Our Mission
To celebrate, cultivate, and connect Maine’s professional creative community.

We achieve our mission through:

Educational workshops
Networking events
Award recognition
College scholarships

We do this for:

Advertising, design, and marketing agencies
Corporate marketing teams
Media organizations
Independent professionals
Students

Maine Ad + Design stands with the Black Lives Matter movement. We stand against systemic oppression, police brutality and violence against Black people.

We are committed to:

Cultivate diversity, inclusivity, and equality where we live and work.
Use our platforms to Celebrate Black creatives in Maine.
Continue to Listen, Learn and Grow.

Over the next few months, the MADE board is documenting an action plan based on these commitments and our mission to cultivate, connect, and celebrate Maine’s creative community. We welcome member input and ideas!

Our History

Forty years before Don Draper was stirring cocktails in his corner office, one of America’s first ad clubs was conceived in a Portland hotel room.That was way back in 1923, and in the decades since we’ve done a lot of evolving (with a lot of great people). From The Portland Ad Club to The Ad Club of Maine to Maine Ad + Design, generations of us have connected, created, innovated and celebrated all that makes us tick.