Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
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The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) is a private art school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1974, MIAD is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and the National Assocation of Schools of Art and Design.[2] MIAD is considered the successor to the Layton School of Art, and was formerly known as the Milwaukee School for the Arts.
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| Type | Private art school |
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| Established | 1974 |
| Endowment | $3.2 million (2017)[1] |
| President | Jeffrey Morin |
Academic staff | 200 |
| Undergraduates | 900 (2024) |
| Location | , , United States 43°01′52″N 87°54′28″W / 43.031024°N 87.907813°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.miad.edu |
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The Jane Bradley Pettit Building is the college's main academic building, located on the Milwaukee River in the Historic Third Ward.
History
editMIAD’s predecessor was the Layton School of Art. Layton was founded in 1920 by business and romantic partners Charlotte R. Partridge and Miriam Frink.[3] The two women worked together from 1920 until their retirement in 1954 to establish Layton as an accredited institution of higher education.
Upon closure of Layton, in 1974, seven faculty members co-founded the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. These included CW Peckenpaugh, Roland Poskaand,[4] and Jack H. White.[5]
Academics
editThe institution is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and National Association of Schools of Art & Design. It offers an undergraduate Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree in six programs and more than one dozen minors.[6]
- Communication Design
- Fashion and Apparel Design
- Fine Art + New Studio Practice
- Illustration
- Animation Track
- Interior Architecture and Design
- Product Design
Faculty
editMIAD's faculty consists of about 100 working artists, designers and scholars. With about 850 full-time students, the ratio of student to faculty is 15 to 1.[7]
Enrollment
edit- 900 Students (Includes full-time and part-time, degree-seeking students) 70% Female, 30% Male[8]
- 600 Pre-College students
- 250 Outreach/Special Programs students
Campus
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MIAD's campus is located in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward, one of the city's arts districts, bordered by the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan. In 1992, after a complete renovation, the college moved into the Jane Bradley Pettit Building. This is MIAD's main academic building, with 245,000 square feet (22,800 m2) of space on five floors.
Galleries
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The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) is home to two nationally recognized museum galleries that are open to the public and also hosts several auxiliary gallery spaces on campus which generally feature student work.[9]
Jane Bradley Pettit Building
- Brooks Stevens Gallery of Industrial Design
- Frederick Layton Gallery
- Wallway Sculpture Gallery
- Perspectives Gallery
3rd Street Market Hall
- Gallery @ The Ave[10]
References
edit- ^ Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design usnews.com [dead link]
- ^ "Quick Facts". Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ^ "Watch Wisconsin Pride Ep. 1: Layton School of Art on PBS Wisconsin". PBS Wisconsin.
- ^ Haas, Kevin (February 6, 2017). "'Stupid' man kicks the bucket". Rockford Star. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Jack H. White". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. August 13, 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "MIAD: where passion finds purpose". Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.
- ^ Quick Facts: Faculty.Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design.
- ^ Quick Facts: Enrollment.Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design.
- ^ "MIAD Galleries". Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.
- ^ "Gallery at the Ave MKE". galleryattheave.miad.edu.