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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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2020 Belvedere Fund Recipients

2020 Belvedere Fund Recipients

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. […]

MECA&D Announces Partnership with Indigo Arts Alliance

MECA&D Announces Partnership with Indigo Arts Alliance

Maine College of Art & Design (MECA&D) and Indigo Arts Alliance (IAA) are pleased to announce a partnership between the two organizations funded in part by a three-year grant from the Crewe Foundation.

2019 Professional Development and Creative Entrepreneurship Grant

2019 Professional Development and Creative Entrepreneurship Grant

Congratulations to the Spring 2019 Awardees of the Professional Development and Creative Entrepreneurship Grant.

2019 Pace House Artists-in-Residence

2019 Pace House Artists-in-Residence

Shawn Brewer ’12, Nicole Duennebier ’05, Lucas Ouellette ’18, Christopher Patch ’98, Reggie Hodges, Mitchell Rasor, and Seth Rogoff Selected For Pace House Residency

2019 Belvedere Fund Recipients

2019 Belvedere Fund Recipients

The 2019 awardees are Addison de Lisle ’11, Peter Dore ’17, Bryan Hansen ’18, and Matthias Rand ’12.

2019 Baie Ste Marie Artists-in-Residence

2019 Baie Ste Marie Artists-in-Residence

The 2019 residents are Marcy Chevali MFA '08, Dylan Hausthor '15, and Lucas Ouellette '18 for the Baie Ste-Marie Residency.

2019 Alumni Residency at MECA&D Artists-in-Residence

2019 Alumni Residency at MECA&D Artists-in-Residence

Asherah Cinnamon '08, Kelsey Haley '15, Savanna Pettengill '14, and Lauren Tosswill '14 were selected for the summer alumni residency.

Meet the Residencies 2019

Meet the Residencies 2019

Maine College of Art & Design and Hewnoaks present "Meet the Residencies." at MECA&D on January 22, 2019 at 6pm.

Work of Lillian Byrne Heyward ’77 Featured in Major Film

Work of Lillian Byrne Heyward ’77 Featured in Major Film

Lillian Byrne Heyward '77, who earned her BFA in Graphic Design at MECA&D, designed the billboards for the movie Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, a 2017 crime drama that was written, […]

Center for Maine Contemporary Art Selects MECA&D Faculty and Alumni for Biennial

Center for Maine Contemporary Art Selects MECA&D Faculty and Alumni for Biennial

Eight MECA&D alumni and faculty have been accepted into the biennial at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland, Maine.

MECA&D Recipients of the 2018 Joseph Fiore Painting Prize

MECA&D Recipients of the 2018 Joseph Fiore Painting Prize

The winners of the 2018 Joseph Fiore Painting Prize are MECA&D students Elijah Dion '19, Audrey Robidoux '19, and alum Emma Whitaker '17. Each will be awarded $1,000.

2018 Professional Development and Creative Entrepreneurship Grants Awarded

2018 Professional Development and Creative Entrepreneurship Grants Awarded

Each year, Maine College of Art & Design awards Professional Development and Creative Entrepreneurship grants to students who seek opportunities and experiences beyond the classroom

2018 Alumni Residency at the Maine College of Art & Design

2018 Alumni Residency at the Maine College of Art & Design

Bryan Stryeski '01, Elaine Angelopoulos MFA '09, Izabella Provan '15, and Jacqueline King '17 were selected for the summer alumni residency at Maine College of Art & Design.

Jo Tatlock ’18 Named MECA&D Fellow at Pickwick Independent Press

Jo Tatlock ’18 Named MECA&D Fellow at Pickwick Independent Press

Jo Tatlock '18 has been named as MECA&D Fellow at Pickwick Independent Press for 2018–2019.

2018 Belvedere Award Winners

2018 Belvedere Award Winners

The 2018 awardees are Emily Rogstad '13 and Melinda Aste '17

Monson Arts Resident Announced

Monson Arts Resident Announced

The representative from Maine College of Art & Design is Kyle Downs '07.

2018 Baie St. Marie Artists-in-Residence

2018 Baie St. Marie Artists-in-Residence

The 2018 residents are Heather Beard MFA ’05, Jennifer Moller MFA ’03, Kyle Downs ’07, and Caren-Marie Michel ’78.

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