Type Private Art School President Don Tuski Postgraduates 34 Acceptance rate 97.3% (2014) Phone +1 207-775-3052 | Established 1882 Undergraduates 436 Undergraduate tuition and fees 32,192 USD (2016) Total enrollment 470 (2016) | |
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Motto Educate artists for life. Address 522 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101, USA Profiles | ||
Maine college of art portland maine
The Maine College of Art (MECA) is a fully accredited, degree-granting art college located in the Arts District of Portland, Maine. Founded in 1882, the Maine College of Art is the oldest arts educational institution in Maine. In addition to offering a Bachelor in Fine Arts, Masters of Arts in Teaching, Master of Fine Arts, and a Salt Graduate Certificate in Documentary Studies, the school has a Continuing Studies Program for adults and youths. MECA is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD), a consortium of thirty-six leading art schools in the United States, and is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. (NASAD).
Contents
- Maine college of art portland maine
- Maine college of art home
- Location
- Academic programs
- Facts about Maine College of Art
- The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art
- Visiting artists
- Alumni
- References
Maine college of art home
Location
Maine College of Art's renovation of the Porteous Building in the late 1990s was the beginning of the transformation of Congress Street into the Arts District. Offering one undergraduate and three graduate programs, as well as Continuing Studies, the College has become the largest employer of visual artists in the state. With 125,000 square feet (11,600 m2) of space, this former department store is now a five-floor vertical campus.[2]
Academic programs
Undergraduate Program
The four-year professional Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree is awarded in 11 studio disciplines: Ceramics, Graphic Design, Illustration, Metalsmithing & Jewelry, Digital Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textile & Fashion Design, and Woodworking & Furniture Design. Five minors are available in Art History, Public Engagement, Art & Music, Writing, and Drawing. Public Engagement has become integrated throughout the curriculum, with all first-year students required to participate in a First-Year Initiative (FY-In) class with a selected community partner.
Students have access to studio spaces, individual studio spaces as majors (juniors and seniors), and a 10:1 student ratio. Each student is given a key to the building.
Master of Fine Arts Graduate Program
The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at MECA, an accredited, full-time, program, provides options to artists in various phases of their career. The full-time program allows students to complete four semesters of coursework and studio requirements off-campus, requiring two intensive summer semesters in Maine. Students are supported by a cross-disciplinary curriculum and a core, visiting, and advisory faculty.
Master of Arts in Teaching Graduate Program
The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program is an accredited, full-time, 10-month residency, which educates students in educational practices and an exploration of artistic development. Upon completion the program and after passing the Praxis exams, students are eligible to be certified art educators in Maine and 40 other states.
Salt Graduate Certificate of Documentary Studies
The Salt Graduate Certificate of Documentary Studies is an accredited, 15-week program, which educates students in media arts. There are currently four tracks of study: Radio, Short Documentary Film, Photography, and Writing.
Maine College of Art acquired Salt Institute of Documentary Studies in the spring of 2016.
Continuing Studies Program
The Continuing Studies Program at the Maine College of Art offers open-enrollment courses for adults, youth, and children. Adult Continuing Studies courses and classes for young artists are offered in fall, winter/spring and summer semesters. The summer three-week Pre-College intensive provides high school students with an opportunity to explore pursuing degrees in art and design.
Facts about Maine College of Art
The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art
The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) at MECA offers a diverse range of educational experiences while agitating discussions about the nature, meaning, and parameters of art, as well as hosting exhibitions, events, and perspectives that might not otherwise be represented at the College, in Portland, or in Maine.
Recent exhibits include:
Visiting artists
MECA’s Master of Fine Arts Program brings a national and international roster of visiting artists, curators, and scholars, to Portland, Maine to deliver public lectures, attend critiques, and conduct studio visits with graduate candidates during their week-long visits.
Recent visiting artists include Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief of Hyperallergic; Seth Goldenberg MFA ’05, founder of the Epic Decade; sculptor Huma Bhabha; photographer Lori Nix; sculptor Keith Edmier; performance artist Ann Hirsch; and artist Jim Shaw.
Alumni
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MFA: