MIAD Makes Its Mark at MAPC 2026
A group of MIAD students, faculty and staff attended the 2026 Mid America Print Council (MAPC) Conference, “Printelligence,” in Baton Rouge, where they participated in demonstrations, panel discussions, exhibitions and professional networking opportunities.
Representing MIAD were students Mo Himelblau ’28 (Fine Art + NSP), Richard Johnson ’27 (Fine Art + NSP), Pascal Rotella ’28 (Fine Art + NSP) and Brody Savala-Alcock ’28 (Fine Art + NSP), along with Printmaking Lab Technician Teddy Lepley, AICAD Printmaking Fellow Ariadne Manuel and retired professor Leslie Fedorchuk.
Pascal Rotella, Mo Himelblau, Richard Johnson, Teddy Lepley, Brody Savala-Alcock and Ariadne Manuel.
Among the conference highlights, MIAD junior Brody Savala-Alcock received the McClain’s Student Recognition Award in the MAPC Juried Members Exhibition for his woodcut print “¡YA BASTA!.”
The conference also showcased the work of MIAD’s Communication Design program. Students in Adam Setala’s Special Projects Group developed identity proposals for “Cross/Pollinate/Print,” the 2028 MAPC Conference. The design created by Communication Design senior Nola Hennen was selected as the official conference identity.
MAPC 2028 Main Mark, Designed by Nola Hennen
Richard Johnson and Brody Savala-Alcock at Open Portfolio
¡YA BASTA! By Brody Savala-Alcock
Jessica Meuninck-Ganger, Teddy Lepley, and Leslie Fedorchuk
Looking ahead, MIAD and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts will co-host the 2028 MAPC Conference in Milwaukee. During the conference, Teddy Lepley, Leslie Fedorchuk and UWM faculty member Jessica Meuninck-Ganger presented “Cross/Pollinate/Print” and officially announced Milwaukee as the host city for the 2028 event.
Lepley also was elected to the MAPC Executive Board as Membership Engagement Chair for the 2026 – 28 term.
The MIAD delegation returned from the conference with new ideas, professional connections and momentum as planning continues for the 2028 gathering, which will bring printmakers from across the region to Milwaukee.
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