MECA&D Virtual Accepted Student Days

Steve Drown, Coordinator of the Bob Crewe Program in Art and Music and assistant professor of Music, leads a 30-minute discussion covering the varied use of the facilities and course offerings of the music program at MECA&D. It’s not just for music minors and those taking music courses! You'll learn about: access to practice rooms, studio use, available instruments, and general support for all things music and sound-related. The music minor will also be introduced to students who may consider that option.
View the Music discussion recording here. (Access passcode: =1cV6*YL)

Join Justin Kirchoff, program chair of the MECA&D Photography department, for a demo on capturing split-second images.  Photography's ability to freeze time is one of its most distinctive attributes that differentiates the still image from all of the other mediums. Historically, Eadweard Muybridge's motion studies and Herald "Doc" Edgerton split second images of milk drops provided a way of seeing "time" that had never been witnessed before. In this demonstration we will pop a balloon of water and attempt to freeze the water and latex in a way the naked eye can not.
View the Photography demo recording here. (Access passcode: 8bd3=7M1)

Join Adam Fisher, professional animator and chair of the Animation and Game Art program, for a round table hang-out session with current students. View the Animation recording here (Passcode: RVXC1jr.)

See what possibilities are for printing zines, distributing design, and fast printing with Charles Melcher from MECA&D's Graphic Design department. He'll show you what a RISO machine is, what it can do, and examples of work made on a machine you'll have access to as a MECA&D student.
View the Graphic Design recording here.

Michael Connor, from our Illustration department at MECA&D, will lead this demo/workshop exploring alternative approaches to sketching, with examples of works-in-progress, and finished pieces. Michael will focus on collage as a sketch tool, with a demo that students can follow along with at home (so long as they've got paper, an old magazine/book/newspaper, glue and favorite drawing tools). View the Illustration recording here.

Alysha Kupferer, chair of the Textile + Fashion Design program at MECA&D, gives a tour of the extensive textile and fashion studios, and current students will show off their current collections. View the Textile + Fashion recording here.

Join Jessica Parker Foley, adjunct professor in the MECA&D Painting department, for an interactive mini-lecture that will frame painting as a series of relationships between component pieces. We will talk about the ways in which painting has been framed through time, and how using an ecological model to understand an artwork can inform our painting practice. Students will gain the skills to analyze one of their own paintings using this method, and will walk away with skills to implement this strategy in their next artwork. View the Painting chat recording here.

Carri Frechette, Director of Financial Aid, and Tammy Jackson, Student Accounts Coordinator, answer frequently-asked questions about financial aid, types of aid, the FAFSA, and more in this video.

Talk with us! Appointments by phone or video available:

Financial Aid
Will O'Shea, finaid@meca.edu
Help with: FAFSA, master promissory notes, and funding your education
- Schedule an appointment here with Financial Aid.

Student Accounts
Tammy Jackson, billing@meca.edu

Student Life
Jen Doebler, studentlife@meca.edu
Help with: Housing, meal plans, residence life, activities, and more

Disability Services
Joanne Benica, jbenica@meca.edu
Learn about accommodations, service animals, support services, and more

Admissions Counselors
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Take a campus tour and go deeper into each of our studio majors:

Animation & Game Art | Ceramics | Graphic Design | Illustration | Metalsmithing & Jewelry | Painting | Photography | Printmaking | Sculpture | Textile & Fashion Design | Woodworking & Furniture Design

Visit the new exhibition in the Institute for Contemporary Art at MECA&D or watch a recording of the most recent Artist Talk hosted by Julie Poitras Santos, Director of Exhibitions at the Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA&D, with artists Tory Fair and Mary Miss. 

Learn about what makes Portland the right-sized city for students with a student-tour of the city and select year-round highlights of all that Portland has to offer

Check out the next steps to get ready for Fall 2021 for accepted and enrolled students.

Learn how we are keeping MECA&D Safe and Healthy!