Maine College of Art & Design students in the Public Engagement course Visualizing Portland’s Studio Culture have spent the semester visiting spaces of several Portland-based studios and conducting interviews with the local creative community. This exhibit features their research in progress and will include student work from multiple disciplines. Artists at Work Exhibition Space (first […]
High School and Jr. High School student ceramic work featuring utilitarian and sculptural clay work from several different schools throughout the state of Maine. April 1-15, 2016, on view Monday - Friday 10:00am-12:00noon Opening on Saturday, April 2 at 2:00-4:00 pm Joanne Waxman Library at Maine College of Art & Design
Collective Actions Aerial photographs by Alex MacLean Public Engagement Capstone Projects Converging Roots / Verdant Bloom Opening Reception on Friday, April 1, from 5:00pm—8:00pm On view from Friday, April 1 — Friday, April 22, 2016 Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design (ICA at MECA&D) 522 Congress Street, Portland, Maine 04101 The […]
Converging Roots / Verdant Bloom Leading up to Earth Day, an interactive project space designed and facilitated by the Public Engagement Program with a focus on climate change and the environment. Visitors can participate, learn, take away, discuss and activate the ICA. Projects for all ages include screen printing poster workshops, DIY zine station, seed […]
Free and open to the public. Lugo attended the Art Institute of Chicago, earned a BFA with a concentration in ceramics at Kansas City Art Institute, and earned a MFA at Pennsylvania State University. Most recently Lugo spoke at the 2015 NCECA conference as a part of their emerging artists lectures. Lugo has exhibited at […]
Jared Paul will be appearing at the Institute of Contemporary Art at 6:00pm on Thursday, April 7, to coincide with National Poetry Month. Jared will perform several of his long-form performance poems, as well as discuss the context and mechanics of a life straddling DIY creativity and DIY activism. An open Question & Answer mediated […]
Converging Roots / Verdant Bloom Leading up to Earth Day, an interactive project space designed and facilitated by the Public Engagement Program with a focus on climate change and the environment. Visitors can participate, learn, take away, discuss and activate the ICA. Projects for all ages include screen printing poster workshops, DIY zine station, seed […]
The Band Blender is a coached ensemble class in MECA&D's Bob Crewe Program in Music and Art. Students have been working in different configurations, creating and rehearsing music new and old. All concerts are free and open to the public. Performance #1 When: Thursday, April 14 @ 7:00pm Who: Members of the Band Blender (a […]
Longfellow Books in Portland, Maine is hosting a Launch Party and Book Signing for Shrunken Treasures, an illustrated classic story book by Peaks Island author, illustrator, and MECA&D Illustration Faculty Scott Nash. Patricia Erikson of Peaks Island Press published a write-up of the book and Scott's creation process. Book spread from Scott Nash's Shrunken Treasures, image provided […]
