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THANK YOU
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To all of you who attended MICA Weekend, thank you for participating. It was such an amazing weekend for the MICA community to come together, and we appreciate all the hard work that went into such a colossal production.
When we put on event like this, the entire campus comes together to make it happen. We could try to name everyone, but we would fail. But we'd like to call out the teams from Advancement, Events, Marketing and Communications, Campus Safety, Facilities, the MICA Store, Globe Press, RCCE and all the faculty and students who helped with the workshops and other programs. We appreciate all your hard work.
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2026 Fall Break Hours
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No classes will be held on October 12 and 13 except for SCPS, MPS, and MA/MBA programs.
Please review the changes to campus hours and services during break at the link below.
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Graduate Black Student Union Fall Community Dinner
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October 15, 5 - 7pm
81 Mosher
Graduate Black Student Union is hosting its first community dinner and meeting. Email graduatebsu@mica.edu if you have any questions.
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Bicentennial MICA Alumni Exhibition
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On view: September 25 - October 18, 2026
Pinkard Gallery and Fox 3
The Bicentennial MICA Alumni Exhibition is a celebration of MICA alumni creativity during MICA Weekend (October 9-11, 2026). Curated by alumn Michael Benevento, the exhibition showcases works of art by our alumni community, from painting and sculpture to video and mixed media.
The exhibition takes place in the Pinkard Gallery (Bunting Center, Floor 1) and Fox 3 (Fox Building, Floor 3).
In conjunction with MICA weekend, the reception will take place in the Main Court (Main Building).
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CATALYST - Exhibition by Center for Mission & Community Education
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On View: October 1 - 28
Mosher Living Room, 1st Floor, 81 Mosher Building
What brings us together? The Center for Mission & Community Education invites the MICA community to CATALYST, this year’s Fall Mission Exhibition, curated by Campus Community Fellows. CATALYST shows how people coming together and acting as neighbors holds power and manifests into action. Featured work explores themes involving connection, collaboration, belonging, gathering, and collective action. What different ways do humans connect to create something meaningful? How can we as artists create spaces for encounter, dialogue, participation and collective reflection? What possibilities arise when different perspectives, experiences, and ideas meet around a shared purpose?
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sovereign is my tradition: opening reception
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Opening Reception: Sunday, October 18, 2-4 PM
On View: September 19 – November 13, 2026
Hotel Indigo, 24 West Franklin Street
Free & Open to the Public
Please join us for the opening reception of VILLAGER: sovereign is my tradition, a solo exhibition by Hoffberger Foundation Fellow and Leslie King Hammond Fellow, VILLAGER, hosted by Maryland Art Place, in partnership with Hotel Indigo Baltimore.
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Cut and Ripped Paper Art
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October 16, 5 - 7pm
Jubilee Arts, 1847 Pennsylvania Ave
Turn trash into gold with Baltimore-based visual artist Bella Bailey. Learn how to make art with found paper and enjoy a free and age-inclusive open studio with the community. Materials provided but donations are welcomed and encouraged.
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JUST/Start Idea Competition Showcase
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Friday, October 23, 12–4 pm
Gateway Lobby
See what MICA’s emerging creative entrepreneurs are bringing to life at the JUST/Start Showcase! Stop by to explore creative projects, products, and ventures from this year’s JUST/Start award recipients. Meet the artists and entrepreneurs behind the ideas, learn more about what they’re building, and even shop products from select ventures. Whether you’re curious about creative entrepreneurship, looking to discover something new, or just want to support MICA’s creative community, come by and check it out!
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Visit The Jang: A Korean-Inspired Community Market
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Saturday October 24, 12pm – 7pm
Ynot Lot (101 W North Ave)
THE JANG (장) IS COMING
A Korean-inspired market bringing art, community, and food together in Baltimore. Free & open to everyone, RSVP link below.
Featuring Korean owned/inspired food vendors, local artists, makers, and public programs all coming together in one open and accessible space
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Announcing the MICA Halloween Party 2026: Gathering of the Ghouls!
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Monday, October 24
Cohen Plaza and the Brown Center
We invite you to Avlier’s Manor! The MICA Program Board welcomes you and your most ghoulish attire to the 200th celebration of Gathering of the Ghouls, our Halloween Party.
Join us for an exciting evening of thrilling activities, a creative costume contest, spooky music, and plenty of spirits flying high! Put on your best costume, bring your friends, and enjoy a night of dancing with ghosts!
Tickets are free for MICA students and $5 for non-MICA guests. Reserve or purchase tickets through this link/through the events tab! Poster designed by Shanon Pan!
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Artist Talk: Taína Cruz
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October 26, 2pm – 3pm
Falvey Hall
FYE's Contemporary Visual Language Lecture Series presents an artist talk by IS '20 alum, Taína Cruz.
Taína lives and works in New Haven, CT. Across painting, sculpture, installation, and video, she builds immersive worlds where figures, objects and animals inhabit charged architectural spaces, staging acts of becoming. Drawing on African American and Caribbean traditions and shaped by coming of age within networked image culture, Cruz approaches identity as fluid and iterative. Her work stages moments of transformation where folklore and contemporary visual systems overlap and evolve.
Earlier this year, Taína was the youngest artist to be included in the Whitney Biennial.
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Manuela Moscoso Lecture
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Tuesday, October 27th, from 4 - 6pm
Lazarus Auditorium
Rinehart School of Sculpture is pleased to welcome Manuela Moscoso, Director of CARA NYC, for a visiting lecture
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Fall 2026 Juried Undergraduate Exhibition
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Now on view in Meyerhoff gallery through October 25th.
