Center for Art and Community Partnerships Archives

Experience MassArt This Fall: Events, Exhibitions, and What’s New at MAAM

Community News
Center for Art and Community Partnerships
MassArt Art Museum
Professional and Continuing Education
Youth Programs

Explore fall events, new MAAM exhibitions, the 2027 MassArt Auction Call for Art, PCE classes, youth programs, and more.

Reimagining Elizabeth Freeman Through Illustration

Center for Art and Community Partnerships
Illustration

MassArt students explored the life and legacy of Elizabeth Freeman through illustration, creating historically informed artwork in partnership with the Du Bois Freedom Center.

MassArt Student Cass Kansky Named 2026 Newman Civic Fellow

Campus News
Center for Art and Community Partnerships
Community Health and Well-being

MassArt senior Cass Kansky is named among Campus Compact's 2026 Newman Civic Fellows, recognizing their work supporting community health, equity, and access.

At a Dorchester cemetery, elderly Black women were buried in unmarked graves. Now, there’s an effort to memorialize them.

MassArt in the Media
Center for Art and Community Partnerships

A temporary memorial by MassArt alumna and CACP Associate Director Ekua Holmes is bringing the stories of Black women buried in unmarked graves at Cedar Grove Cemetery into public view.

The Boston Globe

MassArt Students’ Illustrations of Elizabeth Freeman featured in kiosk unveiled at Great Barrington Town Hall

MassArt in the Media
Center for Art and Community Partnerships
Illustration

Great Barrington unveiled a permanent informational kiosk honoring Elizabeth Freeman, featuring original illustrations created by MassArt students through a collaboration with the Du Bois Freedom Center and MassArt’s Center for Art and Community Partnerships.

Berkshire Edge

Growing Community Through Public Art

Center for Art and Community Partnerships
Communication Design

Ammy Gonzalez Rivera ’26 creates a new mural for the Roxbury Sunflower Project.

The Du Bois Freedom Center Partners with MassArt Students to Honor the Life and Legacy of Elizabeth Freeman

Press Release
Center for Art and Community Partnerships
Illustration

An interactive storytelling kiosk in Great Barrington, featuring artwork by MassArt students, will honor the life and legacy of Elizabeth Freeman.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design Receives Two 2026 Campus Compact Impact Awards, Celebrating Civic and Community Engagement Efforts

Campus News
Center for Art and Community Partnerships
President's Office

MassArt earns two 2026 Campus Compact Impact Awards for presidential leadership and the community-engaged program, sparc! the ArtMobile.

Clay, Community, and Care: MassArt at Haley House’s Souper Bowl

MassArt in the Media
Center for Art and Community Partnerships

MassArt students and alumni craft nearly 400 bowls for Haley House’s 18th Annual ‘Souper Bowl,’ featured on WBUR for its impact on food justice and community programs in Boston.

MassArt’s Ekua Holmes Named Finalist for 2026 Dewey Square Mural

Alumni in the News
Center for Art and Community Partnerships

Ekua Holmes—MassArt alum and Associate Director of the Center for Art and Community Partnerships—is among the finalists for the 2026 Dewey Square Mural on Boston’s Rose Kennedy Greenway.