Portfolio Day is an ongoing annual collaboration between MECA&D’s Artists at Work program and AIGA Maine. The event offers students the chance to share their portfolios with a broad spectrum of professionals ranging from creative directors, to independent artists, local publishers and in-house teams. Portfolio Day is open to MECA&D, SMCC, and USM students majoring […]
In partnership with Maine College of Art & Design and Portland Conservatory of Music, One Longfellow Square and the Armenian Cultural Association of Maine is pleased to announce an evening with Miqayel Voskanyan & Friends on April 3, 2017 at 8:00pm at One Longfellow Square. Tickets are $20 in advance and available online or by […]
Ian Lynam Design Thursday, April 6, 12:00pm 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. […]
Please join us for a Gallery Talk with Curator Susanne Slavick on Thursday, April 6, 2017, 6:00-7:30pm. Renee Stout, Baby's First Gun, 1998 Curated by Susanne Slavick, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Art, Carnegie Mellon University; UNLOADED is a multimedia group show that explores historical and social issues surrounding the availability, use, and impact of guns […]
Evolving Perceptions Large open jar, Stoneware, Kaolin slip, Laterite slip, Wood Ash. Atmospheric fired with gas, 2017, 31 x 18 x 18 Explorations in Clay: Adrian King '12 Artists at Work Exhibition Space April 7—April 19, 2017 Evolving Perceptions is a showing of functional and sculptural wares that are exploring a conversation between surface, form […]
Refugee Kids: One Small School Takes On the World Friday, April 7, 2017 at 7:00pm in Osher Hall Hosted by the MECA&D Diversity Committee, this event is free and open to the MECA&D community and general public. Part of First Friday Art Walk activities. Refugee Kids is a short documentary that follows students at a […]
Seeds of Resilience Thomas Knight Park Earth Day, April 22, 5:00-8:00pm You are invited to a celebration under the bridge, in Thomas Knight Park on Earth Day to take part in Ellanor Milkowski Dahlgren's MECA&D Public Engagement Capstone event! There will be speakers from Resilient Portland, Portland Trails and other institutions promoting sustainability within the […]
VRAGE: The Virtual Reality Art Gallery Experience On view from April 26, 2017 – April 28, 2017, Closing Event: Fri., April 28, 5:00-8:00pm Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design ICA Gallery hours: Wed, 11:00am–5:00pm, Thurs, 11:00am–7:00pm, Friday, 11:00am–5:00pm The Virtual Reality Art Gallery Experience, or VRAGE, is an exploration of the parallel progression of the worlds of technology and […]
MECA&Dmorphosis celebrates MECA&D's graduating professional artists and raises critical scholarship funds to educate the next generation of artists. This year, MECA&Dmorphosis consists of two separate events. The Runway Fashion Show is on Thursday, May 4, and the BFA Thesis Exhibition is on Friday, May 5, 2017. Thursday, May 4, 2017, Show Starts at 7:30, Doors Open at 7:00 […]
