MassArt (Massachusetts College of Art and Design) Brand Book
Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a community of problem solvers who see possibility within every puzzle.
Critical thinkers who see the chance in every challenge. Artists, designers, and educators with big ideas and the drive to make them real.
CREATIVE AND PASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MAKING AN IMPACT EACH AND EVERY DAY.
We are visionaries and innovators who never stop striving for excellence.
Students, teachers, and mentors who see every day as a chance to change the world.
At MassArt, we roll up our sleeves and dig in. We take risks, make mistakes, and revel in the messy and exhilarating business of learning and making and growing. Here, difference is a strength, and each unique story is a source of inspiration.
We embrace the unique gifts that each of us brings to our community. We come as we are, and discover together how high we might fly, what more we might become.
We are a vibrant alive with opportunity
We sit in the center of an ecosystem rich with worldclass arts, culture, and industry, prestigious colleges and universities, and chances to partner with our neighbors and our community. Partnership and collaboration are big for us here. They’re simply core to what we do — and what we’ve done — for more than 150 years.
vibrant hub opportunity
ART AND DESIGN AROUND EVERY CORNER
Boston Athenaeum
Boston Center for the Arts (BCA)
Boston Cyberarts
The Boston Foundation
Cambridge Art Association (CAA)
Copley Society of Art (Co|So)
Design Museum
Boston Fort Point Arts Community HarborArts
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Institute of Contemporary Art Boston (ICA)
MassArt Art Museum (MAAM)
MassArt x SoWa
Mobius Artists Group
Museum of Fine Arts Boston (MFA)
Boston Public Art Triennial
Photographic Resource Center
WNDR Museum
This is MassArt. An uncommon community.
An exceptional art and design education.
Learning
Making
The power of possibility
An art and design education that can take you anywhere
MassArt is committed to preparing artists, designers, and educators from diverse backgrounds to pursue successful careers, lead lives of purpose, and make a meaningful impact in their communities and in the world.
That commitment powers our undergraduate and graduate degree programs, certificates, and our professional and continuing education offerings. It drives our weekend studios for elementary school youth, high school pathway programs, community events, neighborhood partnerships, and more.
We believe that art and design are for everyone, and that today, a high quality art and design education can open doors and create opportunities like never before. That belief inspires us every day, and touches everything we do at MassArt.
MassArt president Dr. Mary K. Grant with past president Dr. Katherine Sloan (1997-2011).
A MassArt education means endless career possibilities
3D Modeler
Advertising Designer
AI Artist
Animation Director
Animator
App Designer
Architect
Architectural
Illustrator
Art Administrator
Art Conservator
Art Critic
Art Director
Art Handler
Art Historian
Art Installer
Art Therapist
Art Restorer
Appraiser
Book Designer
Bookplate Artist
Brand Designer
Calligrapher
Ceramic Artist
Children’s Book
Illustrator
Cinematographer
Colorist
Comic Book Artist
Commercial Printer
Community Arts
Coordinator
Conceptual Artist
Costume Designer
Creative Director
Curator
Data Visualization Specialist
Design Strategist
Director
Documentarian
Digital Artist
Digital Imaging Specialist
Educator/Instructor
Entrepreneur
Environmental
Designer
Exhibition Designer
Event Producer
Fashion Designer
Fashion Stylist
Fiber Artist
Film Editor
Filmmaker
Framer
Front-End Developer
Furniture Designer
Gallery Owner/ Manager
Game Designer
Game Developer
Glass Artist
Graphic Designer
GUI Designer
Illustrator
Industrial Designer
Information Architect
Innovation Strategist
Installation Artist
Interaction Designer
Interior Designer
Inventor
Jewelry Designer
Jewelry Restorer
Lighting Designer
Medical Illustrator
Metalsmith
Model Maker
Motion Graphics
Designer
Multimedia Artist
Muralist
Museum
Conservationist
Museum Educator
Painter
Performance Artist
Photo Editor
Photographer
Photojournalist
Poster Artist
Printmaker
Producer
Product Designer
Professor
Prop Maker
Public Artist
Robotics Designer
Sculptor
Service Designer
Set Designer
Sketch Artist
Social Media Content
Creator
Software Interface
Designer
