Visiting Artist Lecture: Amber Hawk Swanson, Video/Performance Artist

Osher Hall, Maine College of Art & Design, 2nd Floor 522 Congress St., Portland, ME, United States

Free and open to the public. Amber Hawk Swanson explores the interplay between repulsion, desire, and surrender. She relies on spatial and temporal relationships inherent in ritualized settings such as weddings, rollerskating rinks, and American-football tailgating parties. Each of her selected scenarios evokes nostalgia and camaraderie in spaces where the human impulses of curiosity, longing, […]

Metals Collective Exhibition: Bloom & Doom

Fore River Gallery 87 Market St, Portland, ME, United States

On Saturday March 6, 5:00–8:00pm the Metals Collective group exhibition Bloom & Doom, a show of Poison Rings and Tussie Mussies, opens at the Fore River Gallery. This exhibit features work by MECA&D alums Shelby Goldsmith '14, Adam Joy '94, Stephen Lubecki '02, Naomi Grace McNeill '08, Jason Morrissey '98, Jayne Redman '77, and Maria Wolff […]

Vivian Beer ’00 on Ellen DeGeneres’ Design Challenge Finale

Vivian Beer '00 is one of the two final competitors vying to take home the $100,000 cash prize and win Ellen DeGeneres' Design Challenge. Tune in HTGV on Monday, March 7 at 9:00pm to show your support for this MECA&D alum! View Vivian's Portfolio and Artist Statement. View Vivian's Work through out the Design Challenge […]

Portland Food Co-op Lecture

Osher Hall, Maine College of Art & Design, 2nd Floor 522 Congress St., Portland, ME, United States

Farmland Trust and Portland Food Co-op will host a panel discussion to explore ways that eaters can make more informed climate-friendly food choices. Local experts — land and sea farmers, researchers, and food system advocates– will highlight ways we can each push back against climate change with our forks and support innovative ways of producing […]

Lorem Ipsum Theater Collective: The Great Play Reading Series

Lorem Ipsum Theater Collective: The Great Play Reading Series   The Great Play Reading Series: Wasserstein's The Heidi Chronicles Free and open to the public, “The Great Play Reading Series” is happening this Sunday, March 13, at 4:00pm in MECA&D’s Osher Hall (second floor). Join us as we welcome Lorem Ipsum Theater Collective who will perform The Heidi Chronicles by Wendy […]

Maine Jewish Film Festival : Once in a Lifetime

Osher Hall, Maine College of Art & Design, 2nd Floor 522 Congress St., Portland, ME, United States

Maine College of Art & Design is one of the venues for 2016 Maine Jewish Film Festival. "Once in a Lifetime" is filming tonight, 7:30 pm. Tickets are required, please go to www.mjff.org for tickets and more information.

Maine Jewish Film Festival: Rosenwald

Osher Hall, Maine College of Art & Design, 2nd Floor 522 Congress St., Portland, ME, United States

Maine College of Art & Design is one of the venues for 2016 Maine Jewish Film Festival. "Rosenwald" is filming tonight, 8:00 pm. Tickets are required, please go to www.mjff.org for tickets and more information.

Maine Jewish Film Festival Short Film Program

Osher Hall, Maine College of Art & Design, 2nd Floor 522 Congress St., Portland, ME, United States

Maine College of Art & Design is one of the venues for 2016 Maine Jewish Film Festival. Short film program tonight, 8:00 pm. Tickets are required, please go to www.mjff.org for tickets and more information.

Maine Jewish Film Festival: Touchdown Israel: Tackle Football in the Holy Land and Blush

Osher Hall, Maine College of Art & Design, 2nd Floor 522 Congress St., Portland, ME, United States

Maine College of Art & Design is one of the venues for 2016 Maine Jewish Film Festival. “Touchdown Israel: Tackle Football in the Holy Land” at 6:30 pm and "Blush" at 8:30 pm. Tickets are required, please go to www.mjff.org for tickets and more information.