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Boston’s sustainable student fashion designers

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Model sports Knora Connolly’s “Amanita Set.”
  • MassArt in the Media
  • Fashion Design

A feature in the Brandeis Independent student newspaper spotlights how MassArt’s fashion design  students are embracing sustainable practices in their work, from sourcing materials secondhand to zero waste patterning. Knora Connolly’s (BFA Fashion Design ’26) work emphasizing the themes of consumption and vulnerability is highlighted.

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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.
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Banu Cennetoğlu on The Culture Show: October 1, 2026

  • MassArt in the Media
  • MassArt Art Museum
Artist Banu Cennetoğlu joins GBH's The Culture Show to discuss her evolving work, "right?," now on view at the MassArt Art Museum.
The Culture Show 

Kids and Community Catch the Casting Spark: MassArt at the Watertown Library

  • Faculty in the News
  • MassArt in the Media
Modern Casting magazine highlights MassArt 3D Arts faculty member Marjee-Anne Levine’s aluminum casting workshop at the Watertown Free Public Library, part of "MassArt at the Library" summer programs.
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MassArt Night Market Brings Students and Alumni Together for Art and Community

  • Alumni in the News
  • MassArt in the Media
  • Business of Creative Industries
The 2026 MassArt Night Market brought more than 100 student and alumni vendors to Downtown Crossing for an evening of art, creative entrepreneurship, demonstrations, and community.
The Suffolk Journal 

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 

See How Playground Structures Are Hand-Crafted By Cambridge Artist Mitch Ryerson

  • MassArt in the Media
  • Furniture Design Certificate
Mitch Ryerson, former MassArt Furniture Design program faculty member, is featured in a hands-on exhibition of playground design at Cambridge Arts Council Gallery 344.
Gallery 344 

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 

Mass. summers are getting hotter. Is it cool to wear shorts in the office yet?

  • Faculty in the News
  • MassArt in the Media
  • Fashion Design
Professor Jennifer Varekamp, MassArt Fashion Design Chair, weighs in on office attire trends.
GBH 

Museum of American Bird Art Collaborates with MassArt Students

  • MassArt in the Media
  • Integrative Sciences and Biological Arts
For the second year in a row, MassArt’s talented studio art students have created works of art inspired by Mass Audubon’s Museum of American Bird Art collection.
Mass Audubon 

Elizabeth Freeman celebrated with MassArt student exhibit at Du Bois Freedom Center

  • MassArt in the Media
  • Illustration
A new exhibition of MassArt student work at the Du Bois Freedom Center honors Elizabeth Freeman, the first enslaved African American woman to sue Massachusetts and win her freedom.
The Bay State Banner 

MassArt Alum Doug Ansine Launches Brain Child x Reebok Sneaker Collaboration

  • Alumni in the News
  • MassArt in the Media
  • Industrial Design
Designer and Brain Child founder Doug Ansine returned to MassArt to unveil the “Red Nebula,” reflecting on creativity, perseverance, and Boston’s thriving arts community.
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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.
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