Sound Artist
Sound Editor
Special Effects Artist
Studio Artist
Stained Glass Artist
Stationery Designer
Street Artist
Tattoo Artist
Technical Artist
Textile Conservator
Textile Designer
Toy Designer
Typographer
UX/UI Designer
UX/UI Engineer
Video Artist
Video Editor
Video Game
Developer
Video Game Artist
Virtual Reality
Designer
Visual Development
Artist
Visual Storyteller
Web Animator
Web Designer
Web Developer
A clear path to career success
MassArt graduates are everywhere, and they’re doing some pretty amazing things. Teaching and mentoring the next generation of students. Designing innovative products that address modern-day challenges and drive our economy. Creating powerful artwork that sparks important conversations and tackles complex social issues. And so much more. Our students succeed because they dig deep and work hard. And we support them every step of the way as they explore all the places they can go with a MassArt education.
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81% of alumni surveyed report current employment related to their major.
“MassArt balances development of practical career skills with the soul of art. I never once felt like the subjects I was studying were too ‘in the clouds.’ And I gained real work experience along the way.”
Andrew Adamides ’24 MFA Design, Dynamic Media Institute
Our faculty help prepare students for success by sharing their professional experience
“I can’t wait to see what future generations of MassArt grads can do and how their work intersects with new art forms and technology.”
Cicely Carew ’05 BFA Painting
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT
MassArt’s Career Development Office helps students prepare for the next step in their professional journeys. That means connecting them to on-campus experiential learning opportunities like teaching, administrative, and curatorial assistant positions. But it also means helping students master the nuts and bolts of the job search process: creating a professional resume, writing a thoughtful cover letter, preparing for that big interview. Wherever they are on their career path, we connect MassArt students with the resources, expertise, and opportunities they need to chart their course.
Julian Phillips ’20
M.Arch Architecture
Whether restoring a barn on Thomas Edison’s New Jersey property or working to preserve the Virginia home of Maggie Walker, the first Black woman in the United States to establish a bank, historical architect Julian Phillips touches a lot of history, literally. Phillips, who works at the Historic Architecture Conservation and Engineering Center (HACE), a division of the National Park Service, credits MassArt for providing the creative foundation for his unique career in historic preservation.
One of the first courses he took at MassArt was in early American furniture — an introduction to furniture design and also to historians, museum curators, and craftsmen. It directly helped him in his role at HACE. “HACE is extremely multidisciplinary, exactly like MassArt,” he says. “Conservators, architects, landscape architects, historians — we all work together. I learned the value of that at MassArt, how to not only appreciate the differences around me but also find similarities. All those people were in the same space and had done different things, and we came together and learned from one another.”
Living Color, laser cut/ etched colored acrylic, 2016
“We want these buildings to last as artifacts for future generations — it’s our history, the told/untold. What we’re doing now is telling a more complete story.”
Arlington Street Church, Boston, 2021
ART FOR EVERY AGE
Art and design have the power to energize, empower, and inspire — at any age and every stage of life. MassArt’s Professional & Continuing Education and Youth & Teen Programs provide learners at every level the chance to immerse themselves in art and design. From one-off classes, to weekend workshops, to intensive certificates, we want everyone — whether age eight or 80 — to experience all the amazing things high-quality art and design education can bring.
Image of Julian on lift conducting an exterior masonry exploration at
“When I started as an 18-year-old at MassArt I thought I wanted to be an animator. By the time I graduated, I found my passion had pivoted to teaching. MassArt met me in the moment. That’s what great teachers do. They meet you where you’re at and push you to do your best.”
Rimi Mallick, BFA ’18, MAT ’22 Animation, Teaching
Left: All Eyes on Me, Lino print, 2021.
Top right: Untitled, Cyanotype on paper, 2021.
Right: Aad-da, Mixed media, with image transfer and acrylic on wood 2021.
TRANSFORM YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL ASPIRATIONS INTO A THRIVING BUSINESS
MassArt’s Creative Economy Business Incubator class empowers current students, alumni, and Boston-based art and design professionals to master key entrepreneurial skills, build their professional networks, and bring their business concepts to life. Over two semesters, students receive comprehensive training in business fundamentals, including business strategy, marketing, and finance. Collaborating closely with members of their cohort, they apply what they learn towards developing and refining their entrepreneurial ideas. And with individualized coaching and guidance from faculty, industry experts, and visiting entrepreneurs, students gain the tools and knowledge they need to shape their ideas into successful businesses.
As an upperclassman, Rimi Mallick realized she didn’t want to pursue a career as an animator for a commercial studio. The reason? “I wanted full control of it,” she says, “to use it to explore what was personal for me.” She was drawn to teaching, however, because of her experiences teaching at MassArt and seeing the impact on her students. Teaching in the College’s Summer Youth Programs and Saturday Studios helped nurture the educator side of her. It was a soft launch into
what to expect from a teaching career. “You get a taste and start to build yourself,” she comments.
Today, Mallick teaches design and visual communication, studio arts, merchandising, life drawing, and open studio to high school students at the Boston Arts Academy, relaying that her relationship with the school was built through MassArt. “I love helping students find their own artistic voice,” she says. “I definitely feel fulfilled.”
of creative leaders, makers,
PROUD TO BE THE COMMONWEALTH’S ART AND DESIGN COLLEGE
As a public mission-driven institution, we believe deeply in the power of world-class art and design education and are committed to making that education a reality for talented and passionate students.
SUPPORTING STUDENTS
$5M
Amount of institutional aid awarded to undergraduate students for the 23-24 Academic Year
86% of MassArt students recieve financial aid Invested in educating
1,849
Undergraduate and graduate students *
the next generation makers, and doers
95% Of full-time faculty hold advanced degrees
29 Degree programs
119 Full-time faculty members
9:1 undergraduate student:faculty ratio
6:1 graduate student:faculty ratio
1M Square feet of studio, classroom, gallery, and living space
Heily Rivas ’24 BFA Fashion Design
Right near the ocean in Ghana, on Africa’s west coast, a new alum learned sustainable fashion in a vibrant cross-cultural exchange — thanks to financial help from MassArt’s Center for Art and Community Partnerships (CACP).
Heily Rivas ’24
BFA Fashion Design
With the help of funding from MassArt, alumna Heily Rivas traveled to Ghana for a monthlong residency in sustainable fashion. Along with learning about fibers and fabric-making at a local textile workshop, she studied at the famed Kokrobitey Institute, written up in Vogue as a center where “sustainable design has always been the focus.”
“At MassArt I was able to explore art forms I had never been exposed to ….I was given the platform to propel myself toward what I have wanted to do for a long time.”
Heily aimed to find out how to take secondhand clothing imported from other countries and upcycle the fabrics into fashions that would resonate with Ghanaians and people in nearby nations. The work often meant employing traditional African methods of textile working. “They do silkscreen printing, they do batik,” Rivas
says — “African-type printing of textiles with natural dyes. You see these lovely textiles with a lot of layers, a lot of intricacy. They’re really trying to minimize textile waste.”
Rivas was eight or nine when she started asking her mother to teach her how to sew. By age 12, she knew she wanted to be a fashion designer. But as she learned that fashion is often coupled with significant waste, she wanted to take things in a more planet-saving direction. “My MassArt education helped me see alternatives,” she says. “In fact, I discovered the Kokrobitey Institute thanks to Ekua Holmes, the Associate Director of CACP. She invited the founder of the institute to deliver a presentation here. I attended it and fell in love with the mission.
“MassArt is a true hub for interdisciplinary artists,” Rivas says, “for people who want to bring their unique talents together into a single toolbox that will help them create positive change in a world that so needs it.”
Rivas begins coursework for her master’s degree in sustainability at the Harvard Extension School later this year.
2/5
The proportion of clothing imported to Ghana each year that ends up in landfills.
1M lbs
The amount of clothing that ends up in Ghanaian landfills annually.
$1.16
The daily minimum wage in Ghana.
“I found MassArt so welcoming inclusive. The classes and the coaching and were so personal. I’ve challenged and then built
And I’ve never laughed I learned that it’s never try. MassArt made it possible me to earn a college education.”
Julie Wake ’07
Architecture
welcoming and were small, mentoring never felt so built back up. laughed so hard. never too late to possible for
SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID
Whether you’re a first-time undergraduate or returning to college for an advanced degree, navigating the financial aid process can feel overwhelming. But here at MassArt, we keep it simple. Just apply for aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and from there, you’re automatically considered for multiple aid options, including loans, scholarships, grants, tuition waivers, and work-study opportunities. And many of the College’s merit and need-based scholarships and aid options are renewable for up to four years of study.
If you have any questions about financial aid, we’re here to help!
Learn more at: massart.edu/costs-and-aid
“Coming from a blue-collar area, MassArt was a place I’d only imagined until I got there. It was magical. It was where I really grew up and became myself rather than what my environment had intended for me. My professors were like family members who enabled me to live my dreams.”
Jim Warner ’84 BFA Industrial Design
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE THAT PREPARES STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS
At MassArt, we equip students with the experience, skills, and knowledge that drive career success. Internships, assistantships, and other employment opportunities — on and off campus — allow students to bring what they learn in the classroom or studio to a professional setting. They enhance their art and design skills while building their networks, gaining practical experience, and exploring career paths.
So where do MassArt students intern? Adobe, Bose, Boston Ballet, Converse, Disney, Hasbro, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Marc Jacobs, Marvel Studios, Mass MoCA, MIT, Museum of Fine Arts, National Geographic, New England Aquarium, Nickelodeon, WGBH, and many more.
Jim Warner created the swirls at the top and the bottom of a Pepsi bottle — a subliminal suggestion of moving forward and looking to the future rather than the past. Warner is also responsible for the asymmetry of a bottle of Windex that allows your hand to remain in a neutral position as you spritz — and for countless other product, packaging, and sustainability design innovations. He credits his MassArt education with his ability to successfully apply what he calls “the strategy of design, the attitude of design.”
With more than 200 patents under his belt and millions of frequent flyer miles, Warner says MassArt taught him how to work collaboratively, solve problems, and make his mark in society. “It was the place that ignited the belief that I could do this,” he says. “It was mindblowing. I owe my success to MassArt in a big way because it was the facilities, the people, the thinking, just the energy that convinced me anything is possible.”
Windex: Asymmetrical Hand-Grip Bottle with Sprayer Head Extension. Patent 1992.
360 Paper Bottle: Sustainability Design Innovation. Patent 2014. Patents-Pending 2024.
Ergo 2000: Red Devil Putty Knife & Scraper. Patent 1998.
BFA Fahion Design
Lillian Pexton ’24
Joe Sheehan ’17
Learning without limits
A place to dive deep and explore just how far you might go
Every corner of MassArt vibrates with energy and excitement. Our students dig into what they love but aren’t afraid to explore new passions. They immerse themselves in challenging coursework led by exceptional faculty. Art and design excellence meets unstoppable creativity, and extraordinary things happen.
Learning at MassArt means developing the skills, practical experience, and professional portfolio that leads to career success. During their time here, our students also build the intellectual foundation, quiet confidence, and nuanced perspective that prepares each of them to contribute — in their own unique way — to making the world a better place.
