CREATE VI: MECA&D's 6th Annual Continuing Studies Student & Faculty Exhibition Porteous, First Floor On View: August 23–September 15, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday, August 25, 5-7pm The annual Continuing Studies student and faculty exhibition at MECA&D features a range of work from paintings to photographs to ceramics and highlights the breadth and depth of talent […]
An Evening with New Yorker Illustrator Emily Flake Monday, August 28, 6:30–8:00pm Historic 5th Maine Museum on Peaks Island 45 Seashore Avenue, Peaks Island, ME Free and open to the public Presented by MECA&D & the Illustration Institute Emily Flake began cartooning for The New Yorker in 2008, and has had more than a hundred cartoons […]
An Evening with Wayne White Tuesday, August 29, 7:00–9:00pm Peaks Island Lions Club 2 Garden Pl, Peaks Island, ME 04108 Free and open to the public Wayne White The Illustration Institute will be screening the documentary BEAUTY IS EMBARRASSING followed by a Q&A with Wayne White, who is the subject of the film. Wayne White is […]
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 […]
