Vancouver National Portfolio Day
Saturday, November 16, 2019
11am–3pm
Wilson School of Design at Kwantlen Polytechnic University
5600 Kwantlen Street
Richmond, BC V6X 3V8
Canada
Portfolio Days & College Fairs
Maine College of Art participates in a number of college fairs, career days, regional portfolio events, and National Portfolio Day events throughout the United States, Canada, and China. These events are an excellent opportunity to have your portfolio reviewed and provide an opportunity to speak with MECA admissions counselors to learn more about life at MECA. We would love to meet you!
All events are first-come, first-served and all times listed are shown in local time. More information can be found about the specific events through their websites (NEACAC College Fairs, National Portfolio Day, P-review) and on social media (National Portfolio Day on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter). We have many recruiters traveling throughout the US — feel free to check with Admissions to see if and when we’ll be in your region.
Please note that we are currently adding events to this list in addition to what’s listed below. If you are looking for a specific event, please feel free to contacts us at the phone or email below to inquire.
If you are able to come to MECA for a portfolio review, we encourage you to do so. For more information or to schedule your on-campus portfolio review, please contact the Office of Admissions at 207.699.5026 or 800.699.1509. You can also email us at admissions@meca.edu.
British Columbia, Canada
Colorado
Denver National Portfolio Day
Saturday, October 5, 2019
12–4pm
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
1600 Pierce St
Lakewood, CO, 80214
Connecticut
Rockville High School College Fair
Thursday, October 10, 2019
6:30–8:30pm
Rockville High School
70 Loveland Hill Road
Vernon, CT 06066
Sacred Heart University — NEACAC College Fair
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
9–11:30am
Sacred Heart University
5151 Park Avenue
Fairfield, CT 06825
Educational Center for the Arts — Portfolio Day
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 & Thursday, October 31, 2019
1–4pm
Educational Center for the Arts
55 Audubon Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Hartford National Portfolio Day
Saturday, October 12, 2019
12–4pm
Hartford Art School
200 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
Aldrich Museum Portfolio Day
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
3–7pm
Aldrich Museum
258 Main Street
Ridgefield, CT 06877
District of Columbia
Washington D.C. National Portfolio Day
Saturday, November 2, 2019
1–5pm
George Mason University
4515 Patriot Circle
Fairfax, VA 22030
Florida
Miami National Portfolio Day
Saturday, January 25, 2020
11am–3pm
Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
245 Northeast 4th Street, 2nd Floor
Miami, FL 33132
Sarasota National Portfolio Day
Sunday, January 26, 2020
12–4pm
Ringling College of Art & Design
2700 N Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34234
Georgia
Atlanta National Portfolio Day
Saturday, September 14, 2019
12–4pm
Georgia World Congress Center
285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW
Atlanta, GA 30313
Illinois
Chicago National Portfolio Day
Sunday, October 20, 2019
10am–2pm
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
280 S. Columbus Dr.
Chicago, IL 60603
NACAC Performing & Visual Arts College Fair — Chicago
Thursday, October 24, 2019
7–9pm
The University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC Forum
725 W Roosevelt Rd
Chicago, IL 60608
Niles West Mini Portfolio Day
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
7:30am–3:30pm
Niles West High School
5701 W. Oakton Street
Skokie, IL 60077
Indiana
Indianapolis National Portfolio Day
Saturday, October 19, 2019
1–5pm
Herron School of Art + Design, IUPUI
735 W. New York St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Maine
UMaine Orono — NEACAC College Fair
Monday, September 23, 2019
6:30–8:30pm
University of Maine
New Balance Field House
8 Gym Drive
Orono, ME 04469
University of Southern Maine — NEACAC College Fair
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
6:30–8pm
Sullivan Gymnasium (Portland Campus)
66 Falmouth St
Portland, ME 04102
UMaine Orono — NEACAC College Fair
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
9–11am
University of Maine
New Balance Field House
8 Gym Drive
Orono, ME 04469
Maryland
Baltimore National Portfolio Day
Sunday, November 3, 2019
12–4pm
Maryland Institute College of Art
1300 W Mt Royal Ave
Baltimore, MD 21217
Massachusetts
Western New England University — NEACAC College Fair
Sunday, September 15, 2019
1–3pm
Western New England University
Alumni Healthful Living Center
1215 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Worcester State — NEACAC College Fair
Sunday, September 29, 2019
11am–1pm
Worcester State University
Wellness Center, Competition Gymnasium
486 Chandler St
Worcester, MA 01602
Berkshire Community College — NEACAC College Fair
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
9–11am
Berkshire Community College
Paterson Field House
1350 West Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Mount Wachusett Community College — NEACAC College Fair
Thursday, October 3, 2019
9–11am
Mount Wachusett Community College
Vietnam Veteran Memorial Fitness & Wellness Center, Gardner Campus
444 Green St
Gardner, MA 01440
Greenfield Community College Portfolio Day
Thursday, October 10, 2019
9am–1pm
Greenfield Community College
South Gallery, Art Department
1 College Drive
Greenfield, MA 01301
Cape Cod Community College Transfer Fair
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
10:30am–1pm
Cape Cod Community College
2240 Iyannough Road
West Barnstable, MA 02668
NACAC Performing & Visual Arts College Fair — Boston
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
6:30–8:30pm
Emmanuel College – Jean Yawkey Center
400 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
UMass Dartmouth — NEACAC College Fair
Sunday, September 22, 2019
12–2pm
UMass Dartmouth
Tripp Athletic Center
285 Old Westport Rd
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
Northern Essex Community College — NEACAC College Fair
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
6-8pm
Northern Essex Community College
Sport & Fitness Center
100 Elliott Street
Haverhill, MA 01830
