Your creative path
starts here.
There is an energy to this place, and we thrive on it. We collaborate, innovate and solve problems together. We connect in meaningful ways and take inspiration from the vibrant world around us. We believe in the power of art and design to not merely reflect the world, but to change it.
This is where your passion finds purpose.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
MIAD students receive national Society of Illustrators awards
Twelve students and recent graduates from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design received 2025 honors from the national Society of Illustrators.
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MIAD by the numbers. Ranked in the top 20 small art colleges in the nation. Ranked in the top 10 best schools for Illustration in the Great Lakes. Ranked in the top 7% in the Midwest for Communication Design. 4 MIAD NSP Students have been accepted to the prestigious Yale Norfolk summer program in the last 4 years. Nearly 30% of MIAD graduates own their own businesses.
Lubar Innovation Center
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CAREER OUTCOMES
Do what you love
for life.
You’ll be prepared to take on the professional world with a voice and vision all your own. Do what you love for a living. Do it for life.
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EQUITY + INCLUSION
Creating an
inclusive MIAD.
Whether you’re a student, faculty member, staff or visitor, we encourage you to join us as we create a more equitable and inclusive college.
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EQUITY + INCLUSION
Creating an
inclusive MIAD.
Whether you’re a student, faculty member, staff or visitor, we encourage you to join us as we create a more equitable and inclusive college.
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news
News
Yale Norfolk Summer Program accepts Fine Art junior
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Senior Communication Design project wins national GDUSA award
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Meet Desharr Saddler and 2025 Senior Exhibition project ClubHaus
News
MIAD alum is state fair Grand Champion Fairtastic Artist
EXHIBITIONS
Frederick Layton Gallery
Don’t Call Me Junior! 2025
June 16 – August 30, 2025
Brooks Stevens Gallery
Meet Me at Dandy Draw
June 9 – September 13, 2025
Anneabel Gemmel, “Party Supplies.”