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MassArt champions equity, access, and community collaboration through programs that expand opportunities and create meaningful, socially engaged learning experiences.

Civic and Community Engagement at MassArt brings together programs and initiatives that connect learning with real-world impact.

Through two core initiatives—Justice, Equity & Transformation (JET) and the Center for Art & Community Partnerships (CACP)—students, faculty, staff, and community partners learn from one another and create lasting impact on campus and beyond.

Grounded in the belief that art and design can be powerful tools for community building and social change, this work creates opportunities for students, faculty, and partners to learn with and from one another.

Justice, Equity, & Transformation

JET collaborates with individuals, groups, and departments across campus to pursue cultural change and systemic equity across MassArt.

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Center for Art and Community Partnerships

CACP initiatives – such as PartnershipWORKS and sparc! the ArtMobile – connect students and faculty with community organizations for collaborative creative work.

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MassArt’s Pathway Programs expand access to art and design education, offering young learners and first-generation students mentorship, support, and opportunities to explore their creative futures.

These programs create welcoming entry points into art and design learning—starting as early as elementary school and extending through the transition to college.

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Youth Programs

Our youth programs provide art and design learning experiences for students ages eight to 18, including after-school studios, weekend workshops, intensive studios, and more.

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Artward Bound

Artward Bound is a free, four-year college access program for high school students in Greater Boston exploring art and design careers.

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Compass Program

Compass provides mentorship and support to first-generation undergraduate students as they transition to MassArt.

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CIVIC and community Engagement

Massachusetts College of Art and Design
621 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115 USA

P: (617) 879-7220

 

Meet the Civic and Community Engagement Team

Marie-Claire Dumornay

Administrative Assistant II, Civic and Community Engagement

Lyssa Palu-ay

Vice President, Civic and Community Engagement

Liz Reiser

Director of Youth Programs, Civic and Community Engagement

Corine Rosenberg

Director of Pathways, Civic and Community Engagement
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Boston, MA 02115

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