COLLECT: Summer Art Sale 2017
Maine College of Art Invites Collectors and Appreciators to Summer Art Sale from June 29 - July 1 at MECA’s ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art) Featuring the original works of students, faculty, staff, . . .
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2017 Maine Startup & Create Week Hosted at MECA
Celebrate entrepreneurship, cultivate creativity, and drive high-impact innovation at Maine Startup & Create Week, June 19-23, 2017. At Maine College of Art, the art of creative entrepreneurship is one of . . .
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MECA Student Named Winner in Spring Into Something National Sweepstakes
Portland, ME – Natalia Lefebvre, a student at the Maine College of Art, was recently selected as one of four lucky winners in Sodexo’s SPRING INTO SOMETHING NEW National Prize Sweep-stakes and will have a . . .
MECA Hosts Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Band 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion
MECA Presents: An Evening of Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Discussion When: Thursday June 1st at 7pm Where: Osher Hall at MECA What: Co-hosted by Mark Curdo and Steve Drown A panel . . .
2017 MECA Awards & Recognitions
Educator Services Awards Five Years of Service Michael Connor • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Illustration Adam deGrandis • Adjunct Assistant Professor in Digital Media Samantha Haedrich . . .
Meg Hahn ’17, Baxter Koziol ’17, and Tessa O’Brien MFA ’16 Named as Joseph A. Fiore Painting Prize Finalists
The finalists will be given a juried exhibition and cash award at the Joseph A. Fiore Galleries at the Firehouse Center in Damariscotta, Maine this summer.
MECA Graphic Design Students Sweep Broderson’s Student Awards
Congratulations to Erin Ryan-Buchanan (Gold), Kirk Simpson (Silver), Ozlenen Ozbicerler (Bronze), Tyler Eldrige, and Mackenzie Mangosing on their awards!
VICE Features Work and Writing by MECA Alumni & Faculty
In Maine profile, VICE highlights work by Jenna Crowder (BFA '09), Edwige Charlot (BFA '10), Faculty Hilary Irons, and Artist-in-Residence Ayumi Horie.
Emma Wolfsohn ’17 receives the 2017 Pickwick Independent Press Fellowship
The fellowship provides the fellow with an opportunity to develop both their fine art and client-based portfolios and broaden their artistic network.
ICA at MECA Invites you to VRAGE: A Three Day Virtual Reality Art Gallery Experience (4.26 through 4.28)
Portland, Maine – The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art (ICA at MECA) is pleased to announce VRAGE developed and designed by University of Southern Maine (USM) student Justin O’Malley . . .
Maia Snow ’13 & Meg Hahn ’17 Selected for Monhegan Artists’ Residencies
Monhegan Artists’ Residency supports the creative growth of dedicated Maine artists by providing them time and space to work free of interruption.
Baxter Koziol ’17 Accepted into the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
Baxter is one of 65 participants chosen to attend this intensive nine-week summer residency program from a pool of 2,000 applicants.
Lily Yeh Announced As 2017 Commencement Speaker
Internationally Celebrated Artist and Founder of Barefoot Artists Lily Yeh to Address New MECA Grads; Honorary Degrees Granted to Lily Yeh, Alison Hildreth, and Peter and Paula Lunder [caption . . .
2017 Professional Development Grant Awardees Announced
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2017 Professional Development and Entrepreneurship Grants. These grants help BFA, MFA, and MAT students advance their studio and professional skills by accessing . . .
‘American Genre: Contemporary Painting” to Come to ICA at MECA
The ICA at Maine College of Art is free and open to the public. Wednesday–Sunday 11:00am–5:00pm, Thursday 11:00am–7:00pm, and First Fridays 11:00am–8:00pm. American Genre: Contemporary . . .
Jamra Patel Featured in HOW Magazine for Their Non-Latin Scripts
Mark Jamra, Professor of Graphic Design, and co-founder of Jamra Patel, can be found in an article on international type design in the Spring 2017 issue of HOW Magazine. The article by Jason Tselentis takes a . . .
Annie Avilés Chosen to Lead Salt Institute for Documentary Studies at Maine College of Art
Award-winning radio-maker, writer and editor is a longtime contributor to Harper’s Magazine, National Public Radio, Radio Ambulante, Virginia Quarterly Review, The World, and others. Maine College of Art . . .
2017 Merit Competition Winners
Join us in congratulating all of the participants in the 2017 Merit Scholarship Competition this year! This year's show is a strong reflection of the breadth of work being created in each department of the . . .
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