Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

Type	Private
Established	1974
Endowment	$2.7 million (2011)[1]
President	Jeffery Morin
Academic staff	200
Undergraduates	650
Location	Milwaukee, USA
Campus	Urban
Website	www.miad.edu

The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) is a four-year, professional college of art and design, founded in 1974. It offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 5 majors and is considered the successor to the Layton School of Art.

The Layton School of Art

MIAD’s predecessor was the Layton School of Art, an institution with a history and tradition of excellence. Layton was founded in 1920 by Charlotte R. Partridge and Miriam Frink. The two women were life partners and worked tirelessly together from 1920 until their forced retirement in 1954 to build Layton to an accredited institution of higher education with a national reputation. The Layton School of Art attracted some of the finest faculty in the region and by 1954 the school was serving over 1000 students through both day and evening courses.

Degree programs

Students will graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in their chosen major.

Majors Offered

• Communication Design
• Illustration
• Industrial Design
• Interior Architecture + Design
• New Studio Practice
• Time-Based Media

Minors Offered

• Advertising through Marquette University
• Art History
• Business through Marquette University
• Communication Design
• Illustration
• Industrial Design
• Interior Architecture + Design
• Natural Sciences
• New Studio Practice
• Time-Based Media
• Writing

Admissions

Requirements

• Complete Online Application
• Submit High School Transcripts
• Portfolio Review
• Final Portfolio Submission
  • 15 - 20 pieces of a students best and most recent work required

Scholarships

MIAD is able to award students who show exemplary skills through their portfolio and outstanding academic achievement in their high school careers renewable scholarships. The scholarships are awarded by committee after acceptance and range in value.^[2]

Accreditation

The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design is a private, non-profit corporation chartered by the State of Wisconsin for the purpose of providing a professional education to students of the visual arts and related fields. MIAD is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art & Design (NASAD). The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The BFA degree of MIAD is approved by the Wisconsin Educational Approval Board for the training of veterans.

Faculty

MIAD's faculty consists of about 200 working artists, designers, and scholars. With approximately 650 full-time students, the ratio of student to faculty is 16 to 1.

Enrollment

• 675 Students (Includes full-time and part-time, degree-seeking students) 54% Female, 46% Male ^[3]
• 600 Pre-College students
• 1500 Continuing Education students
• 250 Outreach/Special Programs students

Campus

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. MIAD occupies three historic buildings:

• The Jane Bradley Pettit Building, 273 E. Erie Street: In 1992, after a complete renovation, the college moved into this facility. This is MIAD's main academic building, offering students, faculty, and staff 245,000 square feet (22,800 m²) of space on five floors.
• TWO50TWO is MIAD's residence hall, opened in the Fall of 2014. The dorms are located across the street from the Jane Bradley Pettit Building, and are apartment style. The building includes:
  • Five floors of housing above a ground floor with 5,780 square feet of retail space
  • 75 fully furnished two-bedroom suites, each accommodating four students with a living room, kitchen and two bathrooms
  • Accommodations for nine student resident assistants and the resident manager, an adult MIAD employee
  • Amenities in each suite that include a twin bed, nightstand, three-drawer dresser, desk and chair for each student; flat-screen LED TVs, couch, chair and end tables in the living room; and stove/oven, dishwasher, refrigerator, microwave, disposal and stools for eat-in kitchen
  • Student lounges, common study areas and laundry rooms on all dwelling floors^[4]

Location

MIAD is located in the Historic Third Ward of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 43°01′52″N 87°54′28″W / 43.031024°N 87.907813°W

Galleries

• Brooks Stevens Gallery of Industrial Design (Jane Bradley Pettit Building)
• Frederick Layton Gallery (Jane Bradley Pettit Building)
• East Gallery (Jane Bradley Pettit Building)
• Perspectives Gallery (Jane Bradley Pettit Building)

References

1. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/milwaukee-institute-of-art-and-design-29113
2. http://www.miad.edu/admissions/scholarships
3. http://www.miad.edu/content/view/286/59/
4. http://www.miad.edu/two50two

External links

• MIAD web site (http://www.miad.edu)