Ushering in the ICA at MECA&D’s 2016 spring exhibition, Tinderbox merges brutally insightful visual art, contextual information nodes for public engagement, as well as an “art punk” concert. Curated by Kyle Patnaude, its premise is to look at the new role of artists and communities in establishing a dialogue towards political, cultural, and social parameters […]
BFA Ceramic Show at Maine College of Art & Design The Senior Ceramic Students at Maine College of Art & Design will be having a self-curated exhibition on the first floor, at Zand Head Gallery at the Free Street Entrance and the front window on Congress Street. The show will begin on Friday, January 15 […]
Half and Half, a print exchange between students at Maine College of Art & Design and Xian Academy of Fine Arts Xian, China Artists at Work, through February 5, Monday - Friday 10:00am–3:00pm Closing reception Friday, February 5, 5:30pm–7:30pm
Through February 13, Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00-5:00pm First Friday Reception February 5, 5:00-8:00pm, Performance by Patricia Brace on February 5 at 7:00pm An annual exhibit featuring Maine College of Art & Design painting majors a decade after graduation. This year's participants are Patricia Brace, Kate Cleaves, Taylor Franklin, Joanna House, Lisa Pixley, Charles Read, Destiny Schwartz, and Devin Witter. Please call […]
First Floor Hallway Through February 13, Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm, Saturday and Sunday from 12:00noon to 4:00pm. The Awards Ceremony and Closing Reception is at MECA&D on Saturday, February 13th beginning at 1:00pm in the cafe. For the 2016 Maine Regional Affiliate Scholastic Art Awards Competition a total of 799 submissions were […]
Untangled: Work from Baie Sainte Marie by Rob Licht '84 Rob Licht '84 presents a series of works done while an artist-in-residence at the Baie Sainte Marie Artist and Family Residency in fall 2014. His digital photographs record his attempts to untangle and reorganize discarded fishing line found on the Nova Scotia shore and to […]
In Artists at Work gallery February 16 - March 4, closing reception First Friday Art Walk, March 4 Monday - Friday 10:00am-3:00pm MECA&D's inaugural Queer Art Show, showcasing voices from queer members of our community.
Framework Series, Tessa Greene O'Brien MFA '16 These paintings are part of an ongoing series called Framework, explorations in atmosphere and architecture. On view in the Friedman Gallery at Maine College of Art & Design from February 18—March 4, 2016; Monday–Friday 9:00am–5:00pm. Open for viewing on the March 4 First Friday Art Walk, 5:00–8:00 pm.
Nocturne for a Mirror Coat, by MFA student Annika Earley, is on view in the Porteous front window through March 6.
On Saturday March 6, 5:00–8:00pm the Metals Collective group exhibition Bloom & Doom, a show of Poison Rings and Tussie Mussies, opens at the Fore River Gallery. This exhibit features work by MECA&D alums Shelby Goldsmith '14, Adam Joy '94, Stephen Lubecki '02, Naomi Grace McNeill '08, Jason Morrissey '98, Jayne Redman '77, and Maria Wolff […]