Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) is an accredited college providing Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in the fields of Communication Design, Drawing, Illustration, Industrial Design, Integrated Fine Arts Studio, Interior Architecture + Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture and Time-Based Media. We prepare students with interest and ability in the visual arts for passage into professional careers. We’re not a trade school. We’re a college that launches professional artists and designers on their personal journeys toward artistic growth and successful, creative lives. We were founded as MIAD in 1974, but formed from the Layton School of Art & Design, which began instruction in 1920. There are, on average, about 600 full-time MIAD students and about 200 staff/faculty. The student/faculty ratio is 16:1. All faculty are working artists, designers, writers and researchers; there are also instructors who are working professionals.




Mission
The mission of the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) is to provide intensive, structured and sequential course content in the concepts and skills that are fundamental to the visual arts, and to develop students as artists/designers who have the ability to engage in an independent process of professional inquiry and vision. MIAD provides an education in the visual arts distinguished by its emphasis on assured competence in particular fields.




Accreditation
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) is a private, non-profit corporation chartered by the State of Wisconsin for the purpose of providing a professional education to students of the visual arts and related fields. The college offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Communication Design, Drawing, Illustration, Industrial Design, Integrated Fine Arts Studio, Interior Architecture + Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture and Time-Based Media. MIAD is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art & Design (NASAD). The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (www.ncacihe.org or 312/263-0456). The BFA degree of MIAD is approved by the Wisconsin Educational Approval Board under Title 38, U.S. Code, for the training of veterans.




Campus
MIAD's five-building campus is located in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward; some twenty blocks of renovated warehouses, artists lofts, theaters, businesses, shops, and restaurants. A destination for both tourists and residents, the Third Ward possesses a distinct and unique urban flavor.

A mainstay in the Third Ward, MIAD has since become the catalyst for further growth in the area. Now at the center of this thriving arts community, the college benefits from the region's new-found prosperity while continuing to add to it.

Safe, public transportation stops near MIAD's campus, and within walking distance are the Milwaukee Art Museum and the Milwaukee Public Museum and Library. There are also various lakefront activities, and assorted festivals at the Summerfest grounds featuring music and entertainment from around the world. Within a block there's the Broadway Theater Center, with three resident companies. And just a few blocks away is the Marcus Center, featuring major pop and classic concerts as well as local touring performance groups. Throughout the city are scores of ethnic, fast food, and high cuisine restaurants, and the nearby Shops at Grand Avenue offers 160 diverse stores and shops.




DEGREE PROGRAMS
Majors

* Communication Design
* Drawing
* Illustration
* Industrial Design
* Integrated Studio Arts
* Interior Architecture + Design
* Painting
* Photography
* Printmaking
* Sculpture
* Time-Based Media

Minors

* All 11 Studio Disciplines
* Advertising
* Animation
* Art History
* Business
* Multidisciplinary Fine Arts
* Time-Based Media
* Writing
* Video

Degree Requirements
Students must earn 124 credits to graduate, including 81 studio credits and 43 liberal studies credits. Liberal study areas and the number of credits required in each are: English & Writing, 12: Art History, 12; Humanities & Sciences, 19.




FACULTY
MIAD's faculty consists of more than 100 artists, designers, and scholars. Our student faculty ratio is 15 to 1.




ENROLLMENT
630 Students (Includes full-time and part-time, degree-seeking students) 54% Female, 46% Male
600 Pre-College students
1500 Continuing Education students
250 Outreach/Special Programs students




FINANCIAL AID
90% of all MIAD students receive some form of Institutional, State or Federal financial assistance.
MIAD students use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to apply for financial aid.




SCHOLARSHIPS
MIAD awards numerous merit-based scholarships to incoming students who demonstrate artistic and academic achievement. Scholarships range from partial tuition to full tuition.




SPECIAL PROGRAMS
MIAD offers special study opportunities on and off campus. They include:

* The US mobility program, allowing students to attend 33 other AICAD schools throughout the nation for one semester.
* New York studio program
* Exchange programs in France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Poland
* Independent Study
* Work Study
* Internships




RESOURCES

* Extensive Computer Labs for both fine art and design majors
* Fully equipped 3-D Lab
* Numerous Photo Labs
* Individual Fine Art and Design Studios
* Sculpture Studio with foundry
* Printmaking Studio
* Library (SWITCH Program) providing students with access to over 1/2 million volumes, 2000 videos and an extensive slide collection
* Academic Support Center (tutoring, counseling, ESL support)
* Sax Arts & Crafts Store (located on-campus)
* Dining Hall




GALLERIES

* Brooks Stevens Gallery of Industrial Design (Jane Bradley Pettit Building)
* Frederick Layton Gallery (Jane Bradley Pettit Building)
* MIAD Student Gallery (Jane Bradley Pettit Building)
* Strange Brew Café and Gallery (143 North Broadway)

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