[insert title here]: 2026 BFA Thesis Exhibition
On view: May 1–15, 2026
The Maine College of Art & Design 2026 BFA Thesis Exhibition, [insert title here], brings together the work of 86 seniors. This exhibition will encompass the Underground, First, Second, and Third Floors of MECA&D's Porteous building. In addition, there will be a showcase of work by graduating Animation & Game Art majors located in the Underground level of the building.
The 2026 BFA Thesis Exhibition will be open to the public for the First Friday Art Walk on May 1, from 5:00–8:00pm.
When is a work truly finished? [insert title here] presents an exhibition of eighty-six artists from all eleven majors at Maine College of Art & Design. Representing the culmination of years of dedication, exploration, and skill-building, these installations also mark the beginning of each artist’s path forward.
The interdisciplinary pursuits of the Class of 2026 reflect a broader refusal of fixed definition– an insistence on becoming known through freedom of expression rather than explicit naming. In this way, each body of work resists closure, instead embracing ambiguity, transformation, and possibility.
Ultimately, [insert title here] suggests that an artistic practice is never truly complete, but is forever a work in progress.