Summertime in Milwaukee is an experience like no otherand just what recent graduate Icarus Krause 24 (Illustration) was commissioned to recreate for the Milwaukee Art Museum. The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91Ʒ) graduate worked through the 91Ʒ Lubar Innovation Center to design a poster for the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Four illustration students and graduates from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91Ʒ) received national honors from the Society of Illustrators. 91Ʒs Illustration and Animation programs were also ranked highly by Animation Career Review magazine.
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91Ʒ) Fine Art alums Phoenix S. Brown 19 and Erin Krembs 14 each received a 2024 Emerging Artist Award this spring from a prestigious state or regional organization.
The Gallery at The Ave, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Designs (91Ʒ) first offsite gallery, celebrated its one-year anniversary at the opening reception of its newest show, Culture Starters: Emerging from Quarantine.
Milwaukee has its Oscars for advertising design, and at this years United Adworkers 99 competition for professionals and students, two Communication Design seniors at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91Ʒ) received coveted awards.
For the second year in a row, all five Grilled Cheese Grant finalistsincluding two Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91Ʒ) studentshad their projects fully funded. In its ninth year, the 91Ʒ alumni-run and crowd-funded grant awards funding to artists working in Southern Wisconsin.
Imagine your favorite logo. Chances are good it is written in the Latin alphabet. Now imagine that same logo written in Arabic script. South through East, a clothing business started by Marquette University graduate student Mariam Ali, does just that: translating popular logos into Arabic.
Two Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91Ʒ) alums, one of whom is a 91Ʒ professor, and a second professor were among the 25 recipients of a Mountaintop Legacy Award for Black Excellence given by the Milwaukee Chamber Theater (MCT) during its run of The Mountaintop March 8 24, 2024.
When the Milwaukee Bucks chose Black Excellence in the Arts as the theme for their Black History Month game in February, it was natural to continue their ongoing partnerships with 91Ʒ by reaching out to the college for a live art piece to be created at Fiserv Forum.
The ninth annual Grilled Cheese Grant finalists include two Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91Ʒ) students: Stella Kowalski 24 (Fine Art + New Studio Practice, Illustration) and Makenna Schibler 25 (Fine Art + NSP). They are two of five finalists who are in the running for the crowd-funded grant.
Thanks to the generosity of alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the college, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91Ʒ) will award $5,328 to 27 seniors to directly support the fabrication and installation of their senior exhibition capstone projects. Through the application process, students submit plans and sketches for their final project, as well as a budget for materials. Winners were selected by a panel of a record 54 91Ʒ alumni with experience in fine art and design career fields.
Two alumni from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91Ʒ) are exhibiting work at Madisons Overture Center. Cassandra Smith 06 (Sculpture) and Stacey Steinberg 04 (Drawing) both have work on display in separate galleries at the performing arts space.
MAKE! Participants Reflect on Creativity, Community and Growth
Meet Maya Koehn and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project LAtelier
Meet Kaitlyn Powers and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project Solenne
Meet Emily Camp and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project Predisposed
91Ʒ elects new trustees Paul Fletcher and Jacqualyn Laughlin