The Maine College of Art, or MECA, is a fully accredited, degree-granting art college in the city of Portland, Maine.
Established in 1882 as an educational component to the Portland Society of Art, MECA is now a vital cultural and economic force in the city of Portland. Its restoration of historic Congress Street buildings as its primary facilities helped save the downtown area from a severe economic decline, brought on by the growth of indoor shopping facilities such as the nearby Maine Mall. Prior to renaming itself Maine College of Art in the 1990s it was known as the Portland School of Fine and Applied Art and Portland School of Art.
porteousbuilding.jpg|right|right|thumb|271px|Porteous, Mitchell & Braun Block
522 Congress Street, Beaux-Arts Classicism, 1904.
Rich with sculptural detail, the Porteous, Mitchell & Braun Building is a handsome commercial example of Beaux-Arts Classicism. Cherub heads enliven the capitals of the main Composite order pilasters and the shorter Ionic pilasters above the wide rondels with crests and the garlands on the upper stories, and the leafy brackets of the cornice. All are carved in limestone. George Burnham was the architect.]]

Maine College of Art - Located in Portland. Offers BFA and MFA programs with disciplines in ceramics, graphic design, metalsmithing, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture.
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