Course General Description

Majoring in Illustration at MECA is an intimate and intensive course of study that combines artistic rigor with real work experience. Majors in the Illustration Program at MECA benefit from a low student to faculty ratio and guidance of award-winning professionals in the field. This makes for an intimate and intensive course of study that combines artistic rigor with real work experience. The course's professors are distinguished professional illustrators and artists who bring their daily practice of business, craft, and aesthetics to their teaching. As an Illustration major, you will develop technical abilities solidly rooted in drawing skills. From this base, you will learn to invent concepts, think critically, and develop a unique and personal style. In addition, you will study illustration history, theory, and professional practices: the business of illustration.

School General Description

Located in the heart of the Portland Arts District, Maine College of Art offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts, a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art, a Master of Arts in Teaching, a Salt Graduate Certificate in Documentary Studies, as well as Continuing Studies for adults and youths, including a Pre-College intensive for high school students. The College has transformed a former department store into the main campus building with vibrant classrooms and studios that are open 24/7. Also located in the Porteous Building, the Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA serves a critical regional role in its commitment to presenting contemporary, provocative work by living artists from Maine and around the globe. The Joanne Waxman Library is one of the largest independent libraries in Northern New England.