For more than 135 years, Maine College of Art (MECA) has been committed to educating artists for life. The MECA education is rooted in artistic excellence, creative entrepreneurship and civic engagement. Located in the heart of Portland, Maine’s thriving Downtown Arts District, it’s perfectly situated at the center of one of America’s most livable cities.

Maine College of Art is one of 42 private, nonprofit, degree-granting professional art colleges in the country. Founded in 1882, MECA awards the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in 11 studio majors. The student body is currently comprised of approximately 512 BFA, MFA and MAT degree students.  MECA’s interdisciplinary curriculum focuses on models of creative practice, ensuring that students will graduate with a solid understanding of how to most effectively use their passions, talents and education to make a living as a professional artist and designer. MECA believes that art and culture make communities better. It is committed to empowering a new generation of creative, problem-solving Artists at Work. MECA provides an incomparable, individualized foundation for a successful career in the arts.