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New Bedford pedestrian bridge wins global award. Meet the artist.

A modern building with colorful glass panels stands by the New Bedford pedestrian bridge on a clear day.
Courtesy of NB Creative.
  • Alumni in the News
  • Glass

MassArt alum and 2025 MassArt Common Good Award recipient Tracy Silva Barbosa, BFA ’99, Glass, created the public installation Equinox at the New Bedford Pedestrian Bridge—now a Platinum Winner at the 2026 International Architecture and Design Awards.

“According to Barbosa, the project demonstrates how infrastructure can serve multiple purposes at once: solving a mobility challenge, improving access to transit, strengthening neighborhood connections, and creating a memorable civic landmark. It is also an important statement about the role of art in shared public spaces.” Read the full story in The Standard Times.

Know someone making an impact through art and design? Submit a nomination for the 2026 awards at MassArt Common Good Awards.

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Brian Collins: designers need peripheral vision more than ever

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  • MassArt in the Media
In a new essay for The Drum, MassArt alumnus Brian Collins revisits themes from his 2025 MassArt Commencement address, arguing that artists and designers are uniquely equipped to imagine and build the future in uncertain times.
The Drum 

Giving Clothing a Second Chance

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  • Fashion Design Certificate
  • Fibers
Jessamy Shay Kilcollins BFA ‘19 Fibers, Fashion Design Certificate, was featured in the Somerville Times for her work on sustainable fashion.
The Somerville Times 

Artist Brad Chapman Bleau on Seeking Community Connections

  • Alumni in the News
  • Illustration
Worcester Magazine profiled MassArt alum Brad Chapman Bleau, BFA ’14 Illustration, highlighting his work as both an artist and educator.
Worcester Magazine 

Kelly Wearstler: Roving Roots

  • Alumni in the News
Flaunt Magazine featured MassArt alum Kelly Wearstler, BFA ‘94 Communication Design, in a design-focused editorial spread.
Flaunt Magazine 

40 Minutes and .6 Miles: A Conversation with Erin M. Riley

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  • Fibers
Whitehot Magazine profiled MassArt alum Erin M. Riley, BFA ‘07 Fibers, exploring her contemporary textile-based practice.
Whitehot Magazine 

‘The Same Sea’ exhibit connects New Bedford to the Azores

  • Alumni in the News
"The Same Sea," curated by MassArt alumna Lara Lourenço Harrington, BFA ’00, explores cultural connections between New Bedford and the Azores.
The New Bedford Light 

Meghan Mirasolo, BFA ‘02 Photography, featured on Community Canvas

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  • Photography
MassArt alum Meghan Mirasolo BFA ‘02 Photography is featured on today's GBH's Community Canvas with her piece "In Bloom," capturing the sensory intensity of renewal in which the world seems to pulse with motion.
GBH 

New York Times Magazine Features Photography by MassArt Alum William Wegman

  • Alumni in the News
The New York Times Magazine featured recent photographic work by MassArt alum William Wegman, BFA '65 Painting, highlighting his ongoing creative practice and cultural influence.
The New York Times 

Jackie Powell, BFA ’25 Illustration, featured on Community Canvas

  • Alumni in the News
  • Illustration
MassArt alum Jackie Powell, BFA '25 Illustration is featured on today's GBH's Community Canvas with her piece "Tree Cats," a gouache and digital study of a tree with mysterious ghost-like cats.
GBH 

Lilah Pudlo, BFA ’24 Fashion Design, is Turning Louisville History Into Wearable Art

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  • Fashion Design
MassArt Fashion Design alum Lilah Pudlo, BFA '24 Fashion Design, transforms Louisville’s history into wearable art for KMAC Contemporary Art Museum's runway show.
Voice Tribune 

Massachusetts College of Art and Design Announces Fulbright U.S. Student Award for 2026-2027

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  • International Education
  • Photography
MassArt alum Kannetha Brown, BFA ’23 Photography, receives a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to conduct research and photography fieldwork in Cambodia.
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MassArt Alum Tara Bilotta Featured on GBH’s Community Canvas

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  • Painting
A piece by MassArt alum Tara Bilotta BFA ‘24 Painting, "Frog’s Eye," featured on GBH’s Community Canvas.
GBH 
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