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MassArt Continuing Education Programs Highlighted in Boston Globe

An older man wearing safety glasses and earmuffs is focused on operating a table saw in a workshop, reminiscent of a scene from the Boston Globes feature on craftsmanship. He is surrounded by woodworking tools and machinery, with sawdust lingering in the air.
Photo of Richard Burns courtesy of the Boston Globe.
  • MassArt in the Media
  • Furniture Design
  • Professional and Continuing Education

In a feature story about artistic reinvention in the Boston Globe‘s Thrive Supplement on March 23, 2025, participants in MassArt New England and the furniture design certificate program were spotlighted.

“Richard Burns, 70, likens going back to art school as a senior to finding the “fountain of youth.” He enrolled in the Furniture Design Certificate program at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2017, after retiring from a career in software engineering.”

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