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MassArt to Host “Universal Rights?: A Dialogue,” Exploring Art, Visual Culture, and Human Rights

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MassArt Art Museum

Bringing together leading voices in contemporary art, scholarship, and philanthropy to explore the intersections of universal rights and visual culture.

President’s Newsletter: October 2026

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President's Newsletter
President's Office

President Mary Grant shares highlights from across campus this month, and how moments of appreciation and connection shape the MassArt community.

How to Prepare for Your Portfolio Review at National Portfolio Day

Campus News

Heading to Boston National Portfolio Day on November 1? Learn what to expect from a portfolio review—and how to choose work, talk about your creative process, and make the most of your feedback.

Connor Archambault in Conversation with Douglas Breault

Alumni in the News
Photography

MassArt alum Connor Archambault BFA '26 Photography shares his work with Lenscratch.

Lenscratch

MassArt to Screen “Women Laughing,” Celebrating 100 Years of Women Cartoonists at The New Yorker

Campus News
Press Release
Illustration

Join MassArt for a free screening of Women Laughing on October 26, followed by a conversation with Liza Donnelly, Amy Hwang, Lisa Kennedy, and President Mary K. Grant.

Zainab Sumu turns ordinary objects into the extraordinary

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MassArt in the Media
Fashion Design Certificate

Zainab Sumu, a graduate of MassArt's Fashion Design Certificate program, is included among WBUR's "2026 Makers."

Christian Hernán De Restrepo creates new worlds with his designs

Alumni in the News
MassArt in the Media
Fashion Design

MassArt alum and staff member Christian Hernán De Restrepo is included among WBUR's "2026 Makers."

A Show Gives a Taste of What a U.S. Pavilion in Venice Might Have Been

MassArt in the Media
MassArt Art Museum

The New York Times features "metes and bounds" at the MassArt Art Museum, where some of artist Robert Lazzarini’s works from his Venice Biennale proposal are on display.