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Our 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio, access to state-of-the-art facilities, 24-hour-a-day studio access, and central location in Portland’s creative community, makes Maine College of Art & Design the right-sized city and right-sized school to make your mark.

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Upcoming Open Houses
Maine College of Art & Design offers several ways to experience our campus virtually and in-person. Open Houses will give you a behind the scenes tour of what life is like as an art and design student. Take a tour, hear from current students, and get helpful portfolio feedback.

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Visiting Artist Series
The College offers its Visiting Artist Series to share ideas emerging across creative disciplines. Our mission is to engage creatives currently working in Art, Craft, Design, and academic areas of cultural production while helping to amplify experiences and perspectives from Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ voices.

On view at the ICA
2023 MFA Thesis Exhibitions
On view May 12-20, 2023
Image: Deborah Santoro MFA ’23, Woman with Camera | Self with Fern, silkscreen with aluminum leaf on paper, 45″x45”, 2023
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