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This was my calling:’ Braintree Community Arts director Heidi Hurley is a teacher at heart

A smiling older woman with gray hair, presumably Heidi Hurley, sits in a bright classroom, wearing a pink sweater and gray scarf. The art supplies and colorful drawings reflect her teacher at heart nature at Braintree Community Arts. White tables and black chairs fill the room.
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The Patriot Ledger 

“Hurley didn’t always plan on being an art teacher, she said. After high school, she joined the Marine Corps. She was active in the reserves for over nine years. She attended the Massachusetts College of Art and Design for graphic design, dabbled in teaching, was a graphic illustrator for the Marine Corps in North Carolina and had a job in advertising.”

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Connor Archambault in Conversation with Douglas Breault

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MassArt alum Connor Archambault BFA '26 Photography shares his work with Lenscratch.
Lenscratch 

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  • Fashion Design Certificate
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MassArt alum and staff member Christian Hernán De Restrepo is included among WBUR's "2026 Makers."
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Marcus Allen and the Downtown Sarong Society

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MassArt alum Marcus Allen, BFA '10 Photography, is featured in New York Magazine's The Cut, for the first runway show of his label Society Archive.
New York Magazine 

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The Suffolk Journal 

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Boston Art Review 

MassArt Photography Alum Nick Ortoleva Featured in PRC Mentorship Program

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Nick Ortoleva, BFA '24 Photography, is a part of the Photographic Resource Center’s 50th anniversary mentorship program, pairing him with artist Tommy Kha for six months of mentorship and critical dialogue.
Lenscratch 

MassArt Alumna Erin Robertson Featured Among Project Runway Winners

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  • Fashion Design
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PEOPLE 

MassArt Alumna Catherine LeComte Lecce Leads Photographic Resource Center

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Lenscratch 

MassArt Alumna Yasuyo Takeo’s SKATEYOGI Featured in The New York Times

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MassArt alumna Yasuyo Takeo BFA ’04 Graphic Design is featured in The New York Times for SKATEYOGI, the Brooklyn skateboarding program she co-founded.
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Artist and visiting lecturer Vincent Crotty on his community-based painting projects in Dorchester, including recent work with MassArt graduate Yanelis Ortiz.
Dorchester Reporter 

MassArt Alumna Lindsay LeBlanc on Glass, Art and Ecology

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Artist, curator, and mentor Lindsay LeBlanc discusses her multidisciplinary glass practice, ecological interests, and the influence of her education at MassArt.
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