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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...
MIAD to match $10,000 in donations to fight racial injustice
MIAD will commit $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. Participants should make their donations directly to any of the organizations...
June 9: A message from MIAD President Jeff Morin
Dear MIAD community, In some ways, it feels the world has changed drastically since I wrote to you last Monday. And yet, we all know that structural inequities simply have not changed for Black Americans. I have heard from many of you, via social media or directly...
June 1: A message from MIAD President Jeff Morin
Dear MIAD Community, Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the events of the past week have brought renewed attention to another ongoing pandemic: the continuous killing of unarmed black people. For far too long, our nation, our city, and this college have been...
Illustration students persevere and excel in MIAD spring 2020 courses
In the video above, MIAD Illustration Professor John Matson shares how students in Digital Painting and Illustration Seminar II persevered to overcome the challenges of the pandemic and create amazing work in the Spring 2020 semester. Learn more about MIAD's...
Student designs chosen for Colectivo Coffee cups in May
For the fifth consecutive year, Illustration seniors reimagined Colectivo Coffee cups with their own designs. Colectivo’s creative team chose four student designs to appear on their cups at Milwaukee, Madison and Chicago locations in May 2020. Winning designs were...
5 tips for staying positive and creative in isolation
Matthew Lee, instructor at MIAD, spent 13 months at the Geographic South Pole for Antarctic winter to learn field medicine and teach watercolor classes. Last Friday during a virtual meetup hosted by the MIAD Innovation Center, he shared about his experience and advice...
Industrial Design instructor uses gaming platform for virtual classroom
In MIAD adjunct faculty Julian Hurrle’s computer-aided industrial design course, students learn how to use SolidWorks 3D modeling software, an essential tool in their career field. When pivoting to online learning, Hurrle set up a virtual classroom in Discord, a...
MIAD Innovation Center connects students and MIAD community virtually
MIAD’s courses aren’t the only thing that’s moved online this semester. Each Friday, the MIAD Innovation Center hosts Virtual Meetups to give students a chance to talk and connect with faculty and staff outside the classroom. “The Friday sessions are a hub for...
MIAD Student Emergency Fund Requests
All requests for the MIAD Student Emergency Fund will begin in Financial Aid. Please contact Carol Masse, carolmasse@miad.edu, to begin the process.
MIAD named Top Graphic Design school for fifth consecutive year; senior receives top honor
March 24, 2020 … For the fifth consecutive year, Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) magazine has named MIAD a Top Graphic Design School. GDUSA also recognized MIAD senior Mallory Kubenik ’20 (Communication Design) on the 2020 Students to Watch list. GDUSA offers the Top...
Six MIAD students awarded Alumni Thesis Scholarships
March 5, 2020 ... Social innovation. Empathy. Creativity. These are themes found among six MIAD Senior Exhibition projects recently awarded a 2020 Alumni Thesis Scholarship. The scholarship directly supports fabrication and installation of the students’ work, and is...
Industrial Design senior wins international award for design inspired by her injured dog
March 3, 2020 … Megan Piunti ’20 (Industrial Design) struggled to care for her dog, Emmie, last April when Emmie had a painful Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD) injury that left her temporarily paralyzed. “We used plastic bins and a sling [made] from a grocery...
Carmex partners with MIAD Illustration students to design social media campaign
MILWAUKEE (February 12, 2020) … During a course project, Wisconsin-based Carmex worked with MIAD Illustration students to create digital artwork for a new social media campaign. The artwork featured students’ personal versions of comfort and living as their authentic...
Two documentary exhibitions explore storytelling, sharing history and truth
MILWAUKEE (January 31, 2020) … Two new documentary exhibitions are on view now through March 14, 2020 in MIAD's Brooks Stevens Gallery. The exhibitions present different approaches to telling stories, sharing history and shifting perspectives. The Opening Reception...
Painter, sculptor and activist Titus Kaphar presents MIAD Creativity Series February 5
MILWAUKEE (January 21, 2020) … MIAD presents renowned painter, sculptor and activist Titus Kaphar in the MIAD Creativity Series, Wednesday, February 5, 6 – 7:30 p.m. in MIAD’s 4th Floor Raw Space. In his public presentation “Making Space for Black History: Amending...
OSSUARY exhibition features 160 Wisconsin artists, 340+ works involving bones
MILWAUKEE (January 2, 2020) … Originally inspired by curator Laurie Beth Clark’s research at repositories of bones in countries where mass violence has occurred, “OSSUARY: A Project by Laurie Beth Clark” features more than 300 artists and more than 340 total works...
Registration now open for Summer 2020 Creative Educators Institute
Registration is now open for the Summer 2020 Creative Educators Institute at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). Creative Educators Institute (CEI): CEI is an intensive, five-day summer program for K-12 art educators to network with other educators,...