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.
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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.
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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?
Gallery Call for Proposals
MIAD’s call for exhibition proposals for the 2026 calendar year and beyond is open! We welcome group and thematic exhibition proposals.
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Between Space & Place: Cultural narratives of the BIPOC community
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MIAD Animation professor’s short film to premiere at SXSW
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MIAD professor Lee digs dinosaurs to paint human condition
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MIAD professor’s work supports community
EXHIBITIONS
Frederick Layton Gallery
Bridge Work: Ten Years of Making
January 13 – March 8, 2025
Lindsey Yeager, “Stay Gold,” 2024.
Brooks Stevens Gallery
Women’s Rights are Human Rights
International Posters on Gender-Based Inequality, Violence and Discrimination
January 17 – March 8, 2025
Vanilla Chi, “We Stand as One.”