Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Wisconsin

Milwaukee Institute Of Art And Design:
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) is an accredited college providing Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in the fields of Communication Design, Drawing, Illustration, Industrial Design, Integrated Fine Arts Studio, Interior Architecture + Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture and Time-Based Media. We prepare students with interest and ability in the visual arts for passage into professional careers.

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We are not a trade school. We’re a college that launches professional artists and designers on their personal journeys toward artistic growth and successful, creative lives. We were founded as MIAD in 1974, but formed from the Layton School of Art & Design, which began instruction in 1920. There are, on average, about 600 full-time MIAD students and about 200 staff/faculty. The student/faculty ratio is 16:1. All faculty are working artists, designers, writers and researchers; there are also instructors who are working professionals.

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree Program

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in 11 Majors:

- Communication Design – includes graphic design, advertising, interactive media, etc.
- Industrial Design – invention, product development and design, furniture design, etc.
- Interior Architecture + Design
- Integrated Fine Arts Studio
- Illustration
- Drawing
- Painting
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Sculpture
- Time Based Media – integrated video, animation, and digital technology

Minors:

- Advertising (with Marquette University)
- Art History
- Business (with Marquette University)
- Studio
- Writing
- Special Curricula for the BFA

Foundations:

- Liberal Studies
- Programs for young artists
- High school student pre-college residential summer programs
- High school student academic year study options and portfolio development courses
- Young artist programs for middle school and younger students
- School partnership programs
- Personal and professional development programs for adult learners

- Professional and adult studies and certificate programs (Continuing Education)
- Creative Educators Institute (for K-12 art teachers)
- Personal enrichment course offerings (Continuing Education)

Computer labs offer the most current software and hardware for animation; graphic, industrial, and interior/architectural design; and video editing as well as fine-art imaging. A fully equipped sculpture department, a 3-D lab, extensive printmaking facilities, and digital photography facilities offer artists wide choices and venues for expressing themselves.