Admissions Events

MIAD offers several in-person and virtual events throughout the year for prospective students to learn more. MIAD also participates in additional college fairs and events throughout the year. For information regarding specific events, please contact admissions@miad.edu. From information sessions to Portfolio Days, we invite you to join us for an event!

Experiment. Explore. Discover. You are welcome here.

MIAD Information Days

The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design invites you and your family to attend one of MIAD’s Information Days. These events are an opportunity for students interested in attending MIAD to learn more about the college. Please join us for presentations, tours and activities!

National Portfolio Day

MIAD participates in many in-person and online National Portfolio Day events! Meet with a MIAD representative for a free portfolio review. 

Milwaukee National Portfolio Day

MIAD hosts Milwaukee National Portfolio Day each October. The event is free and open to the public, but requires registration. This is an opportunity for those who wish to pursue an education in the visual and related arts to meet with representatives from colleges accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. Representatives will be available to review your artwork, discuss their programs and answer questions about professional careers in art. High school students, parents, teachers, school counselors, and college transfer students are encouraged to attend!

Wisconsin Education Fairs

MIAD admissions representatives participate in every Wisconsin Education Fair throughout the year. We look forward to meeting you at an upcoming event! 

Art ConnectED

MIAD admissions representatives attend every Art ConnectED event. Stop by to meet us!

Visit MIAD

A visit to MIAD’s campus is an opportunity to see what our students see. Neat, it is not. There is dust. There is grit. Paint has been spilled. People are at work here, and this is the place where your passion can find purpose.