Algonquin Regional High School College Fair
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
6–8pm
Algonquin Regional High School
79 Bartlett Street
Northborough, MA 01532
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School — College Fair
Thursday, October 3, 2019
5–7pm
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School
1050 Westminster Street
Westminster, MA 01473
Boston National Portfolio Day
Sunday, October 13, 2019
12–4pm
Hynes Convention Center
900 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02115
All Cape College Fair
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
3:30–5:30pm
Barnstable High School
744 W Main Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
Michigan
Detroit National Portfolio Day
Sunday, November 3, 2019
12–4pm
College for Creative Studies
A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education
460 W. Baltimore Street
Detroit, MI 48202-4087
Minnesota
Minneapolis National Portfolio Day
Sunday, October 6, 2019
12–4pm
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
2501 Stevens Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Perpich Portfolio Day
Monday, October 7, 2019
10:30am–3:30pm
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
2501 Stevens Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Missouri
Kansas City National Portfolio Day
Saturday, September 28, 2019
1–5pm
Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64111
St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley Portfolio Day
Monday, September 30, 2019
8am–5pm
Florissant Valley Community College
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
St. Louis National Portfolio Day
Sunday, September 29, 2019
12–4pm
Washington University
1 Brookings Dr
St. Louis, MO 63130
New Hampshire
Southern New Hampshire University — NEACAC College Fair
Thursday, September 26, 2019
9–11am
Southern New Hampshire University
Athletic Complex
2500 N. River Road
Hooksett, NH 03106
University New Hampshire — NEACAC College Fair
Monday, October 7, 2019
6–8pm
Lundholm Gymnasium Field House
145 Main Street
Durham, NH 03824
Great Bay Community College — College Fair
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
11:30–1pm
Great Bay Community College
320 Corporate Drive
Portsmouth, NH 03801
University New Hampshire — NEACAC College Fair
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
9–11am
Lundholm Gymnasium Field House
145 Main Street
Durham, NH 03824
New Jersey
Passaic County College Fair
Monday, September 16, 2019
6–8:30pm
William Paterson University
Recreation Center
300 Pompton Rd
Wayne, NJ 07470
Fort Lee High School College Fair
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
6–8:30pm
Fort Lee High School
3000 Lemoine Ave
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
New York
Long Island NACAC National College Fair
Sunday, September 15, 2019
11am–3pm
NYCB Live, Home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
1255 Hempstead Turnpike
Uniondale, NY 11553
New York City National Portfolio Day
Saturday, October 26, 2019
1–5pm
Jacobs Javits Convention Center
Hall 1C
655 W 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
Westchester Community College Portfolio Day
Thursday, November 7, 2019
4–7pm
Westchester Community College
75 Grasslands Road
Valhalla, NY 10595
NACAC Performing & Visual Arts College Fair — New York City
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
6:30–9pm
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 W 34th St
New York, NY 10001
Heckscher Museum Portfolio Day
Thursday, October 17, 2019
6–9pm
Heckscher Museum of Art
2 Prime Avenue
Huntington, NY 11743
Rochester National Portfolio Day
Sunday, November 3, 2019
12–4pm
Rochester Institute of Technology
One Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
The Art Effect — Hudson Valley Regional Portfolio Day
Friday, November 8, 2019
4–8pm
The Art Effect
45 Pershing Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Clarkstown High School North Visual Arts College Fair
Thursday, November 21, 2019
9am–12pm
Clarkstown High School North
151 Congers Road
New City, NY 10956
Ohio
Cincinnati National Portfolio Day
Saturday, November 16, 2019
12–4pm
Art Academy of Cincinnati
1212 Jackson S
Cincinnati, 45202
Cleveland National Portfolio Day
Sunday, November 17, 2019
12–4pm
Cleveland Institute of Art
11610 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44106
Ontario, Canada
Toronto National Portfolio Day
Saturday, November 2, 2019
12–4pm
OCAD University
100 McCaul Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 1W1
Oregon
Portland National Portfolio Day
Sunday, November 10, 2019
12–4pm
Pacific Northwest College of Art
511 NW Broadway
Portland, OR 97209
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia National Portfolio Day
Sunday, October 27, 2019
12–4pm
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Exhibit Hall E
1101 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Rhode Island
Check back soon for upcoming dates
Tennessee
Nashville National Portfolio Day
Saturday, September 14, 2019
11am–3pm
Watkins College of Art
2298 Rosa L Parks Blvd
Nashville, TN 37228
Memphis National Portfolio Day
Sunday, September 15, 2019
12–4pm
Memphis Brooks Musuem
1934 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104
Texas
Austin National Portfolio Day
Saturday, September 28, 2019
11am–3pm
JW Marriott Austin
110 E 2nd St
Austin, TX 78701
Dallas National Portfolio Day
Sunday, September 29, 2019
12–4pm
Hilton Anatole, Grand Ballroom
2201 North Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, TX 75207
Washington
Seattle National Portfolio Day
Saturday, November 9, 2019
11am–3pm
Cornish College of the Arts
1000 Lenora St
Seattle, WA 98121
Wisconsin
Milwaukee National Portfolio Day
Saturday, September 21, 2019
12–4pm
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
273 E Erie St
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Vermont
St. Michael’s — NEACAC College Fair
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
6:30–8:30pm
Saint Michael’s College
Tarrant Student Recreation Center
132 Campus Rd
Colchester, VT 05439
St. Michael’s — NEACAC College Fair
Thursday, September 19 2019
9–11am
Saint Michael’s College
Tarrant Student Recreation Center
132 Campus Rd
Colchester, VT 05439
Virginia
Richmond National Portfolio Day
Saturday, October 5, 2019
1–5pm
VCUarts Fine Arts Building
1000 West Broad St
Richmond, VA 23284