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Art Education
The Art Education department embodies a critical, studio-centric approach to visual arts education.
Our undergraduate and graduate programