The Maryland Institute of Art is the oldest and the most prestigious of the art colleges that had been established in the US. Established as far back as 1826, the college boasts of some of some of the best alumni in the field of art. It is the only fully accredited art college which also provides students with the best of facilities that an art student can ask for. The only art college in America dedicated entirely to fine arts , the college provides bachelor of fine arts degrees in general art studies, ceramics, drawing, education, interior architecture, environmental design, illustration, painting, graphic design, photography and digital arts. This is one art institute where students have proven to be truly passionate about fine arts and this has been doubly proved by the outstanding alumni the college has been producing year after year. Not just fine arts, but in music, performance and writing too, the students excel.
Maryland Institute of Art boasts of such alumni as sculptor Jeff Koons, painter Jason Dodge, morris Louis and David Byrne. Maryland Institute of Art is the hub of creative people from the entire area of Baltimore. The college is quite reputed for hosting good slide shows, musical performances and public exhibitions. The Maryland Institute of Art also experiences a very artistic ambiance being located amidst the lyric Opera House, the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, the Walters Art Museum and the Baltimore museum of Art. In July, each year the college plays host to a huge 3 day celebration of visual and performing arts where concerts are held along with readings of literary articles and craft sales are also encouraged.
Recently, the college has increased housing facilities to lodge more and more aspiring artists and to suit their pursuit, the lodgings have a cutting edge design to them which enables a student to pursue art full-time. Students of this art college are also given the opportunity to pursue other educational courses in some other nearby colleges.
The annual Halloween party that is held in the college premises is the best opportunity to view the creative capability of the students who pursue fine arts here. At this occasion the true creative geniuses among the students come to the forefront.
