Imagining education through the prism of collaboration, MICA faculty Rebecca Bradley and Sandra Maxa developed the graduate-level course, Graphic Design/Illustration Collaborative Studio, to fill a void in the curriculum. The course guides students through team-based, multi-disciplinary projects for non-profit clients and community partners. This presentation will share project case studies, workshops and lessons from 3 semesters, as well as stories of success and failure along the way. Collaboration and communication are the key outcomes — amongst the students, the co-teaching faculty and the clients. Students from diverse backgrounds and majors such as Curatorial Practice, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Social Design and Design Leadership learn the challenges and the give-and-take of collaboration, and how, when engaged fully in teamwork, a project can be doubly rewarding. Students form a new understanding of professional practice that builds an appreciation for others and a process that is foundational.
Rebecca Bradley
Program Director MA Illustration , MICA
Rebecca Bradley is an illustrator and educator originally from England, now living and working in Maryland. She co-developed the M.A. in illustration at the Maryland Institute College of Art and has been program director since Fall 2018. As an illustrator, she has created images for numerous and varied clients. She has been published in juried annuals and her work has been exhibited around the world.
Sessions
Prisms
Envisioning A Collaborative Studio: Illustrators, Designers, Artists & Community Partners
Wednesday, July 10,