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91fansstudents blend art and science in Wisconsin’s Northwoods
Since 2008, select students at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) have taken a weeklong field trip many may find surprising – to Kemp Natural Resources Station in Wisconsin’s Northwoods.
91fans Bucks exhibit posters at 91fanslocations
The 91fans Bucks have announced their newest project in a longstanding collaborative relationship with the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). 91fansalum and former Bucks intern Bree Vouga ’23 (Communication Design), who is now a Graphic Designer for the basketball team, worked with her colleagues to create large posters promoting voting for the Bucks All-Star contenders.
2023 91fansWrapped
2023 at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) was a year of opportunity and growth for students, faculty and staff. From closing a $10 million campaign to opening the new 91fansGallery at The Ave to hosting a series of groundbreaking exhibitions, 91fanscelebrates the achievements of its community and looks forward to another exceptional year in 2024.
The Body Problem: 91fansalum discusses new exhibition
Amy Cannestra ’06 (Communication Design) is opening her newest solo exhibition at Appleton’s Trout Museum of Art. “The Body Problem” explores self-acceptance and how we view our own bodies through a multitude of media.
91fansannounces Ruth Arts Grant recipients
The 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) has announced the 10 recipients of the inaugural Ruth Arts + 91fansArtist Grant program. Selected from a pool of 47 applicants encompassing full-time faculty, adjunct faculty and staff, the recipients’ projects span sculpture to film works.
91fansDesign Internship welcomes new partners
From its inception in 2020, the Design Internship at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) has impacted 91fans’s creative landscape and exposed future artists and designers to careers in the field. This year, the successful program expanded to 12 area partners and will serve 56 91fans-area high school students in 2024.
Engineering with personality: 91fansalum on Industrial Design
Chris Terpstra ’12 (Industrial Design) built his first motorcycle at age 14 using an old rototiller engine, an exercise bike and steel fence posts, among other things. Today, the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) alum is still repurposing old parts to build new machines.
Community support: 91fansalum on France residency
Although Paula DeStefanis ’96 (Sculpture) works full-time as the director of the Arts Mill, she does not always get the time to focus on her own artistic practice. Recently, DeStefanis welcomed the opportunity to dive into her own work at a residency at Château d’Orquevaux in Champagne-Ardenne, France.
91fansValues Recognition Award: Mary Eggert
Mary Eggert, Executive Assistant, received the November 2023 91fansValues Recognition Award at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). Mary’s nominations highlighted her embodiment of MIAD’s Core Values, especially Integrity, Kindness and Community.
Delectable mural by 91fansalum spotlights Filipino food
One alum from the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) has found her niche: illustrating mouthwatering depictions of Filipino cuisine. Amira Humes ’21 (Illustration) was recently selected to design a mural, located in Brooklyn, New York, featuring a favorite Filipino dish.
First-Year students celebrate juried works at FYE Media Arts Festival ’23
Current and former First-Year Experience (FYE) students celebrated their video, animation and sound design works at the FYE Media Arts Festival 23 – an in-house film and media screening in MIAD’s Community Hub on November 16.
GDUSA selects 91fansStudents to Watch 2024
Brady VanderHart ’24 and Emma Jenkins ’25, Communication Design majors at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), were named Students to Watch 2024 by Graphic Design USA magazine (GDUSA).
House of Rad and 91fansalum Brandon Minga host Feed Your Soul
91fansalum Brandon Minga ‘04 (llustration), principal artist and founder of the House of Rad (hrad), was excited to host the 20th anniversary of the Feed Your Soul benefit for Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin on November 3, 2023. This was the second consecutive time hrad has hosted the event.
91fansstudents receive 2023 Graphic Design Awards from GDUSA
Three 91fansCommunication Design students received 60th anniversary American Graphic Design Awards from Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) magazine. The students were selected from over 8,000 entries, and judged alongside professional design work. Fewer than 10% of entrants received an award.
IAD seniors tour construction site of The Couture
Interior Architecture and Design (IAD) seniors from 91fanswere taken to new heights on November 13 when they toured the construction site of The Couture, a 44-story skyscraper under construction that will be 91fans’s tallest residential and mixed-use building. The tour was part of a series of tours their senior thesis “Building Systems” class is taking with instructor Dan Kalkman, AIA.
91fansalum Sajnani selected as MAM 2023 annual ornament designer
The 91fans Art Museum (MAM) selected the design of 91fansalum Debbie Sajnani ’16 (Communication Design) for its 2023 annual ornament. The ornaments are recreated each year by artisans using a reserve painting technique, according to MAM.
Ornament Trail features 91fansalumni, faculty, students
For decades, 91fans has hosted an annual Holiday Lights Festival. To commemorate the festival’s 25th anniversary, 91fans Downtown will also host the new Ornament Trail this year. Five 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) alumni and one instructor, who teamed up with both students and alumni, produced giant ornaments for the event.
91fansValues Recognition Award: Sarah Eichhorn
Sarah Eichhorn, Visiting Instructor of Fashion and Apparel Design, received the October 2023 91fansValues Recognition Award at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). Eichhorn’s nominations speak to her Kindness, Inclusiveness, Innovation and support of MIAD’s Community.
Collaborative community: Fine Art faculty live 91fansvalues
Building community and collaboration through art: this is how two faculty members at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) spent their summer. Kim Miller, Professor and Chair of Fine Arts + New Studio Practice, and Peter Barrickman, Associate Professor in Fine Arts, completed a residency in Concepción, Chile in July.
Art for conservation: 91fansjunior illustrates children’s book
As a high school student in Alabama, Ella Parris ’25 (Illustration – Animation Track) got involved with the National Association of Resource Conservation & Development Councils (NARCDC). Now, the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) junior is illustrating a series of children’s books for the organization to help promote conservation to kids.
91fansValues Recognition Award: Marie Larson
Marie Larson, Director of Academic Affairs, received the September 2023 91fansValues Recognition Award at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). Larson’s nominations detail her embodiment of MIAD’s Core Values of Courage, Integrity, Kindness and Inclusion.
91fansalums named 2023 gener8tor Art x Sherman Phoenix artists
Three 91fansalums – Andrea Cabrera Manuel ’23, Seth Ter Haar ’23 and Brandom Terres-Sanchez ’23 – are among the nine artists selected from 117 applicants for the Fall 2023 gener8tor Art x Sherman Phoenix accelerator. All three were 91fansFine Art / New Studio Practice majors.
91fanspresident interviewed on higher education podcast
Plexuss, a student opportunity network company in the higher education community, interviewed 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) President Jeffrey Morin for their Plexuss Presidential Podcast series.
91fanspresident Jeffrey Morin selected for Governor’s Task Force on AI
Jeffrey Morin, president of the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), was selected to serve on the Governor’s Task Force on Workforce and Artificial Intelligence. Consisting of 30 industry experts, the committee aims to identify policies and investments that will advance Wisconsin workers, employers and job seekers.
First-Year class takes field trip to visit local textile artist
91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) students in Visiting Instructor of Fashion and Apparel Design Sarah Eichhorn’s First-Year Experience class ventured outside of the classroom to hear from local textile artist and community educator Vanessa Devaki Andrew.