MECA News

Maine College of Art has appointed Rachel Somerville, Ed.D., to the faculty of the Master of Arts in Teaching program.

Maine College of Art (MECA) has appointed Nikki Rayburn '11 Interim Director of Exhibitions at MECA.

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

The Drawing Collective is comprised of 30 artists from eleven countries who all share the practice of abstract drawing.

For Immediate Release - November 27, 2018 Media Contact: Sue McGovern, ​smcgovern@meca.edu, 781.315.3400 Maine College of Art Receives $3 Million from the Lunder Foundation Gift supports College’s . . .

A tasting of the dishes in the videos will follow from 5–7pm. On hand will be the immigrant women who participated in the project - a partnership of the In Her Presence non-profit and MECA - and the MECA . . .

Featuring a giant floating moon beast, little warriors, windmills, lobsters, futuristic vehicles, hamsters, and a virtual reality game scene, Maine College of Art’s new show reel celebrates Animation & Game . . .

Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks & Pathways opens Friday, October 5th at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) at Maine College of Art (MECA) in Portland, Maine.

Maine is set to become one of America’s most outspoken voices on immigration this month as a collaboration between artists and community groups launches a statewide initiative to change the conversation . . .

Lillian Byrne Heyward '07, who earned her BFA in Graphic Design at MECA, designed the billboards for the movie Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, a 2017 crime drama that was written, directed, and . . .

Maine College of Art donor Fred Thompson and his grandson Milan Pejic both took classes through MECA’s Continuing Studies program in the summer of 2018. Milan took a Digital Photography class and Fred took . . .

The fellowship will support the work of students from underrepresented communities who have been accepted into the fifteen-week Salt Graduate Certificate Program in Documentary Studies at MECA.

MECA Announces Curator Raechell Smith as Visiting Artist Guest Lecturer on Monday, July 30th

Animation artist Adam Fisher, known for his work on films such as Coraline, The Boxtrolls and Paranorman, joins faculty Portland, Maine –  In recognition of the digital revolution impacting every aspect . . .

Laura Freid, President of Maine College of Art (MECA), has announced Matthew Goetting as the new Vice President of Institutional Advancement. In his new role, Goetting will lead MECA’s development, marketing . . .

fter a nationwide search, Maine College of Art (MECA) has appointed nationally acclaimed illustrator and long-time illustration educator Mary Anne Lloyd as Chair and Assistant Professor of Illustration.

Dedicated to using music and art as a gateway to learning, the Bob Crewe Gallery at Maine College of Art (MECA) is exhibiting “Tim Bavington: Rock & Roll Abstraction” July 13 through October 19. The pieces . . .

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