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In the Community
MassArt President Grant joined WGBH’s The Culture Show to talk about innovative art projects happening in the City of Boston in collaboration with MassArt.

WBUR highlighted the Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument announcement at MassArt.

MassArt President Grant joined Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and local community members for the official unveiling of Boston’s newest public art initiative, Un-Monument/Re-Monument/De-Monument: Transforming Boston.

Boston Public Radio/WGBH mentioned MAAM in its free museums in Boston and beyond piece.

Staff News
MassArt was one of the recipients of a cybersecurity grant from The Healey-Driscoll administration where nearly $7 million was awarded in total.

Faculty
MassArt Printmaking Chair and Professor Fred Liang talks inspiration for artmaking, upbring in The Boston Globe.

Visiting Assistant Professor and Photographer Natalie Ivis was featured in a New York Times Magazine piece on capturing Tornado Alley images.

The Chautauquan Daily featured Paper-based Artist and Faculty Member Elizabeth Mooney’s recent presentation for the Chautauqua Visual Arts Lecture Series.

On July 25, Visiting Lecturers Michael Spicher (History of Art) and Doris Domoszlai-Lantner (Fashion) published their book, Digital Fashion.

Students
MFA photo students Natalie Brescia, Jacob Church, and Andrew Zou were featured in 25 students to watch by Lenscratch

The Radio and Television Business Report noted BFA Film/Video student Logan Healy received a scholarship from Massachusetts Broadcasters Association

Alumni News
Alumnus and fiber artist Andy Li (‘12) was featured in The Boston Globe for his work on handmade pennants spreading a message of positivity.

Alumnus Yuxiao Mu (MFA Photography) was highlighted for her work as an interdisciplinary artist and educator in Our Culture Magazine.

Alumni Daren Bascome and Tammy Dayton were recipients of the 2024 AIGA Boston Fellow Awards.

Alumnus Kristen Palana spoke with Artsy Shark about how her first year as a painting student at MassArt spurred her artistic journey.

Lenscratch interviewed alumnus Tom Griggs about his 2023 photo book, A Creature that Obeys a Creature that Wants.

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