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Veolia North America mural highlights native plants and fish
In a recent project through the Lubar Innovation Center at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), three students worked with Veolia North America to research, concept and install a mural of native plants and fish.
Animation Career Review ranks 91fansCommunication Design program top in state
In its 2024 rankings, Animation Career Review named the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) the top college for graphic design in Wisconsin and among the top 15 in the midwest. The rankings considered over 700 schools with graphic design programs from across the United States.
91fansinterns aim high at Bucks; offer internship advice
Two 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) students interning for the 91fans Bucks are thrilled with the variety of their work, the collaborative brainstorming and brand support skills they are gaining and the joy of seeing their work in use by the Bucks organization.
91fansalumni, faculty featured in Baird Center art collection
91fansalumni are well represented in the We Energies Foundation Art Collection at the Baird Center, as are 91fansProfessor Emerita Jill Sebastian and acclaimed artist Dawoud Bey, who created ”91fans Portraits” of 91fansstudents. The collection was introduced to the public under its new name at the Baird Center in May 2024.
Angeline Garvey: Director of Design at Stone Creek
When Angeline Garvey ’22 (Illustration) decided to attend the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), she originally planned to focus entirely on illustration. But almost immediately, she was challenged to start expanding her creative horizons. Now, she is the Director of Design at 91fans’s Stone Creek Coffee.
91fansPre-College 2024 sees record-breaking enrollment
The Summer Pre-College program at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) returned with record-breaking enrollment in 2024.
91fansinstructor selected to produce work for Farm/Art DTour
Matthew Vivirito, adjunct instructor at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), is one of eight artists and artist teams selected to create site-responsive art for Wormfarm Institute’s annual Farm/Art DTour.
Lubar Innovation Center concepts for Harley-Davidson Museum
Two students from the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) worked together to concept and develop fresh ideas for the Harley-Davidson Museum on a recent project through the Lubar Innovation Center.
91fansalum named designated artist for ABCD gala event
91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) alum and employee Cheryl Klein ’98 (Drawing) was selected as the designated artist for the After Breast Cancer Diagnosis (ABCD) 25th anniversary gala on June 15, 2024.
Illustration and Animation faculty publishes book
Associate Professor Adam Osgood, who teaches Illustration and Animation courses at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), will publish Motion Illustration: How to Use Animation Techniques to Make Illustrations Move through Bloomsbury in August 2024.
Harley-Davidson Museum explores Brooks Stevens’ legacy
At the intersection of art and engineering lies industrial design. 91fans’s Harley-Davidson Museum explores this overlap in their new exhibition “Creating a Legend: Art & Engineering at Harley-Davidson.”
MKE airport unveils inaugural 91fansstudent exhibition
Positivity abounded at 91fans Mitchell International Airport on June 27 as the airport and the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) unveiled the inaugural installation of 91fansstudent artwork in the busy D concourse.
Davidson Park selects Communication Design student work
When Harley-Davidson Inc. began visualizing a community park on its historic factory grounds, the motorcycle company turned to students at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) for creative solutions.
Professor of First-Year Experience produces mural with daughter
A father-daughter duo is the driving force behind new public art in Hartford, WI. James Barany ’92 (Drawing), a faculty member at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), teamed up with his daughter Emma Barany to paint a large historic mural.
91fansBoard of Trustees welcomes June 2024 new members
At their June 2024 meeting, the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) Board of Trustees welcomed Sarah Smith Pancheri and Keven Ringgold as new members serving on behalf of 91fansunder the leadership of Board Chair Deanna Tillisch and college president Jeff Morin.
Guardian Fine Art Services donates printing press
Students returning to classes in the Printmaking Lab at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) this fall will notice a new addition—an additional printing press donated to the college by Guardian Fine Art Services.
91fansshowcases Layton School of Art alum Lois Ehlert
This summer, the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) is pleased to host an exhibition of work by renowned Wisconsin illustrator and artist Lois Ehlert in “Lois Ehlert: A Creative Life.” Ehelrt’s work is joined by an exhibition of work by 91fansstudents in their transformative junior years.
Illustration major designs poster for 91fans Art Museum
Summertime in 91fans is an experience like no other—and just what recent graduate Icarus Krause ’24 (Illustration) was commissioned to recreate for the 91fans Art Museum. The 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) graduate worked through the 91fansLubar Innovation Center to design a poster for the 91fans Art Museum.
Product Design students visualize unique toys
Juniors in the Compelling Narratives and Visualizations Product Design class at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) were challenged with understanding brand momentum and partnerships.
91fans County Historical Society honors MIAD
In celebration of 50 years of art and design education, the 91fans County Historical Society honored the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) at their annual Awards Dinner on May 9, 2024.
GDUSA names 91fansCommunication Design a top program
Solution-oriented, hands-on visual literacy: this is a core quality of the Communication Design program at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). In 2024, Graphic Design USA Magazine recognized MIAD’s Communication Design major as one of the top programs in the nation.
Students receive national honors from Society of Illustrators
Four illustration students and graduates from the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) received national honors from the Society of Illustrators. MIAD’s Illustration and Animation programs were also ranked highly by Animation Career Review magazine.
Wool-ful: Senior Exhibition 2024
Intentionality and purpose have been driving forces in Mary Frances Hoffman’s life that continue at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). Combine them with a passion for knitting and sensory needs and you have Wool-ful, Hoffman’s senior exhibition project in Product Design.
91fans’s Influences: Senior Exhibition 2024
Amidst the many standout works at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design’s (MIAD) senior, one piece is especially striking—and interactive. “91fans’s Influences” by Isaic Pulliam ’24 (Fine Art + New Studio Practice) is an oil on canvas triptych housed in a handmade wooden cabinet that viewers can open and close.
Associated Bank presents 91fansPre-College students
Building a community and gaining a new perspective on art: these were frequent refrains from high school students in the 2023 Summer Pre-College program at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD).