The Intermedia and Digital Arts (IMDA) MFA program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) invites applications from interdisciplinary artists seeking to expand or reinvent their practice. IMDA is a three-year, 60-credit graduate program with private studios in Baltimore’s progressive art community.
IMDA faculty are nationally and internationally recognized artists, filmmakers, designers, and scholars with active exhibition and publication records. The multidisciplinary program offers one-on-one feedback from world-renowned visiting artists, independent teaching opportunities, professional exhibition venues, and dedicated fabrication, media, and physical computing labs. The University of Maryland, Baltimore County is a top-ranked R1 Research University with an inclusive culture that provides students with access to research centers and broad interdisciplinary opportunities. Graduate Assistantships that include full tuition remission, health insurance, stipends, and other merit-based financial support are available. 2025 applicants are eligible for full scholarships and summer fellowship opportunities.
The program supports a broad range of interdisciplinary creative practices including socially engaged, community-based, interactive, and studio-based artworks made using cutting-edge and traditional methods and technologies. Alumni present their work at distinguished venues around the world, receive prestigious grants and residency awards, and are academic leaders at internationally recognized art academies and universities.
Visiting artists have included: Janine Antoni, Zoe Beloff, Paul Chan, Annica Cupetelli and Cristobal Mendoza, Paul DeMarinis, Tony Dove, Hasan Elahi, Karen Finley, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Barbara Hammer, Nina Katchadourian, Alison Knowles, Mark Tribe, Guerrilla Girls, William Pope.L, Michael Rakowitz, David Rokeby, Paul Rucker, Frances Torres, Mark Tribe, LoVid, Matmos, Fred Wilson, Martha Wilson, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Karen Yasinsky, and The Yes Men.
Applications for the IMDA MFA are due February 1, 2025. To learn more, register for the IMDA Online Info Session on Friday, December 6, 12–1:30pm (ET). To schedule a tour, visit imda.umbc.edu, or contact Graduate Program Director Sarah G. Sharp at ssharp@umbc.edu.
For more information, visit imda.umbc.edu.
