Tinderbox

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

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 […]

Visiting Artist Lecture: Amber Hawk Swanson, Video/Performance Artist

Osher Hall, Maine College of Art & Design, 2nd Floor 522 Congress St., Portland, ME, United States

Free and open to the public. Amber Hawk Swanson explores the interplay between repulsion, desire, and surrender. She relies on spatial and temporal relationships inherent in ritualized settings such as […]

Wu Man Lecture & Short Film

Osher Hall, Maine College of Art & Design, 2nd Floor 522 Congress St., Portland, ME, United States

Osher Hall, second floor at Maine College of Art & Design March 30, 6:00–8:30pm Open to the public, free MECA&D is pleased to be hosting an evening with Wu Man […]

Performance by Jared Paul: Poet, Rapper, Educator, Activist

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

Jared Paul will be appearing at the Institute of Contemporary Art at 6:00pm on Thursday, April 7, to coincide with National Poetry Month. Jared will perform several of his long-form […]

Artist Panel on Art-making & Environmental Responsibility

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

Converging Roots / Verdant Bloom Leading up to Earth Day, an interactive project space designed and facilitated by the Public Engagement Program with a focus on climate change and the […]

Shrunken Treasures by Scott Nash: Book Signing & Launch Party

Longfellow Books 1 Monument Square, Portland, ME, United States

Longfellow Books in Portland, Maine is hosting a Launch Party and Book Signing for Shrunken Treasures, an illustrated classic story book by Peaks Island author, illustrator, and MECA&D Illustration Faculty Scott Nash. […]

Green Zine DIY Drop-in Zine-making

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

Converging Roots / Verdant Bloom Leading up to Earth Day, an interactive project space designed and facilitated by the Public Engagement Program with a focus on climate change and the […]

Opening and Book Signing for On Broadway: From Rent to Revolution

ICA at MECA&D 522 Congress St., Portland, Maine, United States

Published by Rizzoli, On Broadway is a visual and oral history of Broadway with artwork by SpotCo, the New York design company founded by Drew Hodges, who will be a faculty member in the Graphic Design Department this fall. The book was written by Drew Hodges with a foreword by Chip Kidd and an introduction by David Sedaris.