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 […]

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.

Art in Exodus Storytellling

On National Refugee Day, Monday, June 20, from 6-8pm, MECA&D hosts “Stories from Art in Exodus,” a storytelling event through which the work of the artists in the Art in Exodus exhibition will […]