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MIAD welcomes Rafael Francisco Salas as next Identity Series speaker
MIAD is pleased to announce Rafael Francisco Salas as our next MIAD Identity Series speaker. Please join us for Salas's artist talk on Thursday, April 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the MIAD Union. Rafael Francisco Salas is a Wisconsin-based artist. He combines landscape, the...
MIAD Fine Arts junior accepted into 2022 Yale Norfolk Summer Program
michie miller ’23 (New Studio Practice: Fine Arts) is one of only 22 students nationwide accepted into the prestigious 2022 Yale Norfolk Summer Program. “To have the labor of love of the past few years reflected back to me in this opportunity is an honor,” says...
Product Design students help Generac see the light
For Sabrina Cameli ’22, the best part of her Product Design class’ collaborative project with Generac Power Systems was being able “to make a portable light tower as unique as our minds could fathom.” The semester-long partnership sponsored by global innovator Generac...
Traditions meet innovation in the MIAD 2022 Senior Exhibition
Time-honored traditions meet 21st century technology and societal needs in the inspiring MIAD 2022 Senior Exhibition April 22 through May 7. Generously sponsored by BMO Harris Bank, the exhibition celebrates the capstone projects of nearly 190 emerging creative...
Eighteen seniors receive MIAD Alumni Senior Thesis Awards
Through the generosity of alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the college, MIAD is awarding $3,622 to an unprecedented 18 seniors to directly support the fabrication and installation of their Senior Exhibition. Winners were chosen by a panel of 15 alumni with experience in fine art and design career fields.
MIAD students design selfie museum at The Avenue in Milwaukee
MIAD students design selfie museum at The Avenue in downtown Milwaukee.
MIAD students design for the future of transportation systems
MIAD students tapped for design for the future of MKE Hyperloop transportation system.
MIAD Trustee Emerita Kim Mathews passes away
MIAD Trustee Emerita Kim Mathews passes away
MIAD Galleries launch nationwide call for art and design exhibitions for 2023
The Frederick Layton Gallery and Brooks Stevens Gallery at MIAD in Milwaukee seeks art and design exhibition proposals for 2023.
Fine Arts students collaborate with Veteran Print Project to create large-scale woodblock prints
MIAD fine arts majors collaborated with the Veteran Print Project and four Milwaukee veterans organizations to create large-scale woodblock prints.
MIAD educator and co-founder Frank Lukasavitz passes away
MIAD co-founder Frank Lukasavitz passes away. He was a lifelong Industrial Design educator, leader and mentor.
It’s time to file the FAFSA for the 2022-23 academic year
Students who will attend MIAD in the fall of 2022 can begin the process of securing financial aid now by filing the FAFSA.
MIAD welcomes three AICAD Teaching Fellows this fall
MIAD welcomed three new Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD) Post-Graduate Teaching Fellows to its faculty for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Product Design students and alumni win national & international awards
Product Design majors and alumni from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) received national and international awards.
MIAD announces new gallery space at The Avenue
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design announces the opening of MIAD Gallery at The Ave, an art gallery in Milwaukee.
MIAD launches new Animation track within the Illustration major
MIAD is excited to announce the launch of its Animation track within the Illustration major.
MIAD design and illustration majors among top programs nationally and regionally
MIAD is proud to be recognized among the top in Wisconsin and the country for its design and illustration programs. Over the past year, MIAD has been ranked among the best as follows:
MIAD names new Vice President of Academic Affairs
Steven Lee Hansen has been named Vice President of Academic Affairs at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD).
Two new galleries exhibitions open at MIAD August 9
MIAD’s galleries are open and feature two new exhibitions, including one featuring work by Joshua Dudley Greer and one featuring work of Milwaukee area emerging and established artists.
MIAD and Hanson Dodge partner for new high school internship program
As part of the Greater Equity 2030 initiative to increase BIPOC representation in Milwaukee creative industries, MIAD has partnered with advertising agency Hanson Dodge to launch a graphic design internship program for high school students.
Communication Design senior designs materials to help kids diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes
When Sydney Genthe ‘21 (Communication Design) was eight years old, she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. The materials doctors gave Sydney and her parents about the condition were created primarily for parents, not children, to understand. This experience inspired Sydney’s 2021 MIAD Senior Exhibition project, “MyTy.” MyTy is …
Product Design senior creates furniture line for Chicago firm
MIAD’s product design major was a good fit for Samantha Shappell’s longtime love of interior design and furniture. For the MIAD Senior Exhibition, Samantha designed a four-piece furniture line for Third Coast Interiors, a Chicago-based interior architecture and design firm. The firm recently was formed from a merger …
Fine arts senior creates clothing collection inspired by her Chinese culture and identity
Anna Siemsen ‘21 (New Studio Practice: Fine Arts) created a clothing collection inspired by her cultural background and identity for the MIAD 2021 Senior Exhibition. Anna’s seven-garment collection reflects on her connection to Chinese culture and diaspora. Each article of clothing correlates with differing themes such as the Chinese …
Associated Bank commits to multi-year sponsorship of MIAD Pre-College program
Associated Bank is now the presenting sponsor of MIAD’s popular Pre-College program for high school students.
Interior Architecture and Design senior reimagines therapy environment for veterans
Two years ago Andrew Murphy ‘21 (Interior Architecture and Design) read a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article about a veteran with PTSD who suffered a panic attack while visiting the Milwaukee VA Hospital, which has narrow, dark hallways. The article inspired his MIAD Senior Exhibition project. Andrew’s senior project, “The …