news & events : meca in the news

Our faculty, staff, students and alums are always making the news. Below you will find links to news articles about the MECA community.

Profile: Alum Francine Schrock

Maine Sunday Telegram, July 2010

Review: Meticulous Ferment at ICA at MECA

Portland Phoenix, June 2010

Review: Meticulous Ferment at ICA at MECA

Maine Sunday Telegram, June 2010

Alum Documents Portland Waterfront

Working Waterfront, June 2010

Profile: Alum and Trustee Andres Verzosa

Down East Magazine, June 2010

Profile: Alum Ahmed Alsoudani

Maine Sunday Telegram, May 2010

ICA at MECA Named Best Art Gallery

Portland Phoenix, May 2010

MECAmorphosis on the Society Page

Maine Sunday Telegram, May 2010

MECAmorphosis: Five Floor Party a Success

Portland Press Herald, May 2010

MECAmorphosis Celebrates a Completed Vision for Porteous Building

Maine Sunday Telegram, May 2010

Alum Nicola Manganello Designs a New Line for Garnet Hill

Garnethill.com, May 2010

Profile: MFA Alum Randy Regier

Maine Magazine, April 2010

Matt Moore '06: Exhibiting Worldwide, Calling Maine Home

Maine Sunday Telegram, April 2010

Review of Lauren Fensterstock, ICA Director, in Boston Globe

Boston Globe, April 2010

MECA and Museum of African Culture Host Spring Parade

Portland Press Herald, April 2010

MECA Appoints New President

Portland Press Herald, March 2010

Alum Design Featured in Dwell

Dwell, March 2010

MECA Grads Launch iPhone Application Business

MaineBiz, March 2010

Art Teacher Certification Program Gets Praise from the State

Maine Department of Education, February 2010

MECA Painting Faculty Meg Brown Payson at the Chapel Arts Center

Yankee Magazine, March 2010

MECA Painting Faculty Meg Brown Payson at Portsmouth Museum of Art

Yankee Magazine, February 2010

MECA Painting Faculty Gail Spaien at Miller Block Gallery

Boston Globe, February 2010

ICA Director Lauren Fensterstock Wins Best Curator Award

"Twilight" at ICA earns Fensterstock a New England Art Award

New England Journal of Aesthetic Research, February 2010

Randy Regier MFA '07 Wins Praise for DeCordova and Waterville exhibitions

"Randy Regier (MFA '07), has installed one of the coolest, most eye-catching flying machines never to have existed."Boston Globe, January 2010

"Portland artist Randy Regier's work is just beginning to be known, but he may be one of the best sculptors in the country." Providence Phoenix, January 2010

Regier's latest installation is a faux toystore in Waterville. Portland Press Herald, January 2010

Alum Sasha Eisele Hiread as Creative Economy Coordinator for Arts Alliance

Artist to assist in development of creative centers in New Hampshire

NH.com, December 2009

Exploring the Dark Side of Adornment with Alum Molly Vogel

Metalsmithing & Jewelry alum Molly Vogel explains her influences and her process

Models & Moguls, December 2009

Final Studio Moves into Porteous Building

With the move of the Photography Department from the Baxter Building to the Porteous Building, all 10 studio departments are now under one roof.

Maine Sunday Telegram, December 2009

Former MECA Student Designs "The Fantastic Mr. Fox"

An interview with Nelson Lowry (attended) '88, the production designer for the movie "The Fantastic Mr. Fox".

New York Times, October 2009

Faculty Member Christina Bechstein Brings Leadership Skills to Classroom

An interview with Sculpture faculty member Christina Bechstein, an alum of the Institute for Civic Leadership

Institute for Civic Leadership, December 2009

Ceramics Alum Featured in Ceramics Monthly

An interview with Matthew McGovern '07 about his studio practice and business.

Ceramics Monthly, December 2009

Faculty Exhibition at ICA at MECA

A Maine Sunday Telegram review of the 2009 MECA Faculty Exhibition at ICA at MECA [LINK]

A Portland Phoeinx review of the 2009 MECA Faculty Exhibition at ICA at MECA [LINK]

Alum Commissioned for Public Art Project

Alum Joe Kievitt '93 creates tile mosaic for Collins Center for the Arts.

MECA Faculty and Staff Receive Fellowship Awards

ICA at MECA Director and MECA Faculty Member Receive Maine Arts Commission Fellowships

Maine Arts Commission, September 2009

MECA Alum Solo Exhibition at Emory and Henry College

Alum Vivian Beer, sculpture graduate, receives a solo exhibition at Emory and Henry College.
Tri-Cities.com, September 2009

Photography Students Collaborate with Literacy Volunteers of Maine

Student and alumni from the MECA Photography department partnered with Literacy Volunteers to Maine to create portaits of Maine people affected by literacy.

MaineBusiness.com, September 2009

MECA Faculty Noted for Pushing Boundaries

Feature article about installation work by faculty members Ian Anderson and Ling-Wen Tsai.

Portland Magazine, September 2009

Ahmed Alsoudani '05

U.S. News & World Report, March 26, 2008 [LINK]

Art + Auction, November 1, 2008 [LINK][PDF]

Portland makes Kiplinger's list of "Best Cities for Mid-Level Professionals"

The magazine calls MECA a "weighty anchor for the development of the arts community."

Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, June 2007

MECA Revitalizes Portland Downtown

The College is credited with the revitalizing the city's downtown. MECA serves as the anchor of the arts district.

USA Today, January 8, 2007

Congress Street's New Vitality

The city's arts district is artistically anchored by MECA

Portland Press Herald, October 16, 2006

Altered Book Available Nationwide
Check out works of art using your public library card
New York Times, April 23, 2006

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