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Low Residency

Our Master of Fine Arts Low Residency program is for working artists and educators who thrive in a collaborative environment with a low residency requirement.

MassArt’s Master of Fine Arts Low Residency program allows students to complete their MFA in just over two years. Two consecutive academic years of Fall and Spring semesters involve remote coursework and one-on-one studio mentorship, as well as electives, which may be taken either online or on campus. Three intensive on-campus summer residencies bookend and divide the two academic years. The final residency culminates in a public thesis exhibition and artist talk.

Featured Work

A work-in-progress projection captures a close-up image of lips pressing against a clear surface, with feucht droplets decorating the scene, all elegantly displayed on a textured white screen or wall.

Charity Be, ’22, MFA Low Residency Feucht (Work-in-Progress), Installation, 2022

Two people wearing gray outfits engage in a synchronized dance, embodying the work-in-progress nature of art. In a room with wooden floors and large windows, they hold hands, wear yellow gloves, and their movements create vibrations that cast dramatic shadows on a white backdrop.

Charity Be, ’22, MFA Low Residency Everything In Life Is Vibration Albert Einstein (Work-in-Progress), Performance, 2022

Abstract sketch of two faces on a gray textured fabric. The left face, embodying calmness with red lips, reflects one about my condition. Meanwhile, the right face appears more abstract and indistinct against a backdrop of subtle pink and gray tones.

Sally Dion, ’21, MFA Low Residency The One About My Condition (detail), Print, 2020

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Workshop 13’s ‘Show Your Pride’ exhibit highlights work of LGBT artists

Worcester Magazine

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MFA Low Residency Events

Explore MassArt’s MFA Low Residency events, including the Summer Lecture Series and January Colloquium, featuring artists, curators, and scholars.

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Studios & Resources

Our studios, digital fabrication labs, and academic spaces give students across disciplines and programs access to the very latest equipment, tools, and technology.

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Faculty

Kelly Knight

Graduate Program Director, MFA Low Residency

Yo Ahn Han

Visiting Lecturer, Fine Arts 2D

Jonathan VanDyke

Visiting Lecturer, MFA Low Residency

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Workshop 13’s ‘Show Your Pride’ exhibit highlights work of LGBT artists

MassArt in the Media
MFA Low Residency

South Korean artist and MassArt assistant professor Yo Ahn Han curated the visual art on display in Workshop 13’s ‘Show Your Pride’ exhibit at the Artworks Gallery in Worcester, MA, and contributed a shining, spacey piece of his own.

Worcester Magazine