Events like the annual Industrial Design Spring Show are an opportunity for students to share their latest work.
This is the start of something incredible
For more than 150 years, MassArt has worked to make high quality education a reality for talented and passionate students. Our diverse undergraduate and graduate degree programs are at the heart of how we’re bringing art and design education to the next generation. Our rigorous, relevant offerings provide students with the theoretical foundation, creative skills, and diverse experiences they need to thrive both professionally and personally.
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
We’re all about bringing our students the resources and support they need to thrive, inside and outside the classroom. Our Academic Resource Center provides a wide range of services— everything from 1:1 advising and tutoring to academic accommodations and accessibility support—that help every member of our community achieve success.
“The students and faculty at MassArt have created a wonderful community that’s always there to listen and encourage you to push yourself as an artist and a person.”
Kayla Doucette ’25 BFA Printmaking
Undergraduate programs
Animation
Architecture
Art Education
Ceramics
Communication Design
Fashion Design
Fibers
Film/Video
Glass
History Of Art
Illustration
Industrial Design
Jewelry & Metalsmithing
Painting
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture
Studio For Interrelated Media (SIM)
Graduate programs
M.ARCH:
Master Of Architecture
MAT/MA:
Graduate Programs In Art Education
MDES:
Master Of Design
Innovation
MFA:
Design, The Dynamic Media Institute
Studio Arts (Painting, Printmaking and Sculpture)
Film/Video
Fine Arts (Low-Residency)
Photography
Postbaccalaureate Programs
Design, The Dynamic Media Institute
Teacher Preparation Program
Photography
At MassArt, we know that many hands make light work, and we bring that collaborative mindset to projects big and small across campus and beyond.
A deep and broad curriculum that prepares students to excel
MassArt is an education that’s designed for today’s world. Our curriculum empowers students to develop and refine the skills they need to become accomplished art and design professionals. But it also allows them to learn about themselves, others, and the world they share. It’s deep, discipline-specific art and design instruction, along with broad exposure that prepares students to succeed in a fastmoving economy and society.
In our incredible jewelry and metalsmithing studios, students develop specialized skills in casting, molding, and 3D modeling and create one-of-a-kind, wearable art pieces.
Students enhance their creative practice by engaging in thoughtful critique with peers, faculty, and visiting artists and lecturers.
“MassArt’s a really hands-on learning experience where you get to spend a lot of time in the studio making work and engaging with your peers and your professors. You don’t get that at a lot of other schools.”
Sam Florendo ’24 BFA Illustration
STUDIO FOUNDATION
Before they select a major, first-year BFA students immerse themselves in MassArt’s Studio Foundation curriculum. It’s a required, yearlong deep dive into the techniques, skills, and concepts that are essential to building a successful creative practice.
HUMANITIES
Critical thinking, observation, and good writing matter in every discipline across any industry. MassArt undergraduates complete humanities coursework that builds these important skills through literature, film, history, music, and philosophy.
INTEGRATIVE SCIENCES & BIOLOGICAL ARTS
Undergraduates study math and the natural and social sciences through our Integrative Sciences & Biological Arts department. This coursework brings literacy and insight that helps them see the world differently, and can add a rich dimension to their creative practice.
There’s something special about MassArt faculty
Our faculty are accomplished teachers and mentors who bring deep experience as scholars and creative professionals to their classrooms and studios. But alongside that teaching excellence is unwavering mentorship and support that inspires students to go to some truly unexpected places.
Through dedicated support, mentorship, and guidance, MassArt faculty help their students thrive as artists, designers, and individuals.
“My instructors were very supportive, and they played a pivotal role in my artistic journey. They constantly encouraged me to explore new ideas and embrace creativity without fear.”
