Down East Magazine celebrates 50 years of Salt Institute of Documentary Studies in its March issue Editor in Chief Brian Kevin sits down with Director Isaac Kestenbaum to reflect on Salt's past, and . . .
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Illustration Prof. Andrew DeGraff brings Maine College of Art & Design’s 140-year history to life on our Congress Street . . .
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Maine College of Art & Design presents MFA Thesis Exhibitions for the class of 2023 MFA students participate in two exhibitions, on view April 22 - 29, 2023 & May 12 - 20, . . .
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Maine College of Art & Design Welcomes New Trustees to Board Kathryn Yates Appointed Chair for the 2022-23 Academic Year PORTLAND, ME — September 20, 2022 — Maine College of . . .
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Maine College of Art & Design Announces 2023 Commencement Speaker Janet Echelman Honorary Degrees to be conferred to Echelman, David Feldman, and Cathy Claman PORTLAND, ME — April 19, 2023 . . .
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Across four floors of the Porteous, nearly 100 students spent the past weekend hanging and installing the impressive art and design featured in this year's BFA Exhibition. This year’s . . .
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Illustration Prof. Andrew DeGraff brings Maine College of Art & Design’s 140-year history to life on our Congress Street windows There’s something special about our Porteous Building entrance on . . .
Illustration major named #1 in the state We are very pleased to share that our Illustration major was recognized in the 2022 Animation Career Review rankings as the premier program in Maine […]
Maine College of Art & Design appoints two new full-time faculty members for the 2022-23 academic year Adam deGrandis ’05 to teach Animation & Game Art; Sarah Shaw joins Illustration […]
fter a nationwide search, Maine College of Art & Design (MECA&D) has appointed nationally acclaimed illustrator and long-time illustration educator Mary Anne Lloyd as Chair and Assistant Professor of . . .
Illustration Institute is excited to announce the launch of Faison Artist Residency.
Picture This... The Art and Workings of Illustration Institute is a MECA&D supported exhibition that shares the ideas, process, craft and art of seventeen local and national professional illustrators . . .
This year the Lupine Award honored the picture book Island Birthday by Matinicus Island author Eva Murray, illustrated by Peaks Island's Jamie Hogan and published by Tilbury House Publishers in Thomaston.
Lewis Rossignol will be receiving a $5,000 scholarship in addition to having his packaging on over 1 million bottles.
Mary Anne was one of the founders of the Illustration program at MECA&D, along with Scott Nash and Jamie Hogan. She has worked diligently the past ten years to create […]
Portland illustrator Scott Nash, along with Akimitsu Hogge and Wade Brainerd, developed a mobile app that allows users to share the full expressions of 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. The […]
The exhibit “The Storybook Waters of Illustrator Jamie Hogan” ran from July 1 - September 25, 2015 in the Children’s Room of the Portland Public Library’s Main Library where MECA&D Adjunct Assistant . . .
The Brick Store Museum’s exhibition, Visual Storytelling: Celebrating Maine Illustrators, opened Friday, March 20, 2015 in Kennebunk, ME. The exhibit not only displayed the history of illustration, but . . .
MECA&D graduate Hannah Rosengren recently worked with the environmental organization Greenpeace to promote their campaign about the Tongass National Forest. Rosengren created an important informational poster . . .
Illustration Program Chair and Assistant Professor Scott Nash recently designed the new PMA Family Guide for the Portland Museum of Art.
Illustration Professor and Department Chair Scott Nash published his first political cartoon for the non-profit liberal advocacy organization Common Cause. For this particular piece, which can be seen above, . . .