Organization:Maine College of Art & Design

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Short description: Private art college in Portland, Maine
Maine College of Art & Design
Former name
  • Maine College of Art
  • Portland School of Art
TypePrivate art school
Established1882; 142 years ago (1882)
Academic affiliation
AICAD
Endowment$15.4 million (2021)[1]
PresidentLaura Freid[2]
Academic staff
26 Full-time
65 Part-time[3]
Administrative staff
84
Students511[4]
Undergraduates458
Postgraduates53
Address
522 Congress Street
,
Portland
,
Maine
,
United States

[ ⚑ ] : 43°39′20″N 70°15′39″W / 43.655670°N 70.260730°W / 43.655670; -70.260730
CampusUrban
Websitemeca.edu
MECA, Maine College of Art

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

The historic Porteous Building, a 1904 beaux arts style building, houses Maine College of Art & Design's classrooms, libraries and galleries.

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

  1. ↑ "Maine College of Art". https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/Facsimile.aspx?unitid=161509. 
  2. ↑ "Office of the President". https://www.meca.edu/about/office-of-the-president/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mane College of Art". https://www.aicad.org/schools/maine-college-of-art/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "By the #'s". https://www.meca.edu/about/meca-at-a-glance/by-the-numbers/. 
  5. ↑ "Maine College of Art". https://www.neche.org/institution/maine-college-of-art/. 
  6. ↑ Bousquet, Carol (24 August 2021). "Maine College Of Art Announces Name Change And Planned Expansion" (in en). Maine Public. https://www.mainepublic.org/news/2021-08-24/maine-college-of-art-announces-name-change-and-planned-expansion. 
  7. ↑ "Porteous Building" (in en-US). http://www.portlandlandmarks.org/meca/. 
  8. ↑ "Maine College of Art Announces Acquisition of Salt Institute of Documentary Studies". Maine College of Art. https://www.meca.edu/article/salt/. 

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