Maine College of Art

BFA Classes End
2015-12-11
Students prepare for academic finals and review week.

MFA Fall Classes End
2015-12-11

MFA Winter Intensive
2015-12-13 - 2015-12-19

Academic Finals; No Studio Critiques Permitted
2015-12-14

Foundation Reviews; Required Formal, End-of-the-Semester Reviews/Critiques
2015-12-14 - 2015-12-18

BFA Fall Semester Ends
2015-12-18

MFA Fall Semester Ends
2015-12-18

MAT Fall Semester Ends
2015-12-18

Preferred Deadline: Faculty Submit Grades to Registrar's Office
2015-12-18 12:00 - 17:00 UTC

Deadline: All student grades must be submitted to the Registrar's Office
2015-12-18 17:00 UTC

Residence Halls close for Winter Break
2015-12-19 10:00 UTC

Grades available online for students via MyMECA&D
2015-12-22

100% MAT Refund Period Ends
2016-01-01

From the Inside: 2015 Staff Exhibition
2016-01-01 - 2016-01-21 | June Fitzpatrick Gallery at Maine College of Art & Design, first floor
Artists exhibiting include Nik Bsullak '99, Jill Dalton '99, Shannon Googins '14, Megan Lloyd, Leeanna Morris MFA '14, Maia Snow '13, Phil Stevens '91, Dietlind Vander Schaaf, and Annie Wadleigh.

MAT Spring Classes Begin
2016-01-04

CS Adult Intensive Week
2016-01-04 - 2016-01-08

Information Sessions for the CS International Retreats to France and Greece in Osher Auditorium
2016-01-10 16:00 - 18:00 UTC
France: 4PM
Greece: 5PM

Tinderbox
2016-01-11 - 2016-03-05 | 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 Kyle Patnaude, its premise is to look at the new role of artists and communities in establishing a dialogue towards political, cultural, and social parameters of confrontation transpiring across the country. The exhibition focuses on areas of tension in which art and artists can become a catalyst and through their creative activism, respond further than conventional art allows. Given countless points of conjecture, this exhibition establishes a self-reflexive space in which discussion through context can begin.
Learn more about the exhibition.

BFA Ceramics Show
2016-01-15 08:00 - 2016-02-05 17:00 (America/New_York) | Porteous Building, Maine College of Art & Design, 522 Congress Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
BFA Ceramic Show at Maine College of Art & Design

The Senior Ceramic Students at Maine College of Art & Design will be having a self-curated exhibition on the first floor, at Zand Head Gallery at the Free Street Entrance and the front window on Congress Street. The show will begin on Friday, January 15 and will be up until Friday, February 5. The artists will be holding a closing event on that first Friday in February at 5 p.m. The show will be open to the public for the whole duration during MECA&D’s business hours. Most of the work is for sale.

Half and Half
2016-01-22 10:00 - 2016-02-05 19:30 (America/New_York) | ICA at MECA&D, 522 Congress St., Portland, Maine, 04101, United States
Half and Half, a print exchange between students at Maine College of Art & Design and Xian Academy of Fine Arts Xian, China
Artists at Work, through February 5, Monday - Friday 10:00am–3:00pm
Closing reception Friday, February 5, 5:30pm–7:30pm

MECA&D Painters 10 Years Later
2016-01-22 12:00 - 2016-02-13 17:00 (America/New_York) | June Fitzpatrick Gallery at Maine College of Art & Design, first floor
Through February 13, Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00-5:00pm
First Friday Reception February 5, 5:00-8:00pm, Performance by Patricia Brace on February 5 at 7:00pm
An annual exhibit featuring Maine College of Art & Design painting majors a decade after graduation. This year's participants are Patricia Brace, Kate Cleaves, Taylor Franklin, Joanna House, Lisa Pixley, Charles Read, Destiny Schwartz, and Devin Witter. Please call 207.699.5018 or email alums@meca.edu for more information.
Image: Taylor Franklin, Wrecking Ball, Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 inches

Maine Regional Affiliate Scholastic Art Awards Competition Exhibition
2016-01-23 09:00 - 2016-02-13 17:00 (America/New_York) | Porteous Building, Maine College of Art & Design, 522 Congress Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
First Floor Hallway
Through February 13, Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm, Saturday and Sunday from 12:00noon to 4:00pm.
The Awards Ceremony and Closing Reception is at MECA&D on Saturday, February 13th beginning at 1:00pm in the cafe.
For the 2016 Maine Regional Affiliate Scholastic Art Awards Competition a total of 799 submissions were judged, which included 743 individual entries and 56 senior portfolios. This translates into 1,191 artworks being included in the jury process. The end results were: For individual entries; 108 Honorable Mentions, 51 Silver Key Awards, and 34 Gold Key Awards which include the 5 American Visions Nominees. The 56 senior portfolios resulted in 7 Honorable Mentions, 5 Silver Key Awards, 4 Gold Key Awards.
Students who received Gold Key and Silver Key for Individual pieces plus Seniors who were received Gold Key, Silver Key or Honorable Mention will be invited to participate in an exhibition here at MECA&D.
The Exhibition will take place from Jan 23 to Feb 13, 2016. All award winning students including Honorable Mention students and senior portfolios will receive a certificate acknowledging their achievement at the ceremony.

CS Adult Winter/Spring Term Begins
2016-01-24 | Porteous Building, Maine College of Art & Design, 522 Congress Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States

Bare Portland: The Great Play Reading Series
2016-01-24 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Osher Hall, Maine College of Art & Design, 2nd Floor, 522 Congress St., Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Bare Portland: The Great Play Reading Series

Free and open to the public, "The Great Play Reading Series" kicks off this Sunday, January 24 at 4:00pm in MECA&D's Osher Hall (second floor). Join us as we welcome Bare Portland who will perform Desire Under the Elms by the great American tragedian Eugene O'Neill. This series is made possible by a generous grant from the Maine Theater Fund at the Maine Community Foundation.

Dramatic Repertory Company: The Great Play Reading Series
2016-02-07 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Osher Hall, Maine College of Art & Design, 2nd Floor, 522 Congress St., Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Dramatic Repertory Company: The Great Play Reading Series

Free aand open to the public, "The Great Play Reading Series" is happening this Sunday, February 7, at 4:00pm in MECA&D's Osher Hall (second floor). Join us as we welcome Dramatic Repertory Company who will perform Arcadia by Tom Stoppard. This series is made possible by a generous grant from the Maine Theater Fund at the Maine Community Foundation.

Photobooth Launch
2016-02-09 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Basement Level Lighting Studio, 522 Congress Street, PORTLAND, 04101, United States
Photobooth is a new campus-wide resource for documenting student work, events, and aspects of MECA&D’s educational experience. Aligned with the philosophy of Artists at Work, Photobooth promotes the importance of professional documentation. Through this resource, you can get your work shot professionally in the lighting studio and be able to use the digital images to build your portfolio, promote yourself as a professional artist, and advance your career! View more information.

Stop by on Tuesday, February 9, between 12:00–1:00pm to learn more about Photobooth and have a photo taken. Free coffe and donuts will be available.

Master of Arts in Teaching Open House
2016-02-11 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Room 120 at Maine College of Art & Design, 522 Congress St., Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Please join us to learn more about our Master of Arts in Teaching Program.
Agenda
6:00-6:15PM Registration & Check-In & Enjoy FREE Food
6:15-6:30PM Welcome and Introduction and Overview of Program
6:30-7:00PM Presentation with Alum Ceri Nichols
7:00-7:10PM Application Process and Requirements
7:10-7:30PM Question Session with Faculty and Alums
Ian Anderson, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College
Kelly McConnell, Director of Art Education Outreach & Associate Professor
Adrienne Kitko, MAT Alum, Admissions Counselor, BFA/MAT
Ceri Nichols, MAT Alum, Graduation Speaker 2015, Greely High School, Cumberland, ME
Please rsvp: admissions@meca.edu, 800.699.1509

Untangled: Work from Baie Sainte Marie by Rob Licht '84
2016-02-15 09:00 - 2016-04-15 17:00 (America/New_York) | Charles C. Thomas Gallery at Maine College of Art & Design, second floor
Untangled: Work from Baie Sainte Marie by Rob Licht '84
Rob Licht '84 presents a series of works done while an artist-in-residence at the Baie Sainte Marie Artist and Family Residency in fall 2014. His digital photographs record his attempts to untangle and reorganize discarded fishing line found on the Nova Scotia shore and to measure the tide. His work is a meditation on the intersection of human activity and the relentless forces of nature. Licht earned a BFA in sculpture from MECA&D in 1984. The residency is administered by MECA&D's Office of Alumni Relations, additional funding was provided by the Community Arts Partnership of Ithaca, NY.

smARTcamp
2016-02-16 - 2016-02-19
All Art, All The Time.
Camp will be during school vacation week, ages 8-13.
Tuesday to Friday, February 16-19, 2016, 8:30am–3:30pm
This four-day painting and drawing "all art, all the time" studio experience will satisfy any young artist who is happiest when making and creating among friends. Come one day or all four. Students will strengthen their observational skills and become familiar with many of the tools, materials and techniques of drawing and painting. We'll begin with fun, game-like art exercises and explore a variety of materials and techniques. Through a study of how various artists have approached their work over time, students will learn fundamental concepts such as line, value, composition, and color. Additional impromptu projects will round out our study.

Tues
AM: Hand-made paper with added materials
PM: Giacometti wire sculptures with tissue paper & watercolor decoupage
Wed
AM: Impressionist landscapes- glue resist line drawings with oil pastel
PM: Stop Motion Animation with construction paper/ drawing/ clay

Thurs
AM: Gelatin print-making
PM: Sketchbook-making with hand-made paper
Fri
AM: Cyanotypes
PM: Photo grid self-portraits (grid transfer drawings)

Program cost: $220/week OR $65/day. Lunch included!
To register for individual days or for more information, call the Continuing Studies office at 207-699-5061. Learn more here.

It Was All Very Queer: Maine College of Art & Design's Inaugural Queer Art Show
2016-02-16 10:00 - 2016-03-04 20:00 (America/New_York) | ICA at MECA&D, 522 Congress St., Portland, Maine, 04101, United States
In Artists at Work gallery
February 16 - March 4, closing reception First Friday Art Walk, March 4
Monday - Friday 10:00am-3:00pm
MECA&D's inaugural Queer Art Show, showcasing voices from queer members of our community.
