Refugee Kids: One Small School Takes On the World Friday, April 7, 2017 at 7:00pm in Osher Hall Hosted by the MECA&D Diversity Committee, this event is free and open to the MECA&D community and general public. Part of First Friday Art Walk activities. Refugee Kids is a short documentary that follows students at a […]
MECA&Dmorphosis celebrates MECA&D's graduating professional artists and raises critical scholarship funds to educate the next generation of artists. This year, MECA&Dmorphosis consists of two separate events. The Runway Fashion Show is on Thursday, May 4, and the BFA Thesis Exhibition is on Friday, May 5, 2017. Thursday, May 4, 2017, Show Starts at 7:30, Doors Open at 7:00 […]
Friday, May 5, 2017, 5:00–8:00pm The 2017 Thesis Exhibition Opening will be held in conjunction with the First Friday Artwalk. This year's exhibition features work by over 100 graduating students in our BFA program. Light fare and interactive art on Floors 1, 2 and 3 of the Porteous Building. Free and open to the public. The […]
Commencement will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 10:00am at the State Theatre located at 609 Congress Street, Portland, Maine. Download the 2017 Commencement invitation. Schedule Doors open to the public at 9:15am. No tickets are required. The commencement ceremony typically lasts two hours. A reception will immediately follow the commencement ceremony at Maine […]
Join Us for our Summer Art Sale June 29 - July 1 at MECA&D's Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA at MECA&D) Featuring the original works of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends, proceeds benefit MECA&D’s Student Scholarship Fund to enable the next generation of artists to pursue their talents. A Sampling of Featured Work: See the list of Featured […]
Hetritsab Gabra Rimtothe Osher Hall, Second Floor Porteous, Maine College of Art & Design Tuesday, July 11, 7:00-9:00pm Public Talk- "Kindness is your reliable guide to chaos".
Film: The Sacred Place Where Life Begins Thursday, July 13, 5:30pm Osher Hall, Second Floor, Porteous Miho Aida will be screening her film, The Sacred Place Where Life Begins. The film documents women in the American Arctic and their efforts to protect it. Miho is an environmental educator originally from Japan and works in the […]
Illustration Institute & MECA&D are pleased to host an evening with JooHee Yoon on July 27, from 6:30–8:30pm at MECA&D's Osher Hall. Free, and open to the public. JooHee Yoon contributes regularly to publications, such as the New York Times and the New Yorker, in addition to working on books, advertising and various other projects. […]
Please join us for the inaugural open studios of the alumni residency at MECA&D. The residents will open their studios to the MECA&D community this Friday, July 28, from 4pm–6pm in the MFA studios in the Porteous Building. This year's selected participants are Sage Lewis '04, Eric Nichols MFA '13, Ray Ewing '12 and Dylan Hausthor […]
