Illustrating Hunger: MICA Changemakers are Making a Difference
The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) may be the country’s oldest art school, but students and faculty recently designed a new way to help reduce food insecurity.
Rebecca Bradley, the school’s Program Director of the Master of Arts in Illustration, described MICA students as “really socially engaged and passionate about supporting the community,” but the limitations of their classroom space meant they couldn’t host a traditional food drive, so they had to find a more creative solution.
Realizing their Illustration Live Drawing Booth at MICA’s annual Art Market Event was quite popular, Bradley suggested to her students that the event become a benefit for the Maryland Food Bank.
“I knew it wouldn’t be difficult to put that proposition to them that it should be for charity. They want to help the greater community, and quickly agreed.”
And they couldn’t have drawn up plans any better! Bradley’s students not only met, but exceeded their fundraising goal, resulting in nearly 1,200 nutritious meals for food-insecure Marylanders. 
About The Author
Ben Gross
For more than 30 years, Ben has been helping organizations raise awareness and inspire action by creating compelling narratives. And since 2018, Ben has been the Maryland Food Bank's Staff Writer, elevating the voices of food-insecure neighbors to further the Maryland Food Bank's mission of feeding people, strengthening communities, and ending hunger for more Marylanders.
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