Posts from — November 2009

Maine College of Art’s MFA program is travelling to Portland, Oregon and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in December. We warmly invite you to an impromptu, informal evening soirée (in a hotel room!) with current & prospective students, alumni, former faculty, and friends…

The MARK SPENCER HOTEL

409 SW 11th Avenue, Portland

Monday, December 7th 8:00-10:00 p.m.
ROOM #305

BEST WESTERN Independence Park Inn
Ro0m #308


235 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia

Thursday, December 10th 8:00-10:00 p.m.
ROOM TBA.



RSVP for the room numbers… rduclos@meca.edu

Photo: Alisha Gould, MFA summer garden party 2009

H2O: Film on Water Redux
Cynthia Reeves | New York, NY
November 19th – December 23rd, Reception: Nov. 19th, 6 – 8 pm

H2O: Film on Water Redux, an edited version of the celebrated Great River Arts project, H2O: Film on Water, comes to CYNTHIA-REEVES on November 19th. The exhibition runs through December 23rd.*

H2O: Film on Water is a mixed media exhibition, which was on view at four venues throughout the Connecticut River Valley, August 7th – November 7th. The exhibition originally included a diverse group of mixed media artworks from over 65 artists, and placed a focus on the Connecticut River Valley and its attendant waterways. At the core of the show were curated artworks from emerging and established artists, such as Mike and Doug Starn, Amy Globus, Clare Langan and Peter Brooke, augmented by 40 juried video art projects selected through a juried competition.

H2O: Film on Water Redux includes video art projects by Magdalena Fernandez, Amy Globus, Jenn Moller and Clare Langan; photographs by Doug and Mike Starn, and Daniel Wheeler; paintings by Peter Brooke, and site-based installations by Beth Galston and Avy Claire.

While the location shifts to New York City and the Hudson River, the show’s raison d’etre remains unchanged– to utilize artwork’s inherent emotional content as a catalyst to bring awareness to world water issues–art as a transformative agent. The theme is timely one, given the current focus on identifying climatic change and its effect on our lives, and on those throughout the world who struggle to access potable water.

For this exhibition and H2O: Film on Water Redux, Great River Arts and CYNTHIA-REEVES partners with Water for People, a non-profit organization that develops locally sustainable drinking water and sanitation facilities in developing countries throughout the world. We invite you to an event hosted by Water for People on December 3, 6 – 8 pm where their representatives will discuss the organization’s mission and their approach to bringing solutions to developing communities.

Kunsthalle: Deutschland nach Portland
Gallery Homeland | Portland, OR
November 6th – November 29th

Featuring: Wolfgang Fütterer, Sanna-Lisa Gesang-Gottowt, Terrell James, Bo Joseph, Marte Kiessling, Sandra Preston, Per Schumann, Ole Ukena and Malte Zacharias

Taken directly from the community surrounding galleryHOMELAND and The EAST/WEST Project Berlin, Kunsthalle: Deutschland nach Portland presents a core sample or “bodenprobe” of the state of the arts in Berlin, Germany. The exhibition features the work of nine contemporary artists, either currently living in Berlin or having done so are now living in Portland, that have been impacted by the vibrant arts community in Berlin. Filmmakers, photographers, painters, and installation artists, many with a hand in multiple mediums, this selection of artists represents the diversity of art and art making practices emanating from a city positively buzzing with a critical mass of creativity, opportunity and cultural exchange.

Sandra Preston, MFA ’08

MECA MFA will be attending the Chicago Graduate Portfolio Reviews on Sunday November 8th. Drop by and see us!

Location: School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Time: Sunday, Nov 8, 2009 noon-4 p.m.