Impact On Portland
Maine College of Art's renovation of the landmark Porteous Building in the late 1990s was the beginning of the transformation of Congress Street into the now thriving Arts District. New classrooms and studios feature panoramic views of Casco Bay. With four academic programs (undergraduate, graduate, post-baccalaureate and continuing studies) the college has become the largest employer of visual artists in the state. The College recently consolidated all academic and studio functions to a single location within the Porteous building. With 125,000 square feet (11,600 m2) of space, this former department store is now a five-floor vertical campus.
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