Maine College of Art

Short description: Private art college in Portland, Maine

Maine College of Art & Design

Former name

* Maine College of Art
* Portland School of Art

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Type| Private not-for-profit
Established| 1882 (1882)

Academic affiliation

| AICAD
Endowment| $8.1 million (2018)[1]
President| Laura Freid[2]

Academic staff

| 26 Full-time
65 Part-time[3]

Administrative staff

| 84
Students| 511[4]
Undergraduates| 458
Postgraduates| 53
Location|

Portland

Maine

United States

[ ⚑ ] : 43°39′20″N 70°15′39″W﻿ / ﻿43.655670°N 70.260730°W﻿ / 43.655670; -70.260730
Campus| Urban
|u}}rs|  Orange and Gray[5]
Website| meca.edu

Maine College of Art & Design (MECA&D) is a private art college 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.[6]

## Contents

* 1 Campus
* 2 Organization and administration
* 3 Academics
* 4 References
* 5 External links
* 6 External links

## 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 only 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 five-floor vertical campus.

## 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 Style Guide". https://www.meca.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MECA_StyleGuide_2018.pdf.
6. ↑ "Maine College of Art". https://www.neche.org/institution/maine-college-of-art/.
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/.

## External links

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