Priority application deadline: February 6, 2016
Maine College of Art
522 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101
Drawn by its rugged beauty and reputation for fierce individualism, artists have long favored Maine as a place of retreat and focus. MECA’s Full Residency MFA is for graduate candidates who want to relocate to Portland, Maine, with 24/7 access to 200,000 square feet of state-of-the-art facilities in painting, printmaking, sculpture, metals, wood, ceramics, fashion and textiles, photography, digital media, sound, and expanded practices. Full Residency students work on campus year-round and undertake the responsibilities of being a teaching assistant for four terms. Our two-year, trimester structure emphasizes the intersection of studio production, individual research, critical analysis, and travel to inspiring and important cultural sites. Built on a rigorous curriculum and an exceptional commitment to one-on-one student mentoring by distinguished faculty, visiting artists, critics, and curators, MECA’s MFA program offers a dynamic and supportive learning environment for artists who want to define and pursue a sustainable and attainable vision for their own art practice. Starting with the first eight-week summer intensive in Maine and culminating with the May Thesis Residency, students experience an individualized education and focus on becoming inventive, skilled, engaged makers in local communities and in the world.
Applications currently being accepted. Full tuition scholarship available.