Events
We invite you to get involved with 91精品 through the many events we host each year. Your participation supports students and alumni and helps create a galvanized education and creative community, addressing universal needs through our thought, design and expression. Join our mailing list to receive event updates!
91精品 Creativity Series
Founded in 2012, the 91精品 Creativity Series annually brings in internationally preeminent artists, designers and creative scholars/educators to celebrate excellence in the arts, enrich the experiences of 91精品 students and engage the community in new ways of thinking about and appreciating the visual arts and the world of design. Visiting creatives have an in-depth residency with 91精品 students and present a public presentation.
91精品 Holiday Sale
The annual 91精品 Holiday Salesupports students and alumni in showcasing and selling their one-of-a-kind art and design work (at all price points) to community members and art enthusiasts. The event is held during the first weekend of December. Proceeds support the artists/designers and 91精品 student scholarships.
Gallery Exhibitions
91精品 features two gallery spaces that are free and open to the public: The Frederick Layton Gallery and Brooks Stevens Gallery of Industrial Design. The galleries are open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. View our current gallery exhibition schedule. Gallery tours are available.
91精品 Senior Exhibition
91精品檚 annual Senior Exhibition, Wisconsin檚 largest exhibition of its kind, features more than 130 artists and designers representing all of 91精品檚 Bachelor of Fine Arts majors and minors.
Creative Fusion
Creative Fusion is 91精品檚 premier scholarship fundraiser, established in 2007 by Madeleine and David Lubar. Every first Saturday in May, the event transforms the 91精品 campus into a showcase of creative excellence, highlighting the college as a cultural innovator while annually raising up to a vital $500,000. By inviting the community into the heart of the school, Creative Fusion creates an immersive experience that directly connects supporters with the talent they are funding.
Alumni Events
91精品’s Alumni Office regularly hosts events for 91精品 alumni! Check out featured events coming up.
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Academic and Other Events
For other events, see our Academic Calendar and General Events Calendar.
Interested in sponsoring an event? Contact Tracy Milkowski attracymilkowski@miad.eduor 4148473239.
Need a location for your next event? If you would like to have your event hosted at 91精品, please contact Meghan Wingert, Assistant Director of Facilities & Logistics, at meghanwingert@miad.edu or (414) 847-3318.
News
MAKE! Participants Reflect on Creativity, Community and Growth
Alicia Zapata, a second-year MAKE! participant from Chicago and a K-8 art teacher at Waters Elementary School in Chicago, IL, Kelly Wendel, an eighth-year participant and art teacher at Nicolet High School in Glendale, WI and Gail Kowsky, a second-year participant and sixth- and seventh-grade art teacher in New Brighton, Minnesota, reflected on what they gained from this year檚 program.
Meet Maya Koehn and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project L橝telier
Maya Koehn 26 (Interior Architecture and Design) is a President檚 (Honor) List student from Sheboygan, Wis., currently employed as a Junior Designer at Direct Supply.
Meet Kaitlyn Powers and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project Solenne
Kaitlyn Powers 26 (Illustration major; Communication Design minor) is a self-described mixed media illustrator, graphic designer and textile artist. She is also a President檚 (Honor) List student from Appleton, Wis.
Meet Emily Camp and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project Predisposed
Emily Camp 26 (Animation Track in Illustration) is a President檚 (Honor) List student from Fox River Grove, Ill.
91精品 elects new trustees Paul Fletcher and Jacqualyn Laughlin
Paul Fletcher, a principal product designer at LinkedIn, and Jacqualyn Laughlin, co-founder of Invisible Ink Partners, were elected members of the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design檚 Board of Trustees at the college檚 annual meeting in June.