Today is the day I can finally formally announce the next Magic: The Gathering art show. The working title is:

Who?

Myself, with Donny Caltrider and Brian Scott Walters, will be organizing an art, culture, and history exhibition of Magic: The Gathering at the Brooks Stevens Gallery at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. The school, MIAD, is an integral partner in the creation of the exhibition. It is an official event.

What?

The exhibition will examine the creation of the brand, including elements of design, artist commission and creation, play-testing of a game, and art direction. It will feature over 20 pieces of original Magic: The Gathering art, along with process images to show how the art was made from play-testing materials, to video and more.

Where?

It will be located at the campus, in the Brooks Stevens Gallery at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI.

How?

The exhibition is free to the public.

When?

November 11, 2019 - January 11, 2020.

Art will have to be shipped in October, returned in late January. Deadline to submit is June 30.

What's next?

A call for art. While I have a few confirmations in the community already, both the gallery director in Milwaukee and myself have a short list of wanted artist works from artists that live in the Midwest, plus Winona Nelson. Here is the list they are looking for:

How to submit to have a painting of yours included in the art show, please fill out this Google Form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JTIyfNQ4O0qnugRc101hXgYJXCVeodWlc4LFnnjdw5I/edit

Yes! This is real and we hope you can make plans to visit!

-Vorthos Mike

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Story & Craft: a Magic: The Gathering Exhibition to open at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

Exhibition Dates: November 11, 2019 - January 11, 2020.

Exhibition Location: Brooks Stevens Gallery, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI

June 5, 2019 - The Magic Art Show team has announced their fourth exhibition of original Magic art, entitled Story & Craft: a Magic: The Gathering Exhibition, which will open after a semester of students projects leading up to the exhibition this fall in Milwaukee, WI. The show will run from November 11th, 2019 - January 11th, 2020.

The exhibition will explore the creation of Wizards of the Coast LLC's brand Magic: The Gathering, a subsidiary of Hasbro. The exhibition is the first of its kind for Magic at a college and will examine the creation of the brand, including elements of design, artist commission and creation, play-testing of a game, and art direction. It will feature over 20 pieces of original Magic: The Gathering art, along with process images to show how the art was made from play-testing materials. Visitors will be able to see how the game's beginnings have grown into an international brand translated into ten languages.

Students will have the opportunity, in select MIAD classes, to participate in projects influenced by commissioned Magic artworks. This includes displaying their creations in the Brooks Stevens Gallery, to hosting Magic artists, like MIAD alumnus Jeff Miracola, to live evening cosplay drawing sessions to hone skills of complicated character designs. By using a lens of a major international brand, students will gain perspective of a growing industry, and build the skills to prepare them for working within that industry, while also creating an exhibition open to the citizens of Milwaukee.

Story & Craft: a Magic: The Gathering Exhibition at Brooks Stevens Gallery will be open to the public Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m starting November 11. Admission to the galleries will be free.

Questions can be sent to curator Mike Linnemann at mike@mikelinnemann.com with "Magic Art Show Milwaukee" in the subject line or to Mark Larson, Director of Galleries at Mark marklawson@miad.edu.

About The Magic Art Show: The Magic Art Show held its debut exhibition at Grand Prix Las Vegas in 2017, and was instrumental in creating the art exhibition of MTG Japan's 25th Anniversary Celebration in Tokyo in 2018. They seek to engage audiences with the art of the game, reaching beyond the box on the card via interpretation and engaging experiences.

At the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, students driven to become creative professionals have the freedom to develop their talents beyond traditional boundaries while immersed in a transformative studio, academic and career-driven curriculum. On graduation, they join thousands of successful MIAD alumni whose talents are continuously in demand, and whose lifework is driven by the passion to inspire, problem solve, and innovate for our economy and society.