Maine College of Art & Design

Maine College of Art & Design
	The Porteous Building, a 1904 beaux arts style building.
Former name	Maine College of Art; Portland School of Art;
Type	Private art school
Established	1882; 143 years ago
Accreditation	NECHE
Academic affiliation	AICAD
Endowment	$15.4 million (2021)
President	Laura Freid
Academic staff	26 Full-time; 65 Part-time
Administrative staff	84
Students	511
Undergraduates	458
Postgraduates	53
Address	522 Congress Street, Portland, Maine, United States; 43°39′20″N 70°15′39″W / 43.655670°N 70.260730°W
Campus	Urban
Website	meca.edu

Maine College of Art & Design (MECA&D) is a private art school in Portland, Maine. Founded in 1882, Maine College of Art & Design is the oldest arts educational institution in Maine. Roughly 32% of MECA&D students are from Maine.^[4] The college is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.^[5] In August 2021, the instititution formerly named Maine College of Art changed its name to Maine College of Art & Design to reflect the school's emphasis on design.^[6]

Campus

Maine College of Art & Design’s central academic building resides on Congress Street. This building, the Porteous Building, was renovated in the late 1990s to suit the school’s needs.^[7] With 125,000 square feet (11,600 m²) of space, this former department store is now a six-floor vertical campus. The school also has space in 380 Cumberland on Cumberland Avenue, including drawing studios, academic classrooms, and MFA studios.

Organization and administration

MECA&D is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD),^[3] a consortium of thirty-six art schools in the United States.

Academics

MECA&D offers Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art (MFA), and Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degrees. MECA&D acquired the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in 2016.^[8] It offers the a Graduate Certificate in Documentary Studies and continuing studies programs.

References

^ "Maine College of Art". IPEDS Data Center. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
^ "Office of the President". Maine College of Art. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Mane College of Art". AICAD. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "By the #'s". Maine College of Art. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
^ "Maine College of Art". NECHE. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
^ Bousquet, Carol (24 August 2021). "Maine College Of Art Announces Name Change And Planned Expansion". Maine Public.
^ "Porteous Building". Greater Portland Landmarks. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
^ "Maine College of Art Announces Acquisition of Salt Institute of Documentary Studies". Maine College of Art. Retrieved 2020-03-29.

External links

Official website

Media related to Maine College of Art at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Maine College of Art". IPEDS Data Center. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

[2] "Office of the President". Maine College of Art. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[AICAD-3] "Mane College of Art". AICAD. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[numbers-4] "By the #'s". Maine College of Art. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[5] "Maine College of Art". NECHE. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

[6] Bousquet, Carol (24 August 2021). "Maine College Of Art Announces Name Change And Planned Expansion". Maine Public.

[7] "Porteous Building". Greater Portland Landmarks. Retrieved 2017-01-19.

[8] "Maine College of Art Announces Acquisition of Salt Institute of Documentary Studies". Maine College of Art. Retrieved 2020-03-29.

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