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MECA&D’s 2021 COLLECT Art Sale Returns Online & In-Person

  “The first-ever COLLECT show I participated in, three paintings left my studio and went to new homes. It is incredibly validating as a creator to feel your work has an impact.” – . . .

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Congratulations 2021 Graduates!

Congratulations Classes of 2020 and 2021!! On Sunday, May 16, 2021, Maine College of Art & Design honored the graduating classes of 2020 and 2021 during the College’s 110th Commencement at the . . .

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2021 Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients

2021 Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients Celebrated Artist Sonya Clark to Address New MECA&D Grads Honorary Degrees To Be Conferred Upon Clark and Daniel N. Crewe Portland, . . .

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2021 Belvedere Fund Awardees Announced

The Belvedere Fund for Professional Development in the field of crafts at Maine College of Art & Design was established in 2008 in memory of Deborah Pulliam of Castine, Maine. Deborah was a lover of . . .

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The ICA At MECA&D’s 2021 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition

The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) at Maine College of Art & Design (MECA&D) is pleased to announce the 2021 Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Thesis Exhibition opening on Saturday May 15, 2021. The MFA . . .

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Congratulations 2021 Graduates!

Congratulations 2021 Graduates!

Congratulations Classes of 2020 and 2021!! On Sunday, May 16, 2021, Maine College of Art & Design honored the graduating classes of 2020 and 2021 during the College’s 110th Commencement […]

Maine College of Art & Design Announces The MECA&D 2021 Fashion Show

Maine College of Art & Design Announces The MECA&D 2021 Fashion Show

Maine College of Art & Design Announces The MECA&D 2021 Fashion Show Thesis Collections from Textile & Fashion Design Seniors Will Be Presented via Livestream from the Institute of Contemporary […]

Maine College of Art & Design Announces Plans for 2021 Commencement

Maine College of Art & Design Announces Plans for 2021 Commencement

Dear Members of the MECA&D Community, As we look ahead to the conclusion of the academic year, we are working to finalize plans for a Commencement ceremony that will appropriately […]

Maine College of Art & Design to Host Annual Resilience Week

Maine College of Art & Design to Host Annual Resilience Week

Maine College of Art & Design to Host Annual Resilience Week, A Series of Events to Support Conversations Around Race and Inclusion Maine College of Art & Design is proud […]

TD Charitable Foundation Supports Maine College of Art & Design  with COVID-Relief Financial Aid Funding for Students of Color

TD Charitable Foundation Supports Maine College of Art & Design with COVID-Relief Financial Aid Funding for Students of Color

TD Charitable Foundation Supports Maine College of Art & Design with COVID-Relief Financial Aid Funding for Students of Color The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, […]

Spring 2021 Planning Update

Spring 2021 Planning Update

Dear MECA&D Community, I hope this note finds you and your family safe and healthy. I am pleased to share that our efforts to create an arts oasis here at […]

Maine College of Art & Design  Announces New Sculpture Faculty Endowment

Maine College of Art & Design Announces New Sculpture Faculty Endowment

Maine College of Art & Design Announces New Sculpture Faculty Endowment New Endowment Honors Sculpture Professor Emeritus Gary Ambrose Maine College of Art & Design (MECA&D) is pleased to announce […]

Maine College of Art & Design Announces Major Support from the Davis Educational Foundation

Maine College of Art & Design Announces Major Support from the Davis Educational Foundation

Maine College of Art & Design Announces Major Support from the Davis Educational Foundation MECA&D to invest in innovative methods to improve the quality, accessibility, and range of education delivery . . .

Welcome to MECA&D: A Message from President Laura Freid

Welcome to MECA&D: A Message from President Laura Freid

Dear Students, Welcome to Maine College of Art & Design. I have really enjoyed meeting the new students who joined our community over the past few weeks and greeting the […]

MECA&D Announces Margaret Brownlee as  Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer & Learning Support Coordinator

MECA&D Announces Margaret Brownlee as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer & Learning Support Coordinator

August 6, 2020 -- Following a national search, Maine College of Art & Design (MECA&D) has appointed Margaret Brownlee as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer & Learning Support Coordinator, President . . .

MECA&D’s 2020-2021 Welcome to Campus Plan

MECA&D’s 2020-2021 Welcome to Campus Plan

Dear members of the MECA&D Community, I am writing to you today to share an update on our plan to welcome students, faculty, and staff to campus as safely as […]

2020-2021 Welcome to Campus Plan FAQ

2020-2021 Welcome to Campus Plan FAQ

Updated: January 11, 2021 Please continue to check this webpage as we will be updating it regularly. If you have a question that has not yet been answered below, please […]

Maine College of Art & Design Class of 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremony

Maine College of Art & Design Class of 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremony

Celebrating the Class of 2020 View a recording of the Class of 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremony. June 8, 2020 To honor the Class of 2020 during a time when large […]

MECA&D Launches #mymecacommunity Campaign

MECA&D Launches #mymecacommunity Campaign

#mymecacommunity We have launched the #mymecacommunity campaign to help our students stay connected to MECA&D and to reinforce that faculty and staff are still here to support students even though […]

Maine College of Art & Design Spring ‘20 Update (March 29, 2020)

Maine College of Art & Design Spring ‘20 Update (March 29, 2020)

March 29, 2020 Dear MECA&D Community Members, I hope you are reading this from a safe place and that you and your friends and family are well. In my last […]

MECA&D Announces Key Updates 17/18

MECA&D Announces Key Updates 17/18

Maine College of Art & Design recently welcomed more than 500 aspiring professional artists, designers, and storytellers to campus from as far away as Hong Kong to begin the new academic year...

2017 MECA&D Awards & Recognitions

2017 MECA&D Awards & Recognitions

Educator Services Awards Five Years of Service Michael Connor • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Illustration Adam deGrandis • Adjunct Assistant Professor in Digital Media Samantha Haedrich • Visiting . . .

Maine College of Art & Design Announces Acquisition of Salt Institute of Documentary Studies

Maine College of Art & Design Announces Acquisition of Salt Institute of Documentary Studies

Two Landmark Maine Educational Institutions Will Integrate to Preserve Salt’s Mission Portland, Maine: The future of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, which announced it would close last summer, . . .

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