Your creative path
starts here.
There is an energy to this place, and we thrive on it. We collaborate, innovate and solve problems together. We connect in meaningful ways and take inspiration from the vibrant world around us. We believe in the power of art and design to not merely reflect the world, but to change it.
This is where your passion finds purpose.
Programs
Find your fit.
Admissions
Pursue your passion.
Cost & Aid
Explore scholarship and aid opportunities.
Visit Campus
Experience MIAD for yourself.
CELEBRATE MIAD
MIAD at 50
The celebration continues through 2024! Join us for an upcoming event this fall, share your memories with us and learn more about the work we’re doing to advance MIAD’s creative future.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Animation Career Review releases 2024 Graphic Design rankings
Animation Career Review ranked MIAD the top graphic design school in Wisconsin and named it among the top 15 in the midwest and top 25 private colleges nationally.
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MIAD by the numbers. Ranked in the top 20 small art colleges in the nation. Ranked in the top 10 best schools for Illustration in the Great Lakes. Ranked in the top 7% in the Midwest for Communication Design. 4 MIAD NSP Students have been accepted to the prestigious Yale Norfolk summer program in the last 4 years. Nearly 30% of MIAD graduates own their own businesses.
Lubar Innovation Center
Connecting MIAD students and clients.
MIAD Gallery at The Ave
Explore calls and partnerships.
Careers
Hire a MIAD student or alum.
CAREER OUTCOMES
Do what you love
for life.
You’ll be prepared to take on the professional world with a voice and vision all your own. Do what you love for a living. Do it for life.
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EQUITY + INCLUSION
Creating an
inclusive MIAD.
Whether you’re a student, faculty member, staff or visitor, we encourage you to join us as we create a more equitable and inclusive college.
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EQUITY + INCLUSION
Creating an
inclusive MIAD.
Whether you’re a student, faculty member, staff or visitor, we encourage you to join us as we create a more equitable and inclusive college.
Learn More
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT MIAD?
Milwaukee National Portfolio Day
Join us on Oct. 5, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. for the 2024 Milwaukee National Portfolio Day hosted by MIAD!
Alumni Reunion
You’re invited to MIAD’s Alumni Reunion, Oct. 18 – 19, 2024! Re-connect with your fellow MIAD, MSA and Layton School of Art alums.
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News
MIAD receives transformational Title III grant
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MIAD alum designs ‘beautiful’ horror posters
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MIAD students win International Sculpture Center awards
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Lubar Innovation Center brings MKE history to Brix Apartments
EXHIBITIONS
Frederick Layton Gallery
Of Our Time
August 19 – October 5, 2024
Anamarie Edwards, “Hermandad,” 2024.
Brooks Stevens Gallery
MIAD Pathsetters
An Emeriti Exhibition
Oct. 18 – Dec. 7, 2024
Waldek Dynerman, “Untitled.”