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Record number of high school students see art and design career possibilities through MIAD Pre-College
MILWAUKEE ... July 24, 2019 – Through all the ups and downs she’s faced in life, one constant for Roxi Copenhaver has been art. “I realized at a young age that I want to make art for a living,” says the native of Thorp, Wis. “As long as I can make art, I’ll be happy.”...
Fall gallery exhibitions bring social justice, gaming culture and award winners to the forefront
MILWAUKEE… July 9, 2019 – The fall season of exhibitions at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) explores feminism through large-scale artwork, highlights the best works of Milwaukee’s Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Travel Award winners and members of the...
Private College Week
MIAD is pleased to participate in Private College Week 2019! For students that are interested in visiting the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, group tours of our classrooms, exhibition galleries, and residence hall are available on the following dates: Monday,...
Animation Career Review names MIAD’s Communication Design program #1 in state
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) is the top graphic design school program in the state of Wisconsin, according to Animation Career Review. Animation Career Review’s rankings evaluate academic reputation, admission selectivity, depth and breadth of...
The Furniture Society and Milwaukee Art Museum Teen Internship Program collaborate at MIAD to build benches for Milwaukee’s Victory Over Violence Park
MILWAUKEE (June 12, 2019) … Local Milwaukee organizations Home GR/OWN and the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) Teen Internship Program are partnering with attendees from The Furniture Society’s annual conference at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), June 19...
Three new MIAD gallery exhibitions showcase the work of area youth, recent grads and female artists
MILWAUKEE... May 22, 2019 - The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), 273 E. Erie St., highlights three specific artist populations in its next three exhibitions - "High School Invitational: Teachers' Selections," the "2019 MIAD Juried Senior Exhibition" and...
Curricular collaborations offer MIAD students a chance to work on real-world projects
MILWAUKEE (May 15, 2019) ... Upon graduation, all MIAD students have had opportunities to work with Milwaukee area companies and organizations on real-world projects. That’s especially true of Communication Design and Illustration students, who collaborated with seven...
MIAD’s Annual Creative Fusion event raises more than $421,000 for student scholarships
MILWAUKEE (May 14, 2019) ... The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design’s (MIAD) annual Creative Fusion event raised more than $421,000 for student scholarships. The 13th annual event held May 4, 2019, in MIAD’s creative studios, brought together a sold-out crowd of...
MIAD Industrial Design senior designs orthopedic shoes for people with diabetes
MILWAUKEE (April 25, 2019) … Fueled by his lifelong passion for footwear design and inspired by two classmates with diabetes, Samuel Joseph ’19 (Industrial Design) has designed a new orthopedic shoe for diabetics. “As I researched diabetic and hybrid dress shoes, and...
How a medical condition is inspiring a MIAD Fine Arts senior thesis project
MILWAUKEE (April 22, 2019) … For MIAD senior Malia Spellman, the process of making art is not just about creativity. It’s also about learning to accept how forces beyond her control affect her physical ability to create work. “I have a muscular disease and have...
MIAD named a top graphic design school for fourth consecutive year; two students receive top honors
MILWAUKEE (April 19, 2019) …. For the fourth consecutive year, MIAD Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) magazine has named MIAD a Top Graphic Design School. GDUSA also recognized two MIAD Communication Design students—junior Cera Propper and senior Tony Holz—as 2019 Students...
MIAD seniors design solutions to improve life of cancer patients and caregivers
MILWAUKEE (April 11, 2019) … Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) seniors are applying technology and creativity to design solutions to improve at-home care for cancer patients and help caregivers manage responsibilities and medical information for patients....
MIAD Communication Design student creates animated videos for transgender and nonconforming youth suicide prevention campaign
MILWAUKEE… April 8, 2019 – Tony Holz ’19 (Communication Design) knows what it is to feel like an outsider. He lived in both Japan and Iola, Wis., as a child and teenager and identifies as nonbinary/gender ambiguous. Last year, a family member committed suicide. All of...
MIAD presents Experience Creative Fusion May 4, celebrating technology and creativity and benefiting the college’s student scholarships
MILWAUKEE (April 2, 2019) …The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) presents Creative Fusion, benefiting MIAD student scholarships and celebrating technology and creativity Saturday, May 4 from 6:30 – 11:30 p.m., in MIAD’s creative studios, 273 E. Erie St.,...
Through empathy and design, MIAD students change daily lives of MPS students with special needs
MILWAUKEE (March 28, 2019) … In an emotional moment this week, Industrial Design juniors from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design presented assistive devices they designed to individual Manitoba Elementary & Middle School students with special needs. The...
Technology meets creativity in MIAD’s 2019 Senior Exhibition, April 19 – May 11
MILWAUKEE… March 25, 2019 – From animated video campaigns and smart interfaces to improved design of healthcare equipment and multimedia art installations, technology meets creativity in the 2019 Senior Exhibition. Projects of more than 100 of Milwaukee’s emerging...
MIAD Industrial Design alumni win national award, secure patent for work at Milwaukee Tool
MILWAUKEE (March 15, 2019) … The spotlight is shining on MIAD industrial design alumni and their projects for Milwaukee Tool. Justin Dorman ’12 won the Industrial Designers Society of America’s (IDSA) International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) Gold award for his...
Five MIAD students awarded Alumni Thesis Scholarships
MILWAUKEE … March 12, 2019 – Five students have been awarded Alumni Thesis Scholarships for their Senior Exhibition projects at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. The award money directly supports fabrication and installation of their work. The scholarship...
MIAD Innovation Center students combine technology and creativity to design solutions for Milwaukee startups and entrepreneurs
MIAD students are working on projects for Milwaukee business and nonprofit organizations, including an entrepreneurial venture ink360 and startup Ginger Guard, as part of the college’s new MIAD Innovation Center.
MIAD’s galleries launch call for art & design exhibitions
MILWAUKEE (February 14, 2019) ... The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) and its galleries — the Frederick Layton Gallery and Brooks Stevens Gallery — invite professional artists, designers and curators nationwide to submit proposals for exhibitions....
MIAD acceptance and scholarship deadline: February 15, 2019
MIAD offers a generous merit scholarship program for students entering in fall 2018. To receive full consideration for admission and merit scholarships, we encourage you to complete your admissions materials as soon as possible and no later than February 15, 2018.
MIAD alum Michael DelGaudio shares how designers shape our interactions with technology during MIAD Creativity Series, February 13
MILWAUKEE (January 17, 2019) … Michael DelGaudio, User Experience Design Lead at Google and a MIAD graduate, presents “Design++: Living at the Intersection of People and Technology” as part of the MIAD Creativity Series, Wednesday, February 13, 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the...
MIAD Industrial Design alum wins national golf club design competition
January 11, 2019 … Evan Hoffman ’16 (Industrial Design) has won Wilson Golf’s “Driver vs. Driver 2” competition on the Golf Channel with the Cortex driver design. His design was one of 14 competing for the top prize of $250,000 and the opportunity to have the club...
Summer 2019 Pre-College registration now open
MILWAUKEE (January 7, 2019) ... Registration is now open for the Summer 2019 Pre-College Program at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). This intense, immersive and exciting exploration of visual art and design is open to high school students. Taught by...
Opening January Gallery Night: “I Contain Multitudes” exhibition at MIAD features challenges of the immigrant experience and importance of diversity through works of 10 female artists
MILWAUKEE (December 18, 2018) … When Nina Ghanbarzadeh immigrated from Iran to the United States she changed careers from chemistry to art. The drastic change in both vocation and location led her to feel out of place in both Iranian and American cultures, but her art...