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Where art and design meet real-world impact, preparing you for a dynamic career.

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Art on the Plaza at MAAM

Experience MAAM outdoors this Thursday, August 20, 6–9pm, for live performances, creative activities, cool treats, and free family fun.

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MassArt Night Market Returns to Downtown Crossing with Local Art, Live Demonstrations, and Creative Entrepreneurs

Campus News
Press Release
Business of Creative Industries

The 2026 MassArt Night Market invites the public to discover original artwork, meet local makers, and experience the energy of Boston’s creative community.

Crowds browse white tents at the MassArt Night Market, exploring local art on a city street lined with tall buildings.

Lenscratch Student Prize: Top 25 to Watch

Alumni in the News
MFA Photography
Photography

Two recent MassArt photography grads—Anastasia Sierra, MFA ’26 and Connor Archambault, BFA ’26—were recently recognized with Lenscratch Student Prize.

Lenscratch

MassArt and Central Maine Community College Announce New Articulation Agreement for Architecture Program

Press Release
Admissions
Architecture

MassArt and Central Maine Community College are expanding pathways in architecture and design education through a new collaboration.

People in the MassArt Architecture program point at plans and models on a wall during a discussion or review session.

President Grant on GBH’s The Culture Show: Smithsonian Museum, crafting on the rise, and summer reading picks

President Grant in the Media

President Grant joined host Jared Bowen for her monthly appearance on GBH’s “The Culture Show.”

A digital billboard on the site of the GBH building, featured "The Culture Show."

“MassArt at the Library” Returns for its Third Year of Engaging Summer Arts Workshops

Press Release
3D Arts
Fashion Design
Visual Storytelling and Comic Arts

“MassArt at the Library” connects children and teens to art through summer workshops at public libraries around the Commonwealth.

A teacher stands by a whiteboard, teaching a group of children seated at tables in a bright classroom.

Celebrating Moments of Humanity with MassArt Alum Sabrina Dorsainvil

Alumni
Industrial Design

In this Boston Public Art Triennial artist profile, MassArt alumna Sabrina Dorsainvil BFA ’12 discusses how her background in civic design shapes vibrant, community-centered murals.

Sabrina Dorsainvil, MassArt alum, smiles holding a blue paintbrush before a mural in Downtown Crossing.

MassArt Alum Rania Abdalla Kadafour Explores Memory and Identity Through Textile Sculpture

Alumni in the News
3D Arts
Fibers

Featured in Boston Art Review, MassArt alum Rania Abdalla Kadafour combines quilting with community-centered textile practice across Boston’s arts community.

A MassArt alum stands in an art studio with textile sculpture, wall hangings, a desk, and blue-trimmed windows.

MassArt Art Museum Presents Solo Exhibitions by Banu Cennetoğlu and Robert Lazzarini

Campus News
Press Release
MassArt Art Museum

This fall, MAAM presents solo exhibitions by internationally recognized artists Banu Cennetoğlu and Robert Lazzarini, exploring the ideals, symbols, and institutions that shape contemporary life.

Large clusters of shiny gold balloon-like sculptures fill MassArt Art Museum's grand, white marble gallery with skylights.

MassArt Alum Connor O’Malley Wins Bluebikes Design Competition Celebrating Boston 250

Alumni in the News
MassArt in the Media
Communication Design

MassArt alum Connor O’Malley’s Boston Harbor-inspired design was selected by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts for 250 limited-edition Bluebikes celebrating Boston 250 across Greater Boston.