An Evening with Cartoonist Mimi Pond Thursday, August 31, 7:00–9:00pm Maine College of Art & Design's Osher Hall 522 Congress St, Portland, ME Free and open to the public Join LA-based cartoonist Mimi Pond for the launch of her highly-anticipated graphic novel The Customer Is Always Wrong. Told in the same brash yet earnest style […]
Portland, Maine ~ The Institute of Contemporary Art in conjunction with the Painting and MFA programs at Maine College of Art & Design (MECA&D) is pleased to invite the public to attend On Genre: A Painting Symposium, a daylong series of conversations about the power of painting and the idea of genre as a cultural […]
Adriane Herman: Out of Sorts On view September 16–October 14 at SPEEDWELL Surrender Sunday Sunday, October 1, 2-4pm First Friday Art Walk Friday, Oct 6, 4-8pm Artist talk with Adriane Herman Friday, October 13, 6pm Emotional Value Auction/Closing Reception Saturday, October 14, 12-5pm Visit SPEEDWELL's site for more information. Read Portland Press Herald's "Artist Adriane Herman’s […]
Chinese Brush Painting: An Exhibition of Christine Maclin's Work On view through September 20–October 25, Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm Reception: Wednesday, September 20, 5–7pm Maine College of Art & Design, Charles Thomas Gallery, Second floor Learn more about Christine Macklin in the Portland Press Herald article, A grieving husband honors his wife by curating a show of her […]
Visiting Artist Lecture: Chris Gustin Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Presentation: Osher Hall, 11:00–11:50am Chris Gustin, Cloud Series #1720, 2017, 24x28x25, Stoneware, Anagama Wood Fired "I am interested in pottery that make connections to the human figure. The figurative analogies used to describe pots throughout history all in some way invite touch. The pots that I […]
Hrishikesh Hirway of Song Exploder Monday, October 2, Osher Hall at 7:00pm Hrishikesh Hirway is a musician and designer who started making podcasts in 2014. He hosts and produces the award-winning podcast Song Exploder, where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made. In 2016, he […]
BFA Fall 2017 Visiting Artist Lecture Series 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. Cohen Charitable Foundation, the Isabel K. Pease Trust, and friends of the College through the Osher Chair Naming Program. Call 207.699.5010 for […]
2017 Salt Alumni Exhibition October 6–November 10, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday, October 6, 2017, 5:00-8:00pm Artists at Work Gallery, First Floor, Porteous Building This exhibition features the work of thirteen alumni from the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, which is now a graduate certificate program at MECA&D. As we welcome Salt to campus— Fall 2017 […]
Confabulations of Millennia On view from October 6–December 8, 2017 Exhibition Reception: Friday, October 6, 2017, 5:00–8:00pm Melora Kuhn, Waterfall Bust, 2016 Curated by artist Richard Saja, Confabulations of Millennia brings together the works of 19 contemporary artists who take direct inspiration from the 18th and 19th centuries. Using established styles, techniques and objects perfected in the […]