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Community Highlights: November 26 – December 13, 2024

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Join us in celebrating the latest staff, faculty, students, and alumni news and accomplishments.

Highlights

Boston Globe New England Gives: MassArt Giving Tuesday Feature

GBH: President Grant Discusses Arts, Education, and More on The Culture Show

GBH: Alumnus Sherwin Long Selected for Community Canvass

WBZ: Common Good Award Honoree Toni Elka Reflects on the Importance of Youth Development

Salem News: Common Good Award Recipient Shares Inspiration, Motivation

Somerville Times: Somerville Art Teacher May Chau to be honored with 2024 MassArt Common Good Award

Time Out: MassArt Art Museum Feature

Faculty/Staff

MASSCreative: Assistant Professor Named to Advocacy Fellowship Program

MASSCreative Artivist Town Hall Recording: Joyce Linehan on how cultural policy is made

Alumni

Art Forum: Best of 2024: Steve Locke Exhibit at MassMoca

CanvasRebel Magazine: Alumnus Hung-ju Kan Feature; Alumna Monica Srivastava Rising Star Feature

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Rare 1970s photographs and early video by William Wegman go on view

  • Alumni in the News
The exhibition "William Wegman: Private Show," brings together rare vintage photographs and video from the 1970s with later works by MassArt alum William Wegman, BFA '65 Painting.
Art Daily 

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 Rania Abdalla Kadafour Explores Memory and Identity Through Textile Sculpture

  • Alumni in the News
  • 3D Arts
  • Fibers
Featured in Boston Art Review, MassArt alum Rania Abdalla Kadafour combines quilting with community-centered textile practice across Boston’s arts community.
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MassArt Alum Sophia Grausam featured on GBH’s Community Canvas

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  • Illustration
"Piece of Cake" by MassArt alum Sophia Grausam, BFA '25 Illustration, was featured on GBH's Community Canvas.
GBH 

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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Hive & Colony Celebrates Boston Flagship Reopening with ‘The Cut’ Upcycling Competition in Partnership with MassArt

  • MassArt in the Media
  • Fashion Design
A collaboration between MassArt Fashion Design and bespoke suiting company Hive & Colony brought together student designers to upcycle and reimagine existing garments.
The Associated Press 

President Grant on the Culture Show: Reflections on Commencement Season

  • President Grant in the Media
President Grant joins Jared Bowen to reflect on a commencement season marked by political controversy, disinvited speakers and debates over what graduates need to hear.
The Culture Show 

The Stories Behind the Obama Presidential Center’s Major New Artworks

  • Alumni in the News
MassArt alumni Jack Pierson and Magdalena Campos-Pons have work in the collection of the new Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.
Artnet News 

Boston’s Midtown Hotel Completes Art Collaboration with MassArt

  • MassArt in the Media
  • Press Release
  • Illustration
National Development and MassArt have partnered to install a permanent collection of student artwork at Boston's Midtown Hotel, offering visitors a unique view of the city.
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