Maine Jewish Film Festival: Touchdown Israel: Tackle Football in the Holy Land and Blush

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

Maine College of Art & Design is one of the venues for 2016 Maine Jewish Film Festival. “Touchdown Israel: Tackle Football in the Holy Land” at 6:30 pm and "Blush" at 8:30 pm. Tickets are required, please go to www.mjff.org for tickets and more information.

Maine Jewish Film Festival: Sheherazade and the Kosher Delight, Arabic Movie, and Jeruzalem

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

Maine College of Art & Design is one of the venues for 2016 Maine Jewish Film Festival. "Sheherazade and the Kosher Delight" at 6:30 pm, "Arabic Movie" at 7:00 pm, and "Jeruzalem" at 8:00 pm. Tickets are required, please go to www.mjff.org for tickets and more information.

MECA&D: Through & Through, A Special Comprehensive Exhibition

Porteous Building, Maine College of Art & Design 522 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United States

MECA&D: Through & Through, a special comprehensive exhibition of student work prepared for MECA&D’s ten-year accreditation visit, is open to the public on Wednesday, March 23rd. In preparation for MECA&D’s ten-year accreditation visit by a peer review team from both the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and the National Association of Schools […]

Catching the Sun: Public Engagement + Sierra Club monthly film series

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

Public Engagement + Sierra Club monthly film series Join us to watch Catching the Sun, a film highlighting solar power’s benefits around the world, before it premieres in NYC in early April. This event is free and open to the public. The film is 90 minutes in length and there will be a panel afterwards […]

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 and the Shanghai Quartet on Wednesday, March 30th at 6:15 pm in Osher Hall. There will be a viewing of Wu Man's short film and a […]

Collective Actions Opening Reception in the ICA

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

Collective Actions Aerial photographs by Alex MacLean Public Engagement Capstone Projects Converging Roots / Verdant Bloom Opening Reception on Friday, April 1, from 5:00pm—8:00pm On view from Friday, April 1 — Friday, April 22, 2016 Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design (ICA at MECA&D) 522 Congress Street, Portland, Maine 04101 The […]

Participatory Screen-printing Station & Art Giveaway

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 environment. Visitors can participate, learn, take away, discuss and activate the ICA. Projects for all ages include screen printing poster workshops, DIY zine station, seed […]

Visiting Artist Lecture: Roberto Lugo, Potter, Activist, Rapper and Educator

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

Free and open to the public. Lugo attended the Art Institute of Chicago, earned a BFA with a concentration in ceramics at Kansas City Art Institute, and earned a MFA at Pennsylvania State University. Most recently Lugo spoke at the 2015 NCECA conference as a part of their emerging artists lectures. Lugo has exhibited at […]

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 performance poems, as well as discuss the context and mechanics of a life straddling DIY creativity and DIY activism. An open Question & Answer mediated […]