is reached.
MIAD will keep our community apprised of progress toward this calendar year’s $10,000 match.
News
Product Design class uses virtual reality for shoe design
Product Design students at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) are keeping up to date with the emerging technologies that are becoming industry standard. In the junior Advanced Digital Modeling course, instructor Frank Savage has incorporated Gravity Sketch, a virtual reality platform, into a shoe design assignment.
Senior Communication Design project wins national GDUSA award
Cultivata, the 2025 Senior Exhibition project by Frankie Mallerdino ’25 (Communication Design) at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), was named a Gold Foil winner in Graphic Design USA’s 2025 Digital Design Awards. Only 10 percent of the more than 3,000 entries earn this national distinction.
Meet Desharr Saddler and 2025 Senior Exhibition project ClubHaus
Meet Desharr Saddler and 2025 Senior Exhibition project ClubHaus. Desharr Saddler ’25 (Product Design) is from Milwaukee.
Yale Norfolk Summer Program accepts Fine Art junior
Greta Berens ’26 (Fine Art + New Studio Practice) was accepted to participate in the summer Yale Norfolk program in Norfolk, Connecticut. The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) junior is one of 25 students who will attend the six-week program.
MIAD alum is state fair Grand Champion Fairtastic Artist
Wisconsin State Fair has named Lauren Marvell ’16 (Integrated Studio Arts) the 2025 Grand Champion Fairtastic Artist for her hand-painted poster featuring this year’s theme, “youth enjoying the state fair.”