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Illustration Junior wins 3rd in AirTran contest

Liz Nugent, Junior Illustration major won 3rd place in AirTran’s “Paint the Sky Contest,” a Milwaukee Route Map art competition. This month AirTran held a reception showcasing the top entries at the Milwaukee Art Museum to celebrate the ‘art’ of travel from Milwaukee. Guests at the event voted to determine …

MIAD Launches Creative Connections

Creative Connections… Bringing creative minds together for professional development and personal enrichment. New trends, technology and challenges need new ideas, skill sets and relationships. MIAD’s new Creative Connections helps meet these challenges through innovative programming that fosters: • Interdisciplinary thought and practices • Re-envisioning of personal and professional creativity • Collaborative cultural …

Greener Gadget

MIAD Student Wins Third Overall at “Greener Gadget” Competition Rob Podell, Industrial Design senior, won third place overall in the Industrial Design “Greener Gadget” competition held in New York City. The competition included professionals and students from all over the …

Orlando de la Garza receives Claire Hackmann Promise Award

Orlando de la Garza, a 3.75 senior majoring in Painting and Communication Design, was awarded the 2008-2009 Claire Hackmann Promise Award. The scholarship recognizes the college’s highest achieving students — those who exhibit not only superior talent and excellence, but who also show clear promise as successful leaders on graduation. The …

Jeremy Pettis in International Design Magazine – Computer Arts

2007 Communication Design Graduate Jeremy Pettis will have his Senior Thesis project featured in the March issue of an International Design Magazine- Computer Arts. www.computerarts.co.uk/ In addition his 26 typographic images were picked up by typeneu.com …

MIAD students, alumni take Milwaukee 99 honors

MIAD Communication Design students Jordan Hatt and Danielle Licht received merit awards in advertising at September’s Milwaukee 99 awards presented by Milwaukee Adworkers …

Gallerie M Features Work of Dorn Richards ’96

Alumna and arts activist Melissa Dorn Richards ’96 was selected for an exhibition at Gallerie M inside the InterContinental Milwaukee. “Melissa Dorn Richards: Recent Work” is on view at Gallerie M through early January. An artist’s reception will take place December 21, from 5 to 7 p.m …

Professor and Alum Awarded Nohl Fellowships

Fine Arts Professor Waldek Dynerman and Paul Druecke ’87 were awarded this year’s prestigious Mary L. Nohl Fellowship in the established artist category. Dynerman, Druecke and a third recipient were selected from 136 applicants. The fellowship program provides unrestricted funds to create new work or complete work …