Maine College of Art

CANCELED: March Accepted Student Day (BFA)
2020-03-28 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Maine College of Art & Design, 522 Congress Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
March Accepted Student Day is canceled. We hope to see you at our April 11th Accepted Student Day event.
MECA&D is proactively postponing this event to prioritize the safety of our community, given the public health concerns surrounding the Coronavirus and in line with recommendations from the CDC. We look forward to rescheduling this event. Stay tuned for updates. Learn more about MECA&D's implementations for the Coronavirus (March 12, 2020).

Congratulations on your acceptance to Maine College of Art & Design!
You are cordially invited to attend one of MECA&D’s Accepted Student Days this spring — we’d like to warmly welcome you to campus as a new member of MECA&D’s artist community. Our Accepted Student Days will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2020 and on Saturday, April 11, 2020.
If you have any questions, you can contact us at admissions@meca.edu or 207.699.5026. Learn more about visiting MECA&D here.

Virtual Accepted Student Day (BFA)
2020-04-10 12:00 - 16:00 | Maine College of Art & Design, 522 Congress Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Congratulations on your acceptance to Maine College of Art & Design!
You are cordially invited to attend MECA&D’s Virtual Accepted Student Day - we’d like to warmly welcome you to campus as a new member of MECA&D’s artist community. Our Accepted Student Days will be held on Friday, April 10, 2020. Visit meca.edu/acceptedstudentday for more information and to register.
If you have any questions, you can contact us at admissions@meca.edu or 207.699.5026. Learn more about visiting MECA&D here.

POSTPONED: Yevgeniya Kaganovich, Artist Lecture
2020-04-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Osher Hall, Maine College of Art & Design, 2nd Floor, 522 Congress St., Portland, ME, 04101, United States
EVENT POSTPONED. MECA&D is proactively postponing this event to prioritize the safety of our community, given the public health concerns surrounding the Coronavirus and in line with recommendations from the CDC. We look forward to rescheduling this event. Stay tuned for updates. View MECA&D's implementations for the Coronavirus (March 12, 2020).

Yevgeniya Kaganovich
Visiting Artist Lecture
Thursday, April 16, 6–7pm
MECA&D, Osher Hall, Second floor
Free and open to the public
Limited seating
Please click on thumbnail to download full-sized poster.
Yevgeniya Kaganovich is a Belarus born, Milwaukee, Wisconsin based artist, whose hybrid practice encompasses Jewelry and Metalsmithing, sculpture and installation. Yevgeniya has received a Masters of Fine Arts from the State University of New York at New Paltz and a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Metal/Jewelry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Yevgeniya has been an active art practitioner since 1992, exhibiting her work nationally and internationally. Her work has received a number of awards and has been published widely.
Funded through the generous support of the Windgate Charitable Foundation.

MECA&D’s Visiting Artist & Guest Lecturer Series invites professional artists, educators, curators, thought leaders, and creative entrepreneurs to present on topics of interest and importance to the MECA&D community.
All lectures in this series are hosted in Osher Hall and are open to the public at no charge. Seating is limited. Supported in part by the Isabel K. Pease Trust, and friends of the College through the Osher Chair Naming Program.

POSTPONED: Artist Residency Program Info Session for Mid-career Artists
2020-04-18 10:00 - 15:30 | Osher Hall, Maine College of Art & Design, 2nd Floor, 522 Congress St., Portland, ME, 04101, United States
EVENT POSTPONED. MECA&D is proactively postponing this event to prioritize the safety of our community, given the public health concerns surrounding the Coronavirus and in line with recommendations from the CDC. We look forward to rescheduling this event. Stay tuned for updates. Learn more about MECA&D's implementations for the Coronavirus (March 12, 2020).

Saturday, April 18, 2020
MECA&D, Osher Hall, Second floor
Information Session: 10am–12:30pm
Digital Portfolio Review: 1:30–3:30pm (20 minute blocks)
FREE, with thanks to the Stephen and Palmina Pace Foundation

The morning information session introduces program managers from the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, and the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts to talk about their programs and their target artist participants. A representative from the Alliance of Artist Communities, the international association of programs that support artists creating new work, will share information on the field of opportunities available to mid-career artists.
The afternoon portfolio review will be restricted to artists who meet the criteria below. Interested artists can use this form to submit their names, artist CVs, and goals for future residency participation in order to be scheduled. Assigned, twenty minute reviews will be conducted by representatives from the Bemis Center, MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, Surf Point Foundation, Ellis-Beauregard Foundation, Monson Arts, Tides Institute, Monhegan Artist Residency, and the Center for Maine Contemporary Art.
Both sessions will specifically speak to artists who are "mid-career" - that is, beyond the beginning / emerging stages of their creative career but not fully established. These artists should have some combination of:

Having worked on their practice for at least 5 years beyond their education
Experience exhibiting or presenting their work in solo or two-person shows or similar
Have attended a residency program before
Has some particular goals in mind for participating in residency programs, i.e. a kind of time and space, a community to intersect with, a project to work on

To register for the morning session, sign up using Brown Paper tickets:
Register
To be considered for the afternoon portfolio review, submit by April 16 using Submittable:
Portfolio Review

Header image: Photo of a studio at Yaddo; credit: Megan Vossler.

POSTPONED: Commencement 2020
2020-05-09 10:00 - 11:30 | State Theatre, 609 Congress St, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Due to COVID-19, Maine has banned gatherings of more than 10 people until further notice. In order to safeguard the MECA&D community and the community at large, we are postponing our 2020 Commencement Ceremony. We are planning to have a celebration of our 2020 graduates at the beginning of the Fall semester. We will update this page when we have more information.
Schedule

Doors open to the public at 9:15am. No tickets are required.
The commencement ceremony typically lasts two hours.
A reception will immediately follow the commencement ceremony at Maine College of Art & Design at 522 Congress Street, Portland, Maine.
Parking information is below. Plan to arrive early to allow time to find parking.
Any additional announcements for families and guests will be posted on this page. Questions may be directed to studentlife@meca.edu.

View the 2020 Commencement Digital Invitation

Lodging Options

Hotels in Portland and Surrounding Area
Bed & Breakfasts in Portland and Surrounding Area

Directions
Directions to Maine College of Art & Design, Porteous Building:
Portland Map
From the North
Take Interstate 295 to Exit 7, Franklin Street
From the South
Take the Maine Turnpike northbound to Exit 44, Interstate 295. Follow Interstate 295 to Exit 7, Franklin Street
Directions to the Porteous Building at 522 Congress Street:
Stay on Franklin Street until you hit the top of the hill and take a right onto Congress Street.
You will pass City Hall on your right; continue on Congress several more blocks, past Monument Square. Porteous is the large building on the left with a brown awning.

Parking
There is a public parking garage at 45 Spring Street, on the right just past the Cumberland County Civic Center. To go to the Porteous Building from the parking garage, leave the parking garage through its rear exit, onto Free Street; the Porteous Building will be immediately across the street from you.
On-street 2-hour parking is available on Congress, Casco (directly across from the Porteous Building entrance) and surrounding streets.

Portland Parking Garages and Lots

One City Center Parking Garage, Monument Square, 773.2761
Midtown Parking Lot, 44 Fore St.
Top of the Old Port Parking Lot, 119 Pearl & Congress Sts., 828.1212
Temple Street Parking Garage, 11 Temple St., 772.5762
Cumberland County Parking Garage, Newbury St., 871.8275
Custom House Sq. Parking Garage, Pearl & Fore Sts.
Fore Street Parking Garage, 439 Fore St., 772.7738
Casco Bay Parking Garage, Commercial St. at Maine State Pier, 774.8653
Cotton & Center Parking Lot, 57 Center St., 879.8983
Public Market Parking Garage, 315 Cumberland Ave, 774.2829
Spring St. Parking Garage, 45 Spring St., 874.2842
Gateway Parking Garage, 181 High St., 761.1568
Harbor Plaza Parking Garage, Union St., 775.3788
Monument Square Parking Garage, Cumberland and Brown Sts.

CANCELED: May Open House
2020-05-16 10:30 - 15:30 | Porteous Building, Maine College of Art & Design, 522 Congress Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
MECA&D's May 16th Open House is canceled. MECA&D is proactively postponing this event to prioritize the safety of our community, given the public health concerns surrounding the Coronavirus and in line with recommendations from the CDC. We look forward to rescheduling this event.

Come see first-hand why students are choosing to study in MECA&D's close-knit community and rigorous artistic programs. At an Open House, you'll have a chance to:
+ Get to know faculty and current students
+ Take a tour of our studios and res halls
+ Have your portfolio reviewed with professional artists
+ Explore the vibrant art scene in downtown Portland, Maine
This Open House is designed for students interested in our BFA and Pre-College programs — we'll send you more information within 48 hours of registration.
Sign up below!
If you have any questions about our Open Houses, you can contact us at admissions@meca.edu or 207.699.5026.
