Dwelling Place Interactive Public Art Community Celebration Hosted on October 18 at 12:30pm at MECA&D’s Green Space on Casco Street Maine College Of Art, in conjunction with Southern Maine Hillel, will sponsor Dwelling Place, an Interactive Public Art Installation by Asherah Cinnamon '08, at the MECA&D Green Space (corner of Casco and Shepley Streets), in […]
The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design (ICA at MECA&D) will be screening Art 21. There will be director introductions, Q&A, and student discussion with each viewing. Featured artists: Natalia Almada, Edgar Arceneaux, Nick Cave, Minerva Cuevas, Stan Douglas, Theaster Gates, Brian Jungen, Barbara Kasten, Liz Larner, Tala Madani, Liz […]
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 Gene R. […]
When Salt entered into partnership with Maine College of Art & Design, the College promised to host a forum about Salt to which Salt alumni would be invited. The date for this forum is Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 5:15 pm at Maine College of Art & Design. The first half of the forum will […]
Anguish Artist: Martha McDonald; Photographer: Christian Capurro; Medium: dress-crepe paper fused to muslin and interfacing, polyester thread, metal fasteners, cotton tape, elastic cord; platform--birch plywood. Dimensions: dress: 67" x 55"; platform: 14" x 89" x 89" On view from October 28, 2016 – January 14, 2017 Exhibition Opening: Friday, October 28, 2016, 5:00–8:00pm Institute of Contemporary […]
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 Gene R. […]
Ashley Bryan Presents New Book: Freedom Over Me at the Portland Public Library Rines Auditorium. November 5, 2016, 2:30-4:30pm Followed by Book Signing by Award Winning Maine Author, Illustrator Ashley Bryan, 93, artist and author/illustrator of over 50 books, will present his newest and most ambitious book to date: Freedom Over Me. Books will be available […]
An exhibition, featuring seven artists whose work is impacted by movement. Journeys will be opening in the Artists at Work Gallery, at Maine College of Art & Design, on Saturday, November 12th, and will be running through November 30th. Movement is essential to knowing the world in which we exist; to feel the shape of […]
Friday, December 2, 12:30pm Please join local poets in the galleries in the ICA at Maine College of Art & Design for a lunchtime reading of poems in memoriam to species extinctions. This reading has been organized in response to a global movement of artists and creatives seeking to bring attention to these losses through […]