Magda
Leon ’24
MFA Studio Arts
Embracing the State of Play
I want students to see AI as an opportunity to offload some of the work that they find less engaging in the design process — not as a threat to their livelihoods.
When I introduce my students to new AI design tools, we take time in class to talk through how they’re useful, how they’re fun to use, and how they make students feel. I encourage them to explore and play with tools like Framer and Adobe Firefly, because when we’re in a state of play, we take chances, take risks, and look at things in new ways.
Not only can AI speed up workflows, but it can also lead to new ideas. And once students see AI for what it is — just a new set of tools — it’s up to them to decide where they want to apply them in their work.
“Design is about reaching someone and changing something in their lives — it’s about creating a better experience. And if AI can be used in service of that, then let’s use it.”
Fish McGill
Associate Professor, Communication Design / Graduate Program Director, Dynamic Media Institute
Students incorporate cutting-edge technology into their art-making practice.
Joselyn Rbcyk ’23
BFA Photography
Anna Demko ’22 BFA Sculpture
Space(s) to learn, explore, and make great work
MassArt’s campus is home to an impressive collection of studios, labs, workshops, and tools. These spaces and resources empower members of our creative community to pursue their passions, hone their craft, and build their portfolios.
In our digital fabrication labs, students work together to develop innovative designs and prototypes.
In the Hot Shop, sculpture and glass students create one-of-a-kind three dimensional art pieces and functional vessels.
Graduate and undergraduate students enjoy studio spaces that allow them to immerse themselves in their work and deepen their creative practice.
With nearly a million square feet of learning, making, and living space on our campus, MassArt students have the room they need to explore, create, and grow.
Students master majorspecific tools like the Animation Department’s motion control crane and animation stand.
Showcasing work from our community and beyond
Our campus is home to 12 galleries and exhibit spaces, as well as the MassArt Art Museum (MAAM), Boston’s only free contemporary art museum. That makes this an incredible place to see art from emerging and established artists, but it also means big opportunities for our students.
Our Academic Exhibitions program allows MassArt students to show their work in galleries on campus and around Boston. Curating, submitting, installing, and presenting their work in different venues, students gain valuable hands-on experience, build confidence, and develop a deeper understanding of how to organize art and design work for public display.
The MassArt Art Museum (MAAM) is a free-to-visit and always evolving place that exhibits work from emerging and established contemporary artists from around the world.
The MassArt x SoWa graduate gallery — located in Boston’s art and design district — exhibits exciting work from emerging and established MassArt artists.
“I worked as a MassArt x SoWa gallery assistant, overseeing daily operations, photographing installations, assisting with the installation of exhibitions, designing marketing materials, and communicating with visitors, artists, and clients. These experiences helped prepare me for my current position as a Curatorial Associate at the Griffin Museum of Photography.”
Yana Nosenko ’23 MFA Photography
Geyllen Qinsky ’22
BFA Animation
Taylor Adams Bass ’23
BFA Illustration
Stevie Syrota ’25
BFA Glass
Roll up your sleeves and dig deep
Amazing things happen here
We are a community that truly reflects the diversity of the world we live in. Students — from Massachusetts and around the world — with different backgrounds, passions, and goals. Faculty and staff with unique experiences to share. An alumni community making an impact in countless ways, across countless professions.
What unites us is a commitment to celebrating those differences and caring for one another.
A desire to be bold, work hard, and make the most of everything this special place has to offer.
At MassArt, we are a community of learners and makers who are truly passionate about art and design — a family that shows up every day and just digs in.
Amazing things happen when we create, learn, and grow together.
Here, collaboration and learning go hand-in-hand.
MassArt is deeply committed to being an inclusive and just community
The Office of Justice, Equity, and Transformation (JET) is dedicated to amplifying diverse voices and incorporating different perspectives across MassArt.
By leading and supporting initiatives that drive meaningful cultural change across every corner of the College, JET is how we strive to cultivate a community rooted in equity, respect, and compassion.
We provide many opportunities to engage in conversation, reflection, and action around important issues of inclusivity and equity.
“We’re challenging our whole community to understand that you’re also part of the JET Office. Everyone has a role to play in this work.”
Lyssa Palu-ay Dean, Office of Justice, Equity, and Transformation
JET provides programs, events, and resources designed to support and empower every member of the MassArt community.
• Thriving Classrooms
• Tyrone Maurice Adderley Lecture Series
• Artward Bound
• Compass
• JET Grants
• BIPOC Fund
• The JET Pack
Learn more about our vision and our work.
massart.edu/jet
Alyssa Boma ’25
BFA SIM, Minor in 3D Jewelry & Metalsmithing
Maverick O’Meara ’23
Residence halls are just steps from subway and bus lines that extend across every part of Boston.
“MassArt is one of those places where creatives get to work together and form a tight-knit community. Everybody just wants to help one another grow as artists and as people.”
Mitzi El Awad ’25 BFA Printmaking
Together, we grow, explore, and excel
Steps away from MassArt’s academic buildings, our three residence halls provide a secure, comfortable, and convenient environment for students to thrive. As members of MassArt’s welcoming community, students live, learn, and grow together. Through day-to-day interactions and conversations, they spark
Our three residence halls provide a variety of safe and welcoming housing options for students who choose to live on campus.
fresh ideas and discover new sources of inspiration that drive their creative exploration and academic success. Whether collaborating on assignments in dedicated workrooms or unwinding in dorm spaces and community lounges, they find endless opportunities to build connections and dive deep into their passions.
Residence life at MassArt builds friendships that last a lifetime.
“In the residence halls, we really foster the idea of community. It’s about coming together, not just as artists, but as human beings.”
Nathan Sherman MassArt Housing Coordinator
MassArt is part of Colleges of the Fenway, a five-college consortium that includes Wentworth Institute of Technology, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Emmanuel College, and Simmons University.
We are also part of ProArts, an association of colleges dedicated to the visual and performing arts that also encompasses Berklee, Boston
Architectural College, Emerson College, New England Conservatory, and SMFA at Tufts.
MassArt students can cross-register for classes at these schools, as well as dive into sports, performing arts, events, and extracurriculars. It means more chances to explore interests, discover community, and experience everything that college life in Boston has to offer.
2,300 acres of leafy public parks and green space
Evan’s Way and the Emerald Necklace
Dozens of spots for music and theater
15 minute walk from campus to Fenway Park (Go Sox!)
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum a block from campus (literally)
MassArt Art Museum, a free contemporary art museum located on our campus.
Institute of Contemporary Art a 15 min drive
Free admission to really good museums and more
MassArt x SoWa, our graduate student gallery
The New England Aquarium
Boston Public Library, one of America’s first and largest libraries
Boston is home to 150,000+ college students
3-minute walk from campus to Museum of Fine Arts
6 subway stops to the bustle of downtown Boston
3,000+ tasty restaurants and cafes
Find your people, explore your passions
Every day our community discovers infinite ways to do what they love, and make connections with one another.
“At MassArt, there are so many opportunities for you to get involved and interact with people with similar identities, values, and artistic passions.”
Katiana Rodriguez ’21
BFA Illustration
“I really love being part of the Garment Printing Club where I get to work on personal screenprinting projects without the pressure of being graded. I’ve also met a lot of people through the Gaming Club, which has been a nice way to just relax and have fun.”
Michaela Sloss ’27
BFA Sculpture
“My
favorite thing about MassArt would definitely be the Black Artists Union and all of the fun events and programs thrown by students and faculty around the College.”
Awele Okeibunor
’21
BFA Fashion Design
Morgan Hale ’14 Fibers
Landon Roberts
For more than 150 Massachusetts College and Design has been students reach incredible Learn
years, College of Art been helping incredible heights. our college, and the endless awaits at MassArt.