The work in this annual exhibition is a selection of the best submissions from all four years of MICA Undergraduate students. Selected artists are chosen in a variety of disciplines based on artistic merit, creativity, and vision. The exhibition is featured in the Meyerhoff Gallery (Fox Building, Floor 1). This year Lillian Jacobson '16 (Painting BFA) and Kevin Michael Runyon '14 (Painting BFA) serve as jurors.
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Art@Lunch – Scott Malbaurn
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October 28th at 12:30pm
Lazarus 115
Please join us for Art@Lunch with Scott Malbaurn!
A museum's importance is not determined by its size, location, or collection alone. Its importance comes from the quality of the encounters it creates and from the networks of people, ideas, artists, students, and communities that pass through it.
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Creative Alchemy: Reaching Through the Wire
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Opening reception: Monday, November 2, 6 – 7:30 PM
81 Mosher
Creative Alchemy: Reaching Through the Wire is an exhibition presented by MICA’s Center for Mission & Community Education in partnership with Jessup Correctional Institution (JCI), featuring artwork by individuals currently or formerly incarcerated at JCI. Through art and storytelling, the exhibition explores transformation, lived experience, and connection across physical and institutional boundaries.
The exhibition runs November 2, 2026–February 25, 2027.
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Bill Gaskins Presenting at BMA
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Sunday, October 17th at 1:15pm
Baltimore Museum of Art
Join Bill Gaskins, Founding Director of the Photography + Media & Society MFA program, at his presentation as a part of the 7×7 Presentations for the (Un)Common Scholars Community Symposium at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
This symposium is a daylong gathering that explores Baltimore photography through lived experiences, history and the artist perspective. Produced in response to the Flashback: Two Centuries of Baltimore Photography exhibition, this program draws on diverse perspectives and the understanding that knowledge about photography and about Baltimore lives in many kinds of people.
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Illustration faculty member Lisa Perrin creates new Hanukkah Stamp for the US Postal Service
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On September 29, 2026 the United States Postal Service released a new Hanukkah stamp at a first-day-of-issue event in New Orleans, LA featuring artwork illustrated by MICA Illustration faculty member Lisa Perrin. The stamp commemorates the Jewish holiday and festival of lights, and will be available online and for sale at post offices throughout the United States.
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Illustration faculty member Lisa Perrin publishes new book; The Secrets of the Seance Society
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On September 22, 2026 Illustration faculty member Lisa Perrin's latest book, The Secrets of the Seance Society, Illustrated True Stories of Talking to the Dead was published by Chronicle Books. Perrin is both the author and illustrator for the book which recounts the history of the Victorian Spiritualist movement and the mediums who, either sincerely or fraudulently, claimed to be in communication with the spirits of the departed. The book is available online and wherever books are sold.
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ACADEMIC AND DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS /
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MICA and CareFirst Partnership at the Baltimore Running Festival
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MICA Human Resources in partnership with CareFirst at the Baltimore Running Festival are offering 15 entries with the code CAREruns26.
Branded MICA T-shirts are available for pickup from the Human Resources office. This is open to Faculty, staff and students.
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STUDENT SUCCESS AND OPPORTUNITIES /
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Apply for the Arts in Leadership Fellowship
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Due Date for Applications is October 22, 2026
The MICA Arts in Leadership Fellowship is a competitive, paid four-year opportunity preparing students to become socially engaged artists, creative leaders, and nonprofit professionals. Fellows receive a stipend each year while working alongside Baltimore community organizations and developing leadership, project management, and grant writing skills.
Through hands-on experiences, Fellows build professional experience, meaningful relationships with community partners, and the skills needed to create sustainable impact. By graduation, Fellows have a strong network, a portfolio of real-world projects, and practical experience that can distinguish them in graduate school and the creative workforce.
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MICA and MTA’s All Access Student Transit Pass!
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This Academic Calendar Year: The MTA’s All Access Student Transit Pass allows enrolled students at MICA to purchase a 31-day transit pass for $57.00. Activate the pass whenever you need it and travel for 31 consecutive days.
The All Access Student Transit Pass provides students with unlimited, discounted travel throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area, making it easy to get to school, shopping, sporting events, and other activities. It is valid for unlimited use on MTA CityLink, LocalLink, Express BusLink, Light Rail, and Metro Subway throughout the duration of the pass.
Unfortunately, The MTA All Access Student Transit Pass is not accepted on MARC Train service. MTA’s All Access Student Passes are exclusively available for purchase through the CharmPass mobile app. They are not sold at the MTA Transit Store or other pass sales locations.
CharmPass is the official mobile ticketing app for MDOT MTA. CharmPass is free to download for Apple and Android devices.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT /
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Art Market x Holiday Edition Applications Now OPEN!
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Apply by Sunday, October 18 at 11:59pm.
Calling all MICA makers! Applications are now open for Art Market x Holiday Edition 2026, happening December 5 + 6 from 11am–6pm. Eligible MICA students, alumni, and current faculty and staff are invited to apply to sell their artwork, handmade goods, and creative products. Whether you’re an Art Market regular or joining us for the first time, we’d love to see what you’re making!
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Office Hours with Paula Landry & Takia Ross
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Join RCCE’s Office Hours for personalized, 1-on-1 coaching with Paula Landry and Takia Ross. Whether you’re developing an idea from the ground up or preparing to pitch your venture, get expert guidance to strengthen your concept, clarify your vision, identify opportunities, and communicate your idea with confidence. These office hours are designed to help you move from ideation to action—and from a rough pitch to a compelling one. Reserve your 1-on-1 between now and October 26th to get the focused support you need to take your next step!
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