Three Design Continuum Fund (DCF) scholarship recipients are participating as speakers or featured artists during DC Design Week (DCDW) 2020: Mikea Hugley, Amuri Morris and Beverly Price. Mikea Hugley, a 2017 recipient, will speak about her experience founding Makers for Humankind as part of the “WOMXN Entrepreneurs: How to Grow and Launch a Creative Business” […]
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is proud to announce this year’s UP/Start Venture Competition winners — Makers for Humankind, which took home $29,750, and Small Island Clothing, which took home $29,000. Winners were chosen from a group of eight finalists after private virtual pitches to a panel of judges on Tuesday, April 14. Despite […]
We celebrated 10 years of the AIGA DC Design Continuum Fund by awarding 10 scholarships. One of those awards went to Richa Mishra. Her passion for art led this Marylander to pursue a design education at The University of Maryland where she is a senior graphic design student. Read more about about her decision to […]
You are a Designer with a “capitol” D (get it?). You soar through the skies, pencil in hand. You have mastered the vector, rule the grid. So let your well-kerned flag fly with sweet gear from our newly launched AIGA DC store on Spreadshirt! With amazing artwork by Travis Pietsch, these sweet sweet eagles will […]
Hi friend, My name’s Ashley Fletcher, and I’m an MFA candidate at MICA. I’m also one of two 2018 Design Continuum Fund Scholarship recipients. As you may have heard, applications are now being accepted for 2019 scholarships, and I wanted to tell you about my experiences and why I think you or someone in your network should […]
PARTICIPATE IN THE AIGA DC #GIVECONTINUUM CHALLENGE The #GiveContinuum Challenge is a 5-day social media challenge (April 8th-12th) to raise awareness about the AIGA DC Design Continuum Fund Scholarship program. The program awards scholarships to underrepresented students pursuing an education in design, photography, and illustration in DC, MD, and VA. With the 2019-2020 application deadline […]
We are thrilled to have Ashley Fletcher join our community as one of the two 2018/2019 AIGA DC Design Continuum Fund Scholarship recipients. Ashley Fletcher is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). With her passion for design and social change, she wants to promote African American creatives […]
Please join us for our annual AIGA DC Design Continuum fundraiser on Monday, Nov. 13, and help us fund the next generation of creative talent. Meet the 2017 scholarship recipients, Phoung Bai and Mikea Hughley, along with Mark Randall, the founder of Worldstudio and a 2017 AIGA Medalist — all while supporting a great cause. […]
This year we will be taking part in the digital campaign known as #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, we will join other charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world to come together for one shared purpose—to celebrate […]
Stay tuned for more details regarding this event. What: AIGA DC’s Seventh Annual Design Continuum Event When: November 11, 2014 Time: 6:30pm Where: District Architecture Center […]
