Artistic Excellence › Advancement

Maine College of Art & Design shares deep roots with the Portland Museum of Art. In 1882, the Portland Society of Art was founded, which encompassed both the art school and the museum. Not until 1982 did the . . .

We established the Winslow Homer Endowed Scholarship for Painting at MECA&D because endowed funds provide income in perpetuity, guaranteeing a source of financial aid without necessarily increasing tuition to . . .

In 2013, MECA&D recognized nationally known Maine artist Dahlov Ipcar with the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts. In her acceptance speech, she advised young artists to follow their artistic intuition and . . .

Macpage LLC, an accounting and consulting firm with offices in South Portland, Augusta and Marlborough, Massachusetts, has a 27-year history of supporting MECA&D. Managing Director Tom O’Donnell feels . . .

Celeste Roberge ’79 has enjoyed an illustrious artistic career, both as an artist and as an educator. Surprisingly, her own art education began somewhat inauspiciously. After earning a sociology degree, she . . .

Deborah Bates ’83 held undergraduate degrees from Maine College of Art & Design and Boston University and graduate degrees from California College of Arts and Crafts and Pennsylvania State University. She . . .

Peter and Paula Lunder established the Lunder Foundation in 1988 to support educational, arts and health care organizations. Paula joined MECA&D’s board in 2003 and served as co-chair of The Campaign to . . .

*Gifts to the Annual Fund are used to provide scholarships, expand our community programming, and support our future artists, designers, and thinkers. Can you help us continue our . . .