Maine Media's MFA degree program was rated in the top 100 fine art graduate schools in U.S. World & News Report
Maine Media College offers you an unparalleled opportunity to develop mentoring
relationships over an extended period of time to dive in deeply and take your work
to new levels.
For over four decades Maine Media Workshops has evolved to become recognized as one of the world’s leading centers for filmmaking, photography studies, design, writing, and book arts. Our MFA program was recently named to the top 100 fine art graduate schools by US World & News Report.
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN YOUR ART
Our inter-disciplinary certificate and degree programs are intensive, immersive, innovative, and hands-on. You’ll learn by doing, by making films, images, installations and books. You’ll work closely with mentors who are masters in their mediums and forge lifelong ties with a highly supportive community of artists.
Immerse yourself in the rich learning environment of a community dedicated to your success. You’ll learn all there is to know about storytelling by exploring classical, new and emerging platforms. Most importantly, you’ll leave us personally and professionally transformed, armed with the skills and confidence to take risks and pursue your chosen path in the field of media arts.
Maine Media’s professional programs alumni have forged careers as fine artists, photojournalists, filmmakers, teachers, and more. Maine Media film workshop alumni are among the recipients of Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Documentary Feature.
The college programs at Maine Media are for artists interested in engaging in an intense educational experience in the media arts fields of photography, filmmaking and multimedia. Each of our certificate and degree programs have their own requirements for entry, yet all of them seek to enroll students who are motivated to produce high-quality creative work under the guidance of experienced faculty mentors and eager to participate in an intimate and supportive community of artists.
Each year we are joined by master photographers and an expanding group of filmmakers who take time out from their successful careers to share their knowledge with aspiring artists, and help them advance their careers.
Learn more about our college faculty, MFA students, and Professional Certificate students.
The Professional Certificate in Visual Storytelling program at Maine Media Workshops + College is an interdisciplinary and immersive 30-week program in the art and craft of visual storytelling.
The MFA Committee makes admissions decisions based on its belief, as determined upon review of all application materials and interviews, that a matriculating student has the capacity for graduate-level work and is likely to thrive in the low-residency environment.
This website contains detailed descriptions of the hundreds of workshops, courses and programs being offered this year, as well as biographies of faculty and galleries of images from faculty and previous classes. Follow the links to learn more.
