Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1974 |
| Endowment | $2.7 million (2011)[1] |
| President | Jeffery Morin |
Academic staff | 200 |
| Undergraduates | 650 |
| Location | , |
| 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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] 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
Degree programs include communication design, illustration, industrial design, interior architecture and design, new studio practice, and time-based media.
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. [1]
Enrollment
- 675 Students (Includes full-time and part-time, degree-seeking students) 54% Female, 46% Male [2]
- 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:
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.
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
External links
- MIAD web site (http://www.miad.edu)