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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Band Blender is a coached ensemble class in MECA&D's Bob Crewe Program in Music and Art. Students have been working in different configurations, creating and rehearsing music new and old. All concerts are free and open to the public. Performance #1 When: Thursday, April 14 @ 7:00pm Who: Members of the Band Blender (a […]
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. Patricia Erikson of Peaks Island Press published a write-up of the book and Scott's creation process. Book spread from Scott Nash's Shrunken Treasures, image provided […]
The Image as Sound class will present two live performances on Monday, April 18th, 8–8:30pm, in room 007 (Lower Level). All welcome. Open to the public. Students Eden McDowell, Susan Kuczwara, Bennett Thompson, Frenchi French, Ness Smith-Savedoff, Hank Hughes, and Cameron McDonald Faculty Ling-Wen Tsai and Nathan Kolosko
Public Engagement students at MECA&D are holding a fundraiser for the Siddhartha School to coincide with Khen Rinpoche (Tibetan Lama)'s lecture on Friday. The lecture is free and open to the public, but donations are accepted to help the Siddhartha School. Khen Rinpoche will share the story and historical facts of the Buddha's life and introduce […]
