Course General Description

Make spectacular art that blends cutting-edge technology with centuries-old printmaking techniques. Grow your technical skills, develop your formal and material sensibilities, and study the history of print as a fine art form, a vehicle for vernacular culture, social dissent, and cultural identity. Printmaking majors at MECA master a physical process that demands patience, skill, and limitless experimentation. You’ll work with a wide range of materials, methods and alternative forms of print including installation, digital fabrication, fine art editions,collaborative projects, public art, and entrepreneurial endeavors.

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.