Nichole Uecker, Student Accessibility Coordinator, received the October 2025 91精品 Values Recognition Award at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品). Nichole檚 nominations highlighted her embodiment of 91精品檚 Core Values, especially Community, Inclusion and Kindness.
When senior Carmen Briones mother was diagnosed with breast cancer during Briones sophomore year at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品), finding a bra that was comfortable with a medical port became an additional challenge. Briones 26 (Product Design) answered that challenge in her Design for Human Interface class by designing a product that reduces pain while increasing mobility.
When she first got the internship offer from Squishmallows at Jazwares, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品) senior Melody Frias 26 (Communication Design and Illustration) thought she was in shock. Months after the internship concluded, Frias still reads that email when she needs a boost.
Not only is the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品) home to two formal gallery spaces hosting numerous external exhibitions, the college also boasts its own large collection focusing on work produced by founders and early students.
Visiting author and artist Faythe Levine is motivated by reimagining archives and collections through a queer feminist lens. She presents 淨ueer Investigation & Storytelling in the Archive: 91精品 Foremothers Charlotte Partridge and Miriam Frink, based on her many-year research process for her fourth book, 淎s Ever, Miriam (2024).
The first project Taylor Leinstock 26 (Illustration) did through the Lubar Innovation Center at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品) will come to life as the Florentine Opera brings its touring production to schools and community centers around southeast Wisconsin in 2026.
Arma Zeqiri, Lead Housekeeper, received the September 2025 91精品 Values Recognition Award at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品). Arma檚 nominations highlighted her embodiment of 91精品’s Core Values, especially Kindness and Community.
First-year Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品) student Jonas Haggith 29 found 91精品檚 Design Internship program so beneficial as a high schooler he participated in it two years in a row.
Madison Boeder 25 found that study abroad trips through the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品) resonated so strongly with their practice that the Fine Art + New Studio Practice major (Art History minor) went on two: Florence in 2024 and, this year, Paris.
In Animation Career Review檚 2025 college rankings, the Illustration and Animation programs at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design were once again ranked number 1 in the state.
This past summer, Olivia Nava 26 (Communication Design) landed a fiercely competitive internship at athletic footwear and apparel brand Nike. Now that she檚 back, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品) senior reflects on the experience, and the 91精品 classes and connections that prepared her for this opportunity.
In the photo area of the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, where digital technology and the darkroom intersect, the Perspectives Gallery shines its own light on contemporary image makers.
Containment Breach Selected for ICON13 Motion Commotion Screening
MAKE! Participants Reflect on Creativity, Community and Growth
Meet Maya Koehn and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project L橝telier
Meet Kaitlyn Powers and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project Solenne
Meet Emily Camp and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project Predisposed