High school senior Grace Mitchell of Hudson, Wis., and her mother Sue, couldn’t say enough about MIAD’s selection of The Park at 1824 as its student residence housing for fall 2011. In fact, Sue could have written this story. But she insisted her daughter speak first. Among the first to …
Lillian Duermeier (Illustration ’11) received an Honorable Mention from the Japan Foundation for her entry in the 2010 Annual International Furoshiki Design Contest. Her submission was one of ten honorable mentions from over 200 total entries. The competition challenged students to design original Furoshiki, or wrapping cloths, that depict Japan …
Katlyn Ross (Industrial Design ’11) is among six students selected from 165 to receive an award in the 2011 International Housewares Association Student Design Competition. Her submission titled “Quick-Fix” will be displayed at the International Home & Housewares Show in Chicago this March. The show features more than 60,000 professional …
The end of fall semester meant the start of MIAD’s Student Union revamp for Kyle Diener ’12. Interior Architecture and Design major, President of Student Government and a manager at the Union, Diener said the project shows the impact students can have at MIAD. “I’m trying to show students we …
Preposterous Propositions: Report from the Frontier of Contemporary Art Public Lecture, Monday, February 14, 2011, 7:00 p.m. MIAD hosted distinguished writer, artist, educator and curator Linda Weintraub as part of a two-day experience for first-year students. Weintraub’s visit included a free public lecture titled “Preposterous Propositions: Report …
The recently released “Creative Industries: A New Economic Growth Opportunity for the Milwaukee 7 Region,” highlights the importance of a strong creative talent base as a catalyst for change and growth in the greater Milwaukee region. That’s no surprise to the alumni and students of MIAD, 80% of …
In December, Prophetic collaborated with MIAD students for his video “Livin in the Sky.” Students produced the video as part of an Art Direction course. The class partnered with after-school organization Running Rebels, where they shot some of th …
