Maine Art Schools and Colleges

Maine is the most northern state on the eastern side of the United States. It is bordered by Canada to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Its natural beauty, numerous liberal arts colleges, and small, welcoming communities make Maine a great place to pursue art studies and a career in the arts. Openings in art and design fields are generally on the increase from 2002-2012. Jobs in the fine arts, for example are expected to increase 10.1%. Graphic design will see a 17.5% increase; interior design a 15.5% increase, and photography jobs will increase 17.2%.

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Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Advertising (B), Animation (C,A,B,M), Apparel Design (A,B), CAD (A), Computer Design (C), Design, Design Management (B), Desktop Publishing (C), Digital Design (C,B), Drafting (A), Fashion Design (C,A,B), Fashion Merchandising (C,A), Film/Video (C,A,B,M), Game Design (C,A,B), Graphic Design (C,A,B,M), Industrial Design (A,B), Interior Design (C,A,B), Media Arts (B), Multimedia (C,A,B), Painting (B), Photography (C,A,B), Visual Communication (B), Web Site Design (C,A)

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Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Advertising (B), Design (B), Digital Design (C), Game Design (B), Graphic Design (A,B), Interactive Media (A,B), Interior Design (B), Web Site Design (C)

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Maine College of Art

97 Spring St
Portland, ME 04101, US
(800) 699-1509

www.meca.edu | admissions@meca.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Art Education (C,B), Art History (B), Book Arts, Ceramics (B), Computer Art/Design, Creative Writing, Drawing (B), Fibers/Textiles/Weaving, Film/Video, Fine Arts (M), Furniture Design (B), Glass, Graphic Design (B), Illustration (B), Interior Design, Jewelry (B), Liberal Arts (B), Media Arts (B), Metals (B), Painting (B), Photography (B), PrintMaking (B), Sculpture (B), Studio Art (M), Web Site Design, Wood (B)

Bates College, Department of Art

Olin Arts Center
75 Russell St.
Lewiston, ME 04240-6044, US
(207) 786-6135

www.bates.edu/ART.xml | eharwood@bates.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Architecture, Art History, Art-General (B), Ceramic Design, Ceramics, Digital Design, Drawing, Photography

Bowdoin College, Art Department

9300 College Station
Brunswick, ME 04011, US
(207) 725-3697    Fax: (207) 725-3996

academic.bowdoin.edu/art_visual/courses/index.shtml | dmedlen@bowdoin.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: 3D Design, Architectural Design, Architecture, Art History, Art-General (B), Design, Drawing, Painting, Photography, PrintMaking

Center for Furniture Craftsmanship

25 Mill Street
Rockport, ME 04856, US
(207) 594-5611    Fax: (207) 594-7511

www.woodschool.org | cfc@woodschool.org

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Crafts, Design, Furniture Design, Wood

Colby College, Art Department

4000 Mayflower Hill Drive
Waterville, ME 04901, US
(207) 872-3000 or (207) 872-3235    Fax: (207) 872-3555

www.colby.edu/art/ | vbplesch@colby.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Art History, Art-General, Drawing, Painting, Photography, PrintMaking, Sculpture, Studio Art

College of the Atlantic, Department of Art and Design

105 Eden Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609, US
(207) 288-5015 or (800) 528-0025    Fax: (207) 288-4126

www.coa.edu/academicprogram/artsdesign.html | inquiry@ecology.coa.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Art History, Art-General, Design, Drawing, Painting, Photography

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

PO Box 518
Deer Isle, ME 04627, US
(207) 348-2306    Fax: (207) 348-2307

www.haystack-mtn.org | haystack@haystack-mtn.org

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Ceramics, Crafts, Drawing, Fibers/Textiles/Weaving, Furniture Design, Glass, Graphic Design, Jewelry, Media Arts, Metals, Painting, PrintMaking, Wood

Maine Maritime Academy, Department of Arts and Sciences

Office of Admissions
Castine, ME 04420, US
(207) 326-2206

bell.mma.edu/~aands/ | mcegelsk@bell.mma.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Art-General, Drawing, Painting

Maine Photographic Workshops

P.O. Box 200, 2 Central Street
Rockport, ME 04856, US
(207) 236-8581 or (877) 577-7700    Fax: (207) 236-2558

www.theworkshops.com/ | info@theworkshops.com

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Film/Video, Photography

Mount Holyoke College, Department of Art

50 College Street
South Hadley, ME 01075, US
(413) 538-2200    Fax: (413) 538-2167

www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/art/ | art@mtholyoke.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Art History, Art-General (B), Drawing, Painting, PrintMaking, Sculpture, Studio Art

