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Common Good Award Recipient Shares Inspiration, Motivation

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Shirley Edgerton to receive the Common Good Award for her work empowering young women and girls of color in Berkshire County. Photo credit: The Berkshire Eagle
  • MassArt in the Media
  • President Grant in the Media

Rites of Passage and Empowerment, or R.O.P.E founder and Common Good Awards Honoree Shirley Edgerton discusses the inspiration for her work – impacting the lives of young women and girls of color in Pittsfield, Mass.

Ahead of receiving her award, MassArt President Mary Grant praises Edgerton’s commitment to showing young people what is possible.

“Those are life-changing, confidence-building, really empowering activities that bring together art and education to make a difference in the lives of these young women and in the work that they’re doing,” Grant said.

Read the full story in The Berkshire Eagle.

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

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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

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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

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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

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  • 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 

President Grant on The Culture Show: September 17, 2026

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President Grant joined The Culture Show with Jared Bowen to discuss commemorating Constitution Day and fostering civic engagement, as well as the upcoming MassArt Night Market.
The Culture Show 

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

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  • 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

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

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  • Center for Art and Community Partnerships
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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 

President Grant on The Culture Show: August 19, 2026

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President Grant returns to GBH’s The Culture Show, exploring the impact of a new exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum and research on the calming effects of drawing.
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President Grant on GBH’s The Culture Show: Smithsonian Museum, crafting on the rise, and summer reading picks

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President Grant joined host Jared Bowen for her monthly appearance on GBH's "The Culture Show."
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Mass. summers are getting hotter. Is it cool to wear shorts in the office yet?

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Professor Jennifer Varekamp, MassArt Fashion Design Chair, weighs in on office attire trends.
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Museum of American Bird Art Collaborates with MassArt Students

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  • 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.
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