MICA ArtWalk Gala
Friday, May 12 :: 5:30-8:30pm
This May, The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) will once again welcome the Baltimore community and beyond to campus for a chance to see the incredible work of students for the one of biggest displays of visual art in the city.
The ArtWalk Gala 2023 — which takes place from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 12 in multiple buildings on MICA’s campus — will have over 2,000 one-of-a-kind artworks by nearly 360 of the nation’s most talented emerging artists on view. The ArtWalk Gala is the kick-off event for the annual ArtWalk Commencement Exhibition and celebration of MICA’s undergraduate class of 2023. First launched 15 years ago, this is the first ArtWalk fully open to the public since 2019.
‘We’re thrilled to invite the public back to our campus for ArtWalk, Baltimore’s premier showcase for next gen artists and designers. You can wind through galleries and teaching studios transformed into gallery spaces, and delight in our graduates, on the cusp of their careers, as they launch new thought, beauty and ideas into the world beyond,” Zvezdana Stojmirovic, associate dean of Undergraduate Studies, said.
Those in attendance at the ArtWalk Gala, which is a free event, will have the opportunity to meet and talk with many of the artists, as well as the chance to be first in line to purchase their artwork.
During the gala, several food trucks will be on site for food purchases, including Bmore Greek Grill, Kooper’s Chowhound and Breaking the Borders Down in the Bunting Center and Wafflelicious at Mount Royal Station. Cafe Doris, located in MICA’s Fox Building, will offer a limited-service menu. Three cash bars will be provided by Dooby’s in Cohen Plaza. They will sell beer, wine and soda.
The public can also visit the ArtWalk Commencement Exhibition from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, Sunday, May 14 and Monday, May 15.