Mount Ida College, The Chamberlayne School of Design and Merchandising

777 Dedham Street
Newton Centre, ME 02459, US
(617) 928-4553    Fax: (617) 928-4760

www.mountida.edu/sp.cfm?pageid=320 | admissions@mountida.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Art-General, Fashion Design (B), Graphic Design (B), Interior Design

Portland Pottery Inc

118 Washington Avenue
Portland, ME 04104, US
(800) 539-4301

www.portlandpottery.com/ | supply@portlandpottery.com

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Art-General, Sculpture

Round Top Center for the Arts - Art Workshops

PO Box 1316, Business Rt. 1
Damariscotta, ME 04543, US
(207) 563-1507    Fax: (207) 563-6485

www.lincoln.midcoast.com/~rtca | rtca@lincoln.midcoast.com

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Ceramics, Crafts, Painting, PrintMaking

Spiral Arts, Inc.

156 High Street
Portland, ME 04101, US
(207) 775-1474    Fax: (207) 842-6317

www.spiralarts.org/

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Art-General, Painting, PrintMaking, Sculpture

The Boston Photo Collaborative- Photography School

67 Brookside Avenue
Jamaica Plain, ME 02130, US
(617) 524-7729    Fax: (617) 522-9891

www.bostonphoto.org/ | mail@bostonphoto.org

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Photography

University of Maine - Augusta, Department of Art

46 University Drive
Augusta, ME 04330-9410, US
(207) 621-3243    Fax: (207) 621-3293

www.uma.maine.edu/art/ | kareng@maine.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Art History, Art-General (A,B), Studio Art

University of Maine - Farmington, Art Program

Look House
238 Main Street
Farmington, ME 04938, US
(207) 778-7080    Fax: (207) 778-7083

www.umf.maine.edu/academics/majors.php?location=academics&major=ART | carlsen@maine.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Art History, Art-General (B), Design, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Sculpture

University of Maine - Fort Kent, Art Program

25 Pleasant St.
Fort Kent, ME 04743-1292, US
(207) 834-7500    Fax: (207) 834-7609

www.umfk.maine.edu/academics/programs/ | kindred@maine.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Art History, Art-General (B), Drawing

University of Maine - Orono, Art Department

Carnegie Hall
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469, US
(207) 581-3248    Fax: (207) 581-3276

www.ume.maine.edu/~artdep/ | OFSMITH@MAINE.EDU

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Art Education, Art History, Art-General (B), Studio Art

University of Maine - Presque Isle, Fine Art Department

181 Main Street
Presque Isle, ME 04769-2888, US
(207) 768-9400    Fax: (207) 768-9608

www.umpi.maine.edu/programs/artd/artd.htm | infoumpi@polaris.umpi.maine.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: 3D Design, Art History, Art-General (B), Design, Drawing, Fine Arts (B)

University of Maine, Department of Art

5712 Carnegie Hall
Orono, ME 04461, US
(207) 581-3245    Fax: (207) 581-3276

www.ume.maine.edu/~artdep/artdept/geninfo.html | um.art@umit.maine.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Art-General, Drawing, Painting

University of Southern Maine - Gorham, Art Department

37 College Ave.
Gorham, ME 04038, US
(800) 800-4876    Fax: (207) 780-5759

www.usm.maine.edu/art/ | deborah.loughlin@maine.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: 3D Design, Art Criticism, Art Education (B), Art History (B), Ceramics (B), Computer Art/Design, Design, Drawing (B), Fine Arts (B), Painting (B), Photography (B), PrintMaking (B), Sculpture (B)

University of Southern Maine - Media Studies

19 Chamberlain Avenue
Portland, ME 04103, US
(207) 780-5972    Fax: (207) 228-8269

www.usm.maine.edu/~ms/ | stowns@usm.maine.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Film/Video

University of Southern Maine - Portland, Art Department

228 Deering Ave.
Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104-9300, US
(207) 780 5460    Fax: (207) 780 5759

www.usm.maine.edu/art/ | Volland@usm.maine.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Art Education, Art History, Art-General (B), Design, Studio Art

WoodenBoat School

PO Box 78, Naskeag Rd.
Brooklin, ME 04616, US
(207) 359-4651    Fax: (207) 359-8920

www.woodenboat.com | rich@woodenboat.com

Courses and/or Programs Sample*: Wood