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Collaborations with 88Nine, Petfest offer real-world experiences to students
What do 88Nine Radio Milwaukee and Fromm Family Foods have in common? Both organizations collaborated with MIAD Communication Design and Illustration classes on design projects this year. “We look for ways to have students interact with the professional world,...
read moreMIAD’s annual Creative Fusion FUNdraiser raises $415,000 for student scholarships
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design’s (MIAD) annual Creative Fusion FUNdraiser raised $415,000 for student scholarships. The 12th annual event held May 5, 2018, in MIAD’s creative studios, brought together 325 Milwaukee area civic, arts and business leaders and...
read moreMIAD senior designs portable Kevlar shelter to protect kids from gun violence
A Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) Industrial Design student Dana Deggs has designed a portable, Kevlar shelter to protect individuals from gun violence. Dana’s project is on display now through May 12, 2018 at the MIAD 2018 Senior Exhibition in MIAD’s...
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First-Year Experience program highlighted in Juried Exhibition, awards ceremony
Visitors to the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design's (MIAD) second floor can experience the best of the best of MIAD's First-Year Experience program. After hundreds of pieces were submitted, 60 art and design works by MIAD first-year students were chosen for the 2018...
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Designs by four MIAD Illustration students featured on Colectivo cups in April
For the third consecutive year, Colectivo Coffee cups are getting a facelift with the help of Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) Illustration students. Senior students from John Matson and Ric Stultz's Illustration Seminar created hundreds of designs,...
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Renowned curator Glenn Adamson presents “Make or Break: Inside and Outside the Rules” April 24
Guest speaker Glenn Adamson discusses his current research into the work of two artists/designers and what goes into career-shaping breakthroughs in a talk, "Make or Break: Inside and Outside the Rules," April 24, 2018, 7 p.m. at the Milwaukee Institute of Art &...
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MIAD Industrial Design senior first in the world inventing new machine for Batik fabric printing
Geoffrey Clark, an Industrial Design senior at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), is inventing a new machine to reproduce the ancient Batik technique on larger-scale fabric bolts. Geoffrey’s process is believed to be the first of its kind in the world....
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MIAD student’s Senior Exhibition project explores language barriers and their impact on personal and cultural identity
The United States and South Korea don’t share a geographical border, but they share equal space in the mind of Daniel J. Chung, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) Communication Design senior who is graduating in May. Daniel has spent half of his 24 years in...
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MIAD Communication Design senior launches philanthropic company focusing on women’s empowerment
Empower her. We rise to lift her. Stand up for her. These are just a few of the messages of women's empowerment you can find on clothing designed by Mariah Braddock '18 (Communication Design). Mariah is launching a philanthropic fashion company, her., April 18 and is...
read moreMIAD President, alumni among artists selected for Milwaukee Bucks arena
Artwork by MIAD President Jeff Morin and MIAD alumni Vedale Hill ’11, Brandon Minga ’04 and Andi Woodward ’13 has been chosen for the new Milwaukee Bucks arena. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, these artists are among 32 artists selected from about 1,200...
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MIAD’s 2018 Senior Exhibition, April 20 – May 12, features themes of identity, inclusion, innovation, women’s empowerment and wellness
Cultural heritage and identity, acceptance and inclusion, innovation, women’s empowerment and improving wellness are themes in the 2018 Senior Exhibition projects of more than 100 of Milwaukee’s emerging artists and designers graduating from the Milwaukee Institute of...
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PNC Bank, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design present Creative Fusion FUNdraiser, “Party By Design”
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) and presenting sponsor PNC invite community members and sponsors for the college’s annual scholarships benefit, Creative Fusion – Party By Design. The event takes place at 6:30 p.m., May 5, 2018, in MIAD’s creative...
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Industrial Design student’s Delta Faucet design now patent-pending
The next faucet in your kitchen could be designed by Logan Gage ‘18 (Industrial Design). Logan won first place in the 2017 Delta Faucet Design Contest, a collaboration between the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) and Delta Faucet. His design is now...
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Olympic connection: MIAD student designs materials for U.S. National Olympic Speedskating Trials during internship
When it comes to internships, Nathan Fetherston ‘18 (Communication Design) won the gold. After working with the Pettit National Ice Center in his Identity Design course at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) last year, Nathan was encouraged to apply for a...
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MIAD Named a Top Design School for Third Consecutive Year; Two MIAD Students Receive Top Honors
For the third consecutive year, MIAD has been named a Top Graphic Design School by Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) magazine. The magazine also recognized two MIAD Communication Design students—junior Ana Villarama and senior Josie Borja Truax—as 2018 Students to Watch. The...
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MIAD alumna’s art influences her Chicago restaurant’s décor and food
“When you are at MIAD, you feel like you can create and do anything,” said Anna Posey ’08 (Integrated Studio Arts). MIAD instilled in Anna confidence and the desire to always improve—traits she draws on daily as she owns and operates Chicago-based...
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MIAD develops first-of-its-kind Designship Program to address gap for Wisconsin employers and designers
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) is introducing a first-of-its kind apprenticeship program Designship for design graduates throughout Wisconsin.
read moreSpecial Programming Announced for Chair5 Exhibition
Four special events have been announced in support of MIAD’s Chair5: Five Perspectives on Form, Function and Innovation exhibition. All programming events and MIAD’s galleries are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m....
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MIAD Acceptance and Scholarship Deadline: February 15, 2018
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.
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Iconic Artist-Design and Milwaukee Art Museum Exhibitor Jamie Hayon presents MIAD Creativity Series Feb.13
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) features international artist-designer Jaime Hayon at the MIAD Creativity Series, Tuesday, February 13, 2018, 6 – 7:30 p.m. at MIAD’s 4th Floor Raw Space. Hayon’s presentation, “Form Follows...
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MIAD Communication Design students, alumni rack up big honors at 2017 United Adworkers Milwaukee 99 Awards
MIAD Communication Design students and alumni were the recipients of some of the biggest awards at the 2017 United Adworkers Milwaukee 99 awards show. Alison Galarza '17 won the Student Gold Award for "Mix," her MIAD senior thesis project...
read moreAlumni Reunion Breakfast
Meet old friends and new at the: Alumni Reunion Breakfast - Classes through 1993 Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 9 a.m. - ? Join alumni from MIAD, the Milwaukee School of the Arts and the Layton School of Art for the Alumni Reunion Breakfast April 25, during...
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New exhibition at MIAD aims to foster empathy in current divisive social and political climate
In our current divisive social and political landscape, the newest exhibit at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) asks viewers to do what lately seems rather difficult: feel empathy. "Humanly Possible: The Empathy Exhibition" is on view in...
read moreMIAD’s galleries launch nationwide call for art & design exhibitions
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. Submissions are...
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MIAD joins the global #GivingTuesday movement November 28
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) has joined #GivingTuesday on November 28, 2017, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate...
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