Explore a Different Corner of MICA 👀

You know your studios, classrooms and usual corners of campus. But during MICA Bicentennial Weekend, October 9-11, you have an excellent excuse to wander outside your usual orbit.

Explore the Biotech Lab and Design Hub Open Houses, catch the Film & Animation Showcase, make your own Bicentennial keepsake at Press Perfect, and discover exhibitions and creative work happening across campus.

Your corner of MICA will still be there when you’re done. Go see what everyone else is making.

For this fall's Community Connections Day, the theme is neighborism - how the MICA community can learn from and engage with their community, and connect with the organizations and people who are making a difference. 

The schedule includes breakfast with the MICA Community, an update on our Strategic Planning initiative, a fireside chat with Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman and Amanda Morrell, deputy director of Maryland Citizens for the Arts, a public art project and lunch and in the afternoon, a Community Engagement Fair hosted by the Center for Mission and Community Education. We will conclude the afternoon with a celebratory cake and raffle.

All the details can be found at the link below. 

National Voter Registration Day

Date: Sept 15th, 11:30-1:30 PM

The 2026 Midterms in November will be significant, with over 500 federal, state & local seats up for election. Make sure you’re registered to vote! 

The Center for Mission & Community Education & League of Women Voters will be tabling at Meyerhoff House, Cohen Plaza & Founders Green to help our campus get out the vote! Interested in volunteering? Contact Marissa Vazhappilly at mvazhappilly@mica.edu!

The 8x10, New Incoming Student Exhibition

On View: August 19 – September 13 in Main 0 Gallery.

This exhibition showcases the talent of our new incoming students. Thoughtful storytelling, strong technical skills, and diverse visual interpretations to three prompts (Your idea of home; Change you are fighting for; The self-portrait) are on full display as we welcome this new incoming class to the MICA community and celebrate their very first exhibition on the MICA campus! 

Register for the DC Bike Ride at the link below and receive MICA's special rate by using our discount code: WITHCARE26

And if cycling isn’t your thing, stay tuned for information about the Baltimore Running Festival on October 17, another opportunity to get active and connect with the MICA community. We hope to see you out there riding, cheering, and representing MICA!

Questions? Contact the Office of Human Resources at humanresources@mica.edu.

Please note: Participants are responsible for completing their own registration and making their own arrangements for transportation and participation.

2026 First Year Experience (FYE) Exhibition

On view: through September 13
Meyerhoff Gallery, Fox Building, Floor 1
Pinkard Gallery, Bunting Center, Floor 1

Reception: Thursday, September 10, 5:00 - 7:00pm

This exhibition features work by rising sophomores made during the 2025-26 academic year.

Fashioning Identity and Power: A Discussion of Clothing and Pattern in the Portraiture of Kira Nam Greene

Monday, September 14, 2026 12:00–1:00 Falvey Hall 

Programming by MICA Exhibitions and the Painting Department along with the on-campus exhibition DEVOTED: 20 Years of The McMillan-Stewart Endowed Chair in Painting Artist Kira Nam Greene and MICA fashion historian Victoria Pass will be in conversation about the role of fashion, pattern, and art history in Greene's portrait paintings.

Making America Again:
So Strong, So Brave, So True

On view: August 28 - September 29
Sheila & Richard Riggs Gallery

Reception: Thursday, September 3, 5:00 - 7:00pm

Making America Again: So Strong, So Brave, So True, includes artwork by a representative cohort of Ford/Philip Morris Foundation Fellow for Artists of Color (1985-1999), whose careers have had a decided impact in the global art world. The exhibition was curated by Dr. Leslie King Hammond, Graduate Dean Emerita and Founder of Center for Race and Culture, and Dr. Lowery Stokes Sims, Curator Emerita, Museum of Arts and Design. 

Apply for the Arts in Leadership Fellowship

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.

So You Want to Pitch

Thursday, Sept 17th, 12pm-1pm via zoom

Join us for an interactive workshop with Takia Ross designed to help you communicate your business with confidence, clarity, and impact. Whether you’re preparing for JUST/Start, UP/Start, or simply want to sharpen your entrepreneurial skills, this high-energy session will give you practical tools to strengthen your pitch and make your ideas memorable. Come ready to learn, practice, and get inspired! Required for JUST/Start applicants and encouraged for UP/Start applicants. Open to all MICA students & alumni

Disability Centered Affinity Group 

Every Wednesday from 3 pm - 4 pm in Bunting 110 Accessibility and Disability Services will be hosting a disability centered affinity group for students with disabilities to confidentially listen and share about their experience being disabled at MICA. 

Creative Futures Residency- Info Session

Ready for your next professional chapter? Join the Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship for a virtual info session about the Creative Futures Residency. Learn how the residency can provide structured tools, resources, and support to help you turn your creative experience into meaningful professional opportunities. Thursday, September 24 | 6–7 PM Virtual via Zoom Whether you're exploring your next career move, building a creative practice, or looking for support to reach your professional goals, this session is a great place to start.

OPEN CALL! WE ARE EVERYWHERE

Deadline: September 18

WE ARE EVERYWHERE (open to LGBTQ2IA+ students, staff, faculty) This salon-style exhibition is open to all current MICA LGBTQ2IA+ identified students, staff, and faculty! 

WE ARE EVERYWHERE MICA FOX 2 Gallery October 1st-14th, 2026 

The exhibition will take place concurrently with MICA's National Coming Out Day programming, and is intended to connect LGBTQ2IA+ people in the MICA community with each other and to celebrate their diversity and visibility. 

For details and timeline of submissions, click the link below.