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MIAD students receive 2023 Graphic Design Awards from GDUSA
Three MIAD Communication Design students received 60th anniversary American Graphic Design Awards from Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) magazine. The students were selected from over 8,000 entries, and judged alongside professional design work. Fewer than 10% of entrants received an award.
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IAD seniors tour construction site of The Couture
Interior Architecture and Design (IAD) seniors from MIAD were taken to new heights on November 13 when they toured the construction site of The Couture, a 44-story skyscraper under construction that will be Milwaukee’s tallest residential and mixed-use building. The tour was part of a series of tours their senior thesis “Building Systems” class is taking with instructor Dan Kalkman, AIA.
![MIAD alum Sajnani selected as MAM 2023 annual ornament designer](https://miadwordpress.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/21182537/lg1_009340-700x675.jpg)
MIAD alum Sajnani selected as MAM 2023 annual ornament designer
The Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) selected the design of MIAD alum Debbie Sajnani ’16 (Communication Design) for its 2023 annual ornament. The ornaments are recreated each year by artisans using a reserve painting technique, according to MAM.
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Ornament Trail features MIAD alumni, faculty, students
For decades, Milwaukee has hosted an annual Holiday Lights Festival. To commemorate the festival’s 25th anniversary, Milwaukee Downtown will also host the new Ornament Trail this year. Five Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) alumni and one instructor, who teamed up with both students and alumni, produced giant ornaments for the event.
![MIAD Values Recognition Award: Sarah Eichhorn](https://miadwordpress.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/10090417/SarahVRA_Home-News.jpg)
MIAD Values Recognition Award: Sarah Eichhorn
Sarah Eichhorn, Visiting Instructor of Fashion and Apparel Design, received the October 2023 MIAD Values Recognition Award at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). Eichhorn’s nominations speak to her Kindness, Inclusiveness, Innovation and support of MIAD’s Community.
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Collaborative community: Fine Art faculty live MIAD values
Building community and collaboration through art: this is how two faculty members at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) spent their summer. Kim Miller, Professor and Chair of Fine Arts + New Studio Practice, and Peter Barrickman, Associate Professor in Fine Arts, completed a residency in Concepción, Chile in July.
![Art for conservation: MIAD junior illustrates children’s book](https://miadwordpress.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/03140534/EllaParris_Home-News.jpg)
Art for conservation: MIAD junior illustrates children’s book
As a high school student in Alabama, Ella Parris ’25 (Illustration – Animation Track) got involved with the National Association of Resource Conservation & Development Councils (NARCDC). Now, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) junior is illustrating a series of children’s books for the organization to help promote conservation to kids.
![MIAD Values Recognition Award: Marie Larson](https://miadwordpress.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/02101803/Marie-VRA_Home-News.jpg)
MIAD Values Recognition Award: Marie Larson
Marie Larson, Director of Academic Affairs, received the September 2023 MIAD Values Recognition Award at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). Larson’s nominations detail her embodiment of MIAD’s Core Values of Courage, Integrity, Kindness and Inclusion.
![MIAD alums named 2023 gener8tor Art x Sherman Phoenix artists](https://miadwordpress.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/01153916/gener8tor_Home-News.jpg)
MIAD alums named 2023 gener8tor Art x Sherman Phoenix artists
Three MIAD alums – Andrea Cabrera Manuel ’23, Seth Ter Haar ’23 and Brandom Terres-Sanchez ’23 – are among the nine artists selected from 117 applicants for the Fall 2023 gener8tor Art x Sherman Phoenix accelerator. All three were MIAD Fine Art / New Studio Practice majors.
![MIAD president interviewed on higher education podcast](https://miadwordpress.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/30153448/JeffPodcast_Home-News.jpg)
MIAD president interviewed on higher education podcast
Plexuss, a student opportunity network company in the higher education community, interviewed Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) President Jeffrey Morin for their Plexuss Presidential Podcast series.
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MIAD president Jeffrey Morin selected for Governor’s Task Force on AI
Jeffrey Morin, president of the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), was selected to serve on the Governor’s Task Force on Workforce and Artificial Intelligence. Consisting of 30 industry experts, the committee aims to identify policies and investments that will advance Wisconsin workers, employers and job seekers.
![First-Year class takes field trip to visit local textile artist](https://miadwordpress.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/27091700/MadamChino_Home-News.jpg)
First-Year class takes field trip to visit local textile artist
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) students in Visiting Instructor of Fashion and Apparel Design Sarah Eichhorn’s First-Year Experience class ventured outside of the classroom to hear from local textile artist and community educator Vanessa Devaki Andrew.