The Inspiration of Abstraction

Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design, first floor

Doug Varone and Dancers team up with Abstract Painter and MECA&D Faculty member Michel Droge for a look at the inspired work of Joan Mitchell through dance, imagery, and dialogue.

2016 Biennial Faculty Exhibition

Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design, first floor

2016 Biennial Faculty Exhibition On view from Wednesday, August 24–Thursday, September 29, 2016. Please join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, September 2, 2016, 5:00–8:00pm ICA Gallery hours Wed–Sun,11am–5pm, Thurs, 11am–7pm, Friday, 11am–5pm, (FFAW until 8pm) Kate Greene, Untitled, Photography, 2016 Curator Sage Lewis '04 has selected artists and work coalescing around the idea of bounty, […]

Julie Poitras Santos: Performance Art

Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design, first floor

O time your pyramids, by Julie Poitras Santos, in the Institute of Contemporary Art's exhibition Bounty, will be performed three times over the course of the exhibition: Friday, September 9th, 3:00-5:00pm Thursday, September 15th, 4:00-6:00pm Thursday, September 29th, 4:00-6:00pm BOUNTY: 2016 Biennial Faculty Exhibition On view from Wednesday, August 24–Thursday, September 29, 2016. Please join us for […]

Julie Poitras Santos: Performance Art

Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design, first floor

O time your pyramids, by Julie Poitras Santos, in the Institute of Contemporary Art's exhibition Bounty, will be performed three times over the course of the exhibition: Friday, September 9th, 3:00-5:00pm Thursday, September 15th, 4:00-6:00pm Thursday, September 29th, 4:00-6:00pm BOUNTY: 2016 Biennial Faculty Exhibition On view from Wednesday, August 24–Thursday, September 29, 2016. Please join us for […]

In This Realm Exhibition

Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design, first floor

IN THIS REALM Five Artists Explore Identity and Transformation Cobi Moules, Untitled (Fallen tree near LaVerkin Creek 2), oil on canvas, 21" x 28", 2012 On view from October 6–21, 2016 Exhibition Opening: Thursday, October 6, 2016, 5:00–8:00pm First Friday Art Walk: Friday, October 7, 2016, 5:00-8:00pm Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design […]

Dwelling Place, Interactive Exhibition

MECA&D Green Space corner of Casco and Shepley Street

Dwelling Place Interactive Public Art Community Celebration Hosted on October 18 at 12:30pm at MECA&D’s Green Space on Casco Street Maine College Of Art, in conjunction with Southern Maine Hillel, will sponsor Dwelling Place, an Interactive Public Art Installation by Asherah Cinnamon '08, at the MECA&D Green Space (corner of Casco and Shepley Streets), in […]

ART21 Screening (2 days, 4 screenings)

Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design, first floor

The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design (ICA at MECA&D) will be screening Art 21. There will be director introductions, Q&A, and student discussion with each viewing. Featured artists: Natalia Almada, Edgar Arceneaux, Nick Cave, Minerva Cuevas, Stan Douglas, Theaster Gates, Brian Jungen, Barbara Kasten, Liz Larner, Tala Madani, Liz […]

‘Anguish’ Exhibition

Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design, first floor

Anguish Artist: Martha McDonald; Photographer: Christian Capurro; Medium: dress-crepe paper fused to muslin and interfacing, polyester thread, metal fasteners, cotton tape, elastic cord; platform--birch plywood. Dimensions: dress: 67" x 55"; platform: 14" x 89" x 89" On view from October 28, 2016 – January 14, 2017 Exhibition Opening: Friday, October 28, 2016, 5:00–8:00pm Institute of Contemporary […]

Remembrance Day for Lost Species: Poetry Reading

Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design, first floor

Friday, December 2, 12:30pm Please join local poets in the galleries in the ICA at Maine College of Art & Design for a lunchtime reading of poems in memoriam to species extinctions. This reading has been organized in response to a global movement of artists and creatives seeking to bring attention to these losses through […]