Toni Elka (BFA Painting ’86), Founder of Future Chefs

Elka, founder of Future Chefs, has made a profound impact on youth development through culinary arts in Boston. Her nonprofit provides life skills, mentorship, and professional development opportunities to prepare young people for success. Elka’s leadership has been nationally recognized for empowering youth and fostering social change.

Yinette Guzman (’08 BFA Architecture), Public Art Advocate and Placemaking Designer

Guzman is celebrated for her leadership in curating the Punto Urban Art Museum (PUAM) in Salem, MA. Her efforts in transforming underserved communities through public art reflect her commitment to inclusivity, creative placemaking, and cultural preservation.

May Chau (’07 BFA Art Education), Recipient of Frances Euphemia Thompson Award for Excellence in Teaching

Chau, Visual Arts Supervisor for Somerville Public Schools, is honored for her commitment to cultivating a collaborative arts education environment. Her teaching encourages creativity, critical thinking, and lifelong learning in one of the state’s most diverse school systems, continuing MassArt’s legacy of training transformative arts educators.

MassArt graduate and professional artist Nicole Chesney reflects on the power and magic of the MassArt Auction

Nicole Chesney has been an active participant in the MassArt Auction since 1997– since her first print in the silent auction her senior year, she has donated 20 artworks in support of current and future MassArt students.

Alum Daren Bascome Receives AIGA Fellow Award

MassArt Alum Alex Small-Butera Wins Emmy for Animation

Alex Small-Butera sat down for an interview to explain about how he and Lindsay got from here to there, rising in their careers to receive this mark of achievement from Hollywood on their ability as animators, as artists.

Several MassArt Faculty and Alums Named 2025 Light Work Artists-in-Residence

MassArt Makes an Impact: Aug 26 – Sept 13, 2024

MassArt Alum’s Fashion on Full Display at ICA

Fashion Designer and MassArt Alumnus Heily Rivas' (‘24) latest collection will be on full display at the Institute of Contemporary Arts’ (ICA)  “First Fridays: Fashion Fête” (tickets on-sale now!) event on July 5.

How Cambridge’s public art protectors fight graffiti and grime