Maryland Institute College of Art
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1826 |
| Endowment | $51 million |
| President | Samuel Hoi |
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Academic staff
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291 |
| Students | 1872 |
| Undergraduates | 1644 |
| Postgraduates | 228 |
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Campus | Urban, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Colors |
Blue & Yellow (traditionally), Green & Brown (more recently) |
| Website | http://www.mica.edu |
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Mount Royal Station
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The former B&O station, now the Maryland Institute College of Art, in 2009
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| Location | 1400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°18′20″N 76°37′14″W / 39.30556°N 76.62056°WCoordinates: 39°18′20″N 76°37′14″W / 39.30556°N 76.62056°W |
| Built | 1896 |
| Architect | Baldwin, E. Francis; Pennington, Josias |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| NRHP Reference # | 73002191 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 18, 1973 |
| Designated NHL | December 8, 1976 |
Blue & Yellow (traditionally),
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is an art and design college in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It was founded in 1826 as the "Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts", making it one of the oldest art colleges in the United States. In 2014, MICA was ranked #7 in the nation among fine arts programs by U.S. News and World Report, and its Graphic Design Master of Fine Arts program was ranked #3 among graduate schools for Graphic Design in 2012. MICA is also a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD), a consortium of 36 leading art schools in the United States, as well as the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). The school is located in the Bolton Hill neighborhood, along Mount Royal Ave. The main campus is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from downtown Baltimore.
MICA hosts pre-college, post-baccalaureate, continuing studies, Master of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Fine Arts programs, as well as weekend young peoples' studio art classes.
The "Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts" was established in November 1825, by prominent citizens of the city of Baltimore, such as Fielding Lucas, Jr., (founder of Lucas Brothers - office supply company), John H. B. Latrobe, (lawyer, artist, author, civic leader), Hezekiah Niles, (1777-1839), (founder of national newspaper "Niles Weekly Register"), Thomas Kelso and others of whom Mr. Latrobe was a long-surviving influence on the early years of the Institute because of his activities as a noted local writer, lawyer, civic leader and inventor. Other leaders and officers in that first decade were William Stewart-president, George Warner and Fielding Lucas, Jr. – vice presidents, John Mowton – recording secretary, Dr. William Howard – corresponding secretary, and Managers James H. Clarke, D.P. McCoy, Solomon Etting (local Jewish merchant/political leader), Benjamin C. Howard, William Hubbard, Thomas Kelso, John H.B. Latrobe, William Meeter, Hezekiah Niles, William Roney, William F. Small, S.D. Walker, John D. Craig, Jacob Deems, William H. Freeman, Moses Hand, William Krebs, Robert Cary Long, Jr. (famed architect), Peter Leary, James Mosher, Henry Payson (founder of First Unitarian Church), P. K. Stapleton, James Sykes, P. B. Williams. The General Assembly of Maryland incorporated the Institute in 1826 and in the following years during November beginning that year (Tuesday, November 7, 1826), exhibitions of articles of American manufacture were held in the "Concert Hall" on South Charles Street. A course of lectures on subjects connected with the mechanic arts was inaugurated and a library of works on mechanics and the sciences was begun to be collected.
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