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Professional & Continuing Education

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Build your skills, pursue your passion, and advance your career with MassArt Professional and Continuing Education.

MassArt Professional and Continuing Education (PCE) offers an abundant array of courses, workshops, and specialty programs across nearly 20 different disciplines. Dive into an on-campus program and take advantage of MassArt’s world-class studios and facilities, or choose one of our flexible online or hybrid options. Choices range from half-day workshops to several-semester certificate programs. We also provide for-credit undergraduate and graduate-level classes tailored to students, educators, and lifelong learners looking to expand their professional art and design skills.

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Flexible, affordable programs designed to inspire creativity, advance careers, and support lifelong learning at every stage.

Certificate Programs

Build your skills and explore new passions through MassArt’s in-person or virtual certificate programs - in Communication Design, Creative AI, Digital Media,

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Teaching for Artistic Behavior

Each July, MassArt partners with Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB) to offer an intensive one week institute that prepares preK-12 art educators to foster a more engaged, inquisitive, and welcoming learning environment.

Learn more about TAB

MassArt New England

MassArt New England offers one- or two-week sessions where participants immerse themselves in full days of studio work with faculty and peers each summer.

Learn more about MassArt New England

An apple computer with a colorful website design on the screen for the Cambridge Science Festival.

Alicia Mason-Guild, '21 Certificate, Communication Design Cambridge Science Festival, Design, 2021

A model stands looking at the camera in a two piece garment tan colored garment.

Maya Bialek, Certificate '23, Fashion Design Tailoring, Fashion Design, 2023

A woman wearing glasses and a blue patterned shirt holds up a decorated plate with text and an illustration. In the workshop, surrounded by clay and creativity, she seems to be conjuring new stories while people and pottery materials bustle in the background.

Lisa Houck, PCE Student, Professional and Continuing Education The Conjuring of Alternative Facts, Clay, Clay, 2018

Whatever path you pursue, you’ll immerse yourself in a challenging and relevant curriculum, and learn from faculty who bring excellence, mentorship, and real-world experience to their teaching. Here, you’ll discover educational opportunities that support your goals and fit your budget.

Whether you’re a creative professional looking to take your career to the next level, or simply interested in exploring a new interest, there’s something here for you.

News

MassArt and CalArts Partner to Launch AI in Creative Practice Courses

Learn about the new innovative MassArt and CalArts partnership Creative AI certificate designed for aspiring creative professionals.

Meet the local female entrepreneurs spearheading a Celtics and Bruins fashion movement inside TD Garden

Laura Brodigan, who has a certificate in fashion design from MassArt, is one of the female entrepreneurs spearheading a Celtics and Bruins fashion movement inside TD Garden in Boston.

MassArt Continuing Education Programs Highlighted in Boston Globe

MassArt New England and furniture certificate spotlighted.

An Art and Design Homecoming: MassArt New England Comes to Boston

For over 40 years, MassArt New England has been one of the nation’s top summer residency programs.

New Online Interior Design Program Launches

MassArt's new Interior Design Certificate takes a hands-on, practical approach to developing essential interior design skills.

MassArt Collaborates with Public Libraries to Bring the Power and Possibilities of Creating Art to the Commonwealth’s Youth

Make-A-Wish helps local teen pursue dream of becoming an artist

A new mural in Northbridge showcases the work of a 17-year-old teen who has used art as a crucial part of his recovery from stage 4 Hodgkin lymphoma. Later this month, he will attend MassArt’s pre-college summer studios program, where he’ll be able to take a big step toward living out his dream of a life in the arts.

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Samuels & Associates Hosts Outdoor Fitness, Live Music, Public Art, and the Return of Fenway Flea

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Housing Coordinator Nathan Sherman helps create a campus environment where students can grow and explore their creativity—and makes the most of it himself

Sherman discusses how students’ creativity rubs off on each other (including when it comes to hat-making).

MassArt Launches “Visual Storytelling and Comic Arts Certificate Program”

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Explore resources and policies for Professional and Continuing Education (PCE) students at MassArt, including access to museums, discounts, library, and more.

Meet the PCE Team

Learn about the team behind Professional and Continuing Education.

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621 Huntington Ave,
Boston, MA 02115

(617) 879-7000

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