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Connecting Past and Present: Clint Baclawski MFA ’08 Brings Light to Malden

A new installation by MassArt's Clint Baclawski MFA ’08 Photography reimagines a 1908 photograph of an elevated connector trolley.

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Man films Clint Baclawski’s light art installation CONNECTOR in a brick building window in Malden.

MassArt Alumna Catherine LeComte Lecce Leads Photographic Resource Center

Catherine LeComte Lecce, MFA '23 Photography, on her work as executive director of the Photographic Resource Center, including a new mentorship program for emerging photographers.

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MassArt Alumna Catherine LeComte Lecce sits in a modern gallery at the Photographic Resource Center.

Lenscratch Student Prize: Top 25 to Watch

Two recent MassArt photography grads—Anastasia Sierra, MFA ’26 and Connor Archambault, BFA ’26—were recently recognized as part of the 2026 Lenscratch Student Prize.

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Two people wrestling in a fenced yard, firewood stacked; a Lenscratch Student Prize Top 25 to Watch scene.

Opinion: I’ve Photographed Protests Around the World. This Still Surprises Me.

In The New York Times, MassArt Professor of Photography Matthew Connors shares photographs that reflect an era shaped by confrontations with authoritarian power.

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Silhouetted figures climb power poles and wires at sunset, capturing the energy of protests around the world.

Fusing Service and Creative Work: MassArt Alumna Shares Her Thoughts as an Older Student

Brett Poza returned to MassArt to pursue an MFA at 60—bringing with her decades of experience as an art therapist and a lifelong commitment to storytelling.

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A large, twisted tree with a wide, curving trunk stands in a forest clearing, its earthy texture and painted look reflecting the creative work of a MassArt alumna surrounded by slender trees with sparse leaves.

In Focus: The MFA Review: Massachusetts College of Art and Design

MassArt’s MFA Photography program is featured in Lenscratch’s “In Focus: The MFA Review,” highlighting its rigorous, interdisciplinary approach, supportive graduate community, and the innovative work of its students, faculty, and alumni.

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In Focus: A person holds a white dove gently while trimming its wing feathers with scissors. This black and white image captures a moment of delicate care, featured in an MFA Review at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

MassArt Alum Cheryle St. Onge on Love, Memory, and Loss

Lenscratch features MassArt MFA alum Cheryle St. Onge discussing her new book "Calling the Birds Home," a photographic meditation on love, memory, and caregiving.

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A black-and-white photo shows a horse being sprayed with water outdoors, surrounded by water droplets. The scene is brightly lit and the horse casts a long shadow on the ground. A fence and trees are visible in the background.

MassArt Community Represented in the 2026 LensCulture Art Photography Awards

MassArt MFA student Anastasia Sierra wins 3rd place and BFA alum Chloe Ronco earns a Juror’s Pick in the international LensCulture Art Photography Awards 2026.

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