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MIAD students create visual responses to survivor writings
Work created by MIAD students as part of the LOTUS Legal Clinic’s “Untold Stories” project is on view at the Milwaukee Art Therapy Collective November 14 and 21. An online celebration, the “Lotus Untold Stories 2020 Showcase,” is November 13 at 6 p.m. “Untold Stories”...
MIAD students gain internship experiences virtually
Professional experiences, such as internships, are an important part of a MIAD education. During summer 2020, three MIAD Communication Design students – Hanna Norland ’21, Krysta Oelhafen ’22 and Kelsey Robinson ’21 – participated in a virtual internship through The...
Video documents Black Lives Matter mural collaboration with MIAD and community partners
Over the summer, MIAD's Knox Chair of Drawing/Associate Professor Brad Bernard '93 and MIAD fine arts students Taylor Morant, Reagan Mulvey, Darienne Hood and Mario Hamilton created a Black Lives Matter mural at RSR Services in West Allis, Wisconsin, in collaboration...
MIAD welcomes four AICAD Fellows to campus
Four AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellows joined the MIAD faculty this fall – Gabriela Escovar, Zuhal Feraidon, Yeon Jee and Aasawari Kulkarni. MIAD is one of only two colleges in the country hiring new AICAD Fellows this academic year. The fellowship program, run by...
MIAD Alumni Association Meeting September 24
MIAD alumni are invited to attend the next (virtual) MIAD Alumni Association meeting September 24 at noon (central time). Tune in to hear from alum, local artist and designer Ken Vonderberg '68 (Industrial Design)! He will share his insights into MIAD experiences...
Pre-College goes virtual for the first time in history
The MIAD Pre-College program provides an opportunity for high school students to develop their artistic skills and prepare to attend an art and design college. Pre-College went virtual this summer due to the pandemic. Students and professors met online everyday for...
MIAD condemns Kenosha shooting
MIAD condemns law enforcement's continued murder of Black Americans and the tragic shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha near his three young, now severely traumatized, sons. We cannot comprehend the pain of his family and friends. MIAD stands with other organizations...
MIAD collaborates with Google Arts & Culture to celebrate Milwaukee
Google recently launched its partnership with 16 world-class Milwaukee institutions, including the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), bringing the city’s culture, people and stories online on its Google Arts & Culture platform. Milwaukee is the first...
MIAD students continue to serve the community from home
Every year, MIAD students complete thousands of volunteer hours with more than 200 Milwaukee area nonprofit organizations through MIAD’s Service Learning program. Due to the pandemic, service learning courses this summer and opportunities for students to contribute to...
July 13: Update from President Jeff Morin on MIAD Three-Year Equity and Inclusion Action Plan
Dear MIAD community: Earlier this month, I shared that MIAD has work to do to fully live out the college’s values. We recognize the need for immediate and long-term actions to create systemic change and dismantle racism on MIAD’s campus and in the Milwaukee...
First-year students working to decolonize art history
“Works of art history should not be forgotten but instead emphasized within a wider context that might begin to dismantle our society’s engrained western notions of postcolonial nationalism,” said Emily Beall ’24 in a video project presentation. Beall was among 250...
MIAD announces fall 2020 academic plan
As the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) plans for fall and an increase in student enrollment, the college is making plans that are flexible to allow students and faculty to adapt quickly as information and situations change during the pandemic. “In...