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Painting is alive at the Painting is Dead Gallery
It檚 over 20 years and 30 miles from a figure drawing class at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design to the new Painting is Dead Gallery in Fredonia, Wis., owned by Katie Musolff 04 (Painting) and Andy Fletcher, who first met in the class.
91精品 alum publishes picture book for neurodiverse children
91精品 alum Morgan Tillisch 24 (Illustration) wrote and illustrated a book to help neurodiverse kids feel comfortable sharing. With the help of her professors and the Lubar Innovation Center, Tillisch recently published 淚 Can Share My Toys through Barnes & Noble.
WI LGBT Chamber of Commerce names 91精品 Nonprofit Business of the Year
The Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce has named the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品) Nonprofit Business of the Year as part of its 2024 Business Awards. The awards honor members for their contributions to build a more inclusive and diverse business community.
Innovation Center designs branded wall for M3 Insurance
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design student Sarah Madden 24 and Candice Roth, director of workplace experience & corporate administration at M3 Insurance, agree that collaboration was key to the success of M3檚 branded wall project with 91精品檚 Lubar Innovation Center. The finished graphic mural was placed in M3 Insurance檚 new headquarters in downtown Milwaukee.
Product Design students design custom tap handles
Juniors in a Product Design class at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品) partnered with two local industry leaders to work on a unique product攖hey designed custom tap handles in collaboration with manufacturer Hankscraft AJS for Third Space Brewing檚 iconic Happy Place brew.
Service Learning class hosts military cultural preservation experts
Anna Hillary檚 淪ervice Learning: Art, Culture and Community class at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品) hosted two special guests recently: Colonel Andrew Scott DeJesse, Director for the U.S. Army檚 Monuments Officer program, and Captain Blake Ruehrwein, Cultural Heritage Preservation Officer for the U.S. Army.
91精品 alum designs ‘beautiful’ horror posters
Creating 渟omething that檚 beautiful and terrifying at the same time is not only possible, it檚 a 渇un and favorite challenge for Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品) alum and staff member Kyle V. James 15. James latest horror movie poster, “Forgive Me,” is front and center as the film premieres in Spain.
91精品 Values Recognition Award: Grant Gill
Grant Gill 13 (Photography), Photography & Digital Media Lab Technician, received the August 2024 91精品 Values Recognition Award at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品). Gill檚 nominations speak to his values of Community and Integrity.
Lubar Innovation Center brings MKE history to Brix Apartments
The one thing Alivia Rapp 24 (Illustration) would change about working with 91精品檚 Lubar Innovation Center is getting 渋nvolved with staff Drew Maxwell and Kyle James even earlier in my college experience to really milk it for all it檚 worth! It is one of the things I truly miss about 91精品 post-grad.
91精品 students win International Sculpture Center awards
Recent 91精品 graduates Caroline Calvano 24 and Chad Alexander Matha 24 (New Studio Practice: Fine Arts) each received a 2024 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award from the International Sculpture Center, publisher of Sculpture magazine.
91精品’s MAKE! program helps artist Maysen realize new exhibit
For multidisciplinary artist Claudia Maysen, 91精品檚 MAKE! For Educators program in June helped her 渢o explore and materialize ideas for 淧laythings a new solo exhibition on gun violence on view at Milwaukee檚 5 Points Art Gallery + Studios through October 27.
91精品 receives transformational Title III grant
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品) has been awarded a prestigious Title III grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the first Title III grant in the college檚 history. The grant provides $2,242,315 million over five years, and 91精品 will contribute $350,000 over the five years.
Veolia North America mural highlights native plants and fish
In a recent project through the Lubar Innovation Center at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品), three students worked with Veolia North America to research, concept and install a mural of native plants and fish.
Animation Career Review ranks 91精品 Communication Design program top in state
In its 2024 rankings, Animation Career Review named the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品) the top college for graphic design in Wisconsin and among the top 15 in the midwest. The rankings considered over 700 schools with graphic design programs from across the United States.
91精品 interns aim high at Bucks; offer internship advice
Two Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品) students interning for the Milwaukee Bucks are thrilled with the variety of their work, the collaborative brainstorming and brand support skills they are gaining and the joy of seeing their work in use by the Bucks organization.
91精品 alumni, faculty featured in Baird Center art collection
91精品 alumni are well represented in the We Energies Foundation Art Collection at the Baird Center, as are 91精品 Professor Emerita Jill Sebastian and acclaimed artist Dawoud Bey, who created 滿ilwaukee Portraits of 91精品 students. The collection was introduced to the public under its new name at the Baird Center in May 2024.
Angeline Garvey: Director of Design at Stone Creek
When Angeline Garvey 22 (Illustration) decided to attend the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品), she originally planned to focus entirely on illustration. But almost immediately, she was challenged to start expanding her creative horizons. Now, she is the Director of Design at Milwaukee檚 Stone Creek Coffee.
91精品 Pre-College 2024 sees record-breaking enrollment
The Summer Pre-College program at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品) returned with record-breaking enrollment in 2024.
91精品 instructor selected to produce work for Farm/Art DTour
Matthew Vivirito, adjunct instructor at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品), is one of eight artists and artist teams selected to create site-responsive art for Wormfarm Institute檚 annual Farm/Art DTour.
Lubar Innovation Center concepts for Harley-Davidson Museum
Two students from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品) worked together to concept and develop fresh ideas for the Harley-Davidson Museum on a recent project through the Lubar Innovation Center.
91精品 alum named designated artist for ABCD gala event
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品) alum and employee Cheryl Klein 98 (Drawing) was selected as the designated artist for the After Breast Cancer Diagnosis (ABCD) 25th anniversary gala on June 15, 2024.
Illustration and Animation faculty publishes book
Associate Professor Adam Osgood, who teaches Illustration and Animation courses at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品), will publish Motion Illustration: How to Use Animation Techniques to Make Illustrations Move through Bloomsbury in August 2024.
Harley-Davidson Museum explores Brooks Stevens’ legacy
At the intersection of art and engineering lies industrial design. Milwaukee檚 Harley-Davidson Museum explores this overlap in their new exhibition “Creating a Legend: Art & Engineering at Harley-Davidson.”
MKE airport unveils inaugural 91精品 student exhibition
Positivity abounded at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport on June 27 as the airport and the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品) unveiled the inaugural installation of 91精品 student artwork in the busy D concourse.
Davidson Park selects Communication Design student work
When Harley-Davidson Inc. began visualizing a community park on its historic factory grounds, the motorcycle company turned to students at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品) for creative solutions.