Issue # 4
& Magazine
Out Now: Issue # 4 Summer 2026
Creative intelligence drives new possibilities in art and design practice, as well as many other forms of problem-solving, world-building, and experimentation.
This issue of & Magazine offers a glimpse into how Maine College of Art & Design students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community members hone their creative intelligence to improve their work, address challenges, and shape our shared experiences.
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A Day in the Life
With Hannah Holt ’26
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Where Summer is Not a Verb
Cultivating & Sustaining Maine's Art Ecosystem
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Authentic Intelligence and Art & Design Education
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A Second Act
Margo Halverson on how creative practice evolves
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HeARTS of Pine
The power of sports and the arts to connect
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Seeing the World in Color
A conversation with Alina Gallo MFA ’08
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Laura Freid, President
Beth Elicker, Executive Vice President
Ian Anderson, Vice President of Academic Affairs & Dean of the College
Laura Retherford, Vice President of Development
EDITOR
Leah Brooks, Director of Marketing & Communications
DESIGN
Claire Christensen ’23, Graphic Designer
COVER
Hannah Holt ’26, Untitled (1 of 4), 2025. Canvas, spray foam, spackle, modeling paste, acrylic paint, and glitter. 8 x 10"
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Abigail Wark, Chair
Diane Garthwaite, Vice Chair
Nathan Aranson
Daniel Bailin
John Beliveau
Michael Boyson
C. P. (Sandy) Butterfield
Jordan A. Carey ’19
Jeana Cho
Jennie Coyne
Stacey Dietsch
Deborah H. Dluhy
Kerem Durdag
Edward Friedman ’08, Hon. DFA ’22
Kathryn Knight-Wise
Meredith Koerner P ’16
Sue Lambe
Roberta March MFA ’21
Marianna Pierce
Susan A. Rogers
Gimbala Sankare
Jenny Scheu
Kristin Kellogg Valdmanis
Brit Vitalius
Kathryn Yates
EMERITUS TRUSTEES
Joan L. Amory
Jane G. Briggs
Daniel N. Crewe, Hon DFA ’21
Alison Hildreth '76, Hon. DFA ’17
Betsy Evans Hunt, Hon. DFA ’13
Candace Pilk Karu, Hon. DFA ’13
Paula Crane Lunder, Hon. DFA ’17
Deborah Spring Reed