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MICA’s Art Markets are public on-campus events that celebrate art, craft, design, and the entrepreneurial spirit. These events provide an opportunity for students to develop and practice professional skill-sets, and for alumni, faculty, and staff to sell their goods. These events serve as an invitation to the wider Baltimore community to experience the immense talent fostered at MICA.
Visitors can expect to shop an extraordinary selection of creative work from a curated selection of makers at each of our market events.
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Undergraduate sophomores, juniors, and seniors as well as graduate level students in qualifying courses are eligible to apply to Art Market. Students must be enrolled in one of the following approved courses during the Fall 2025 semester to be eligible for participation:
ENTR 211 Art Markets Essentials 1.0
ENTR 212.01 Art Markets Essentials 2.0
ENTR 213.01 Art Markets Essentials 3.0
Eligibility on determined on a semester by semester basis. Students who have previously completed one of these Art Market Courses still need to enroll in a qualifying class to participate and should choose the next level option.
Graduate students in the MFA Illustration Practice program will participate as vendors at group booths by registering for the following courses required to participate:
3.0 credit ILP 5740 Entrepreneurship
6.0 credit ILP 5650 MFA Studio II
6.0 credit ILP 5800 MFA Thesis I
6.0 credit ILP 5850 MFA Thesis II
Students enrolled in MA 5000 will also participate as a group.
By enrolling in one of these courses, international students with F1 visas can sell their wares at Art Market, utilizing Curricular Practical Training (CPT). Required coursework, an issued I-20 and a Social Security number are needed. Details of how to do these can be obtained in the Office of International Education.
Questions about the Art Market courses can be directed to Stephen Reuff, Area Head of Creative Entrepreneurship by email to sreuff@mica.edu.
Questions about CPT can be directed to the Office of International Education by email to internationaleducation@mica.edu
Questions about the event itself can be directed to the Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship by email to rcce@mica.edu.
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All MICA alumni who are eligible to earn income in the US are eligible to apply for participation in MICA’s Art Market. Please see event-specific information for more details.
Questions can be directed to the Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship by email to rcce@mica.edu.
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All Faculty & Staff currently employed by MICA are eligible to apply to participate in MICA Art Market events. Please see event-specific information for more details.
Questions can be directed to the Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship by email to rcce@mica.edu.
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Members of the public are warmly invited to attend and shop from MICA Art Market events! Unless otherwise noted in event-specific details, MICA’s Art Markets take place in the Brown Center Leidy Atrium located at 1301 W Mt. Royal Ave (the building shaped a little like an iceberg). MICA is proud to extend an invitation to the wider Baltimore (and beyond!) community to visit campus and partake in a day of art and shopping. You have the power to directly support artists, treat yourself or a loved one to something special, and contribute to MICA scholarships all at once. It’s a win, win, win!
Questions can be directed to the Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship by email to rcce@mica.edu.
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ART MARKET 2025: DECEMBER 6 + 7, 2025
ART MARKET 2025: DECEMBER 6 + 7, 2025
At a glance:
When is Art Market 2025?
Saturday and Sunday, December 6 + 7, 2025.
Where is Art Market?
Brown Center, MICA
1301 W Mt Royal Ave
Baltimore, MD 21217
Who can participate?
There are different eligibility criteria for each Art Market event, please see specific event sections for more details or reach out to rcce@mica.edu with questions.
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Applications will open in September 2025. Please check back then for more details!
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Eligible students (see requirements at the top of the page), MICA alumni, faculty and staff creating handmade goods are eligible to apply..
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Schedules will be shared with accepted vendors ahead of each event.
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Information coming soon!
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A full-sized table is 72 x 30 inches and the half-sized table option is 36 x 30 inches. Vendors will have approximately three feet behind their table for a chair, their body, and backstock or additional display elements. One chair will be provided per application. If you need to bring an additional stool or chair, you are welcome to, but again, it must fit within your allotted space. If you have an alternative display that doesn't require a table, that's so cool! You are welcome to use it, but it must not exceed the allotted table footprint. Above all, and this can't be emphasized enough, please be considerate of your neighbors and keep yourself and your items within your assigned space.
Requests to be placed beside a particular person/business will be honored as much as possible, but each artist/business needs to apply to participate individually. Table assignments cannot be transferred to someone outside of the original application.
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Artists are expected to staff their tables for the duration of the market's open hours. You are welcome to bring an assistant if you think you need one. They should be familiar with your offerings, process, pricing, and accepted forms of payments. Space behind tables is tight, so again, please be considerate of your neighbors and make sure you are operating within your assigned space. Only people working at the event should be behind tables.
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You should, within reason, sell the type of work you included in your application. The most important thing is that all offerings must be your original creative work without infringing on another artist's intellectual property (copyright/trademark). Work is expected to be handmade, handcrafted or designed and made to your exact specifications and/or responsibly manufactured with a transparent and ethical supply chain as described in your application. Any copyright infringement is prohibited and violators of this policy are subject to immediate removal and could be banned from future participation.
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If you were not accepted to Art market this time around, it is no judgment on the quality or value of your work! We have a very limited number of spots available and do our best to curate a market that represents a variety of goods, mediums, and a mix of emerging and established artists/businesses.
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Please send an email to rcce@mica.edu attn:Sarah Benning/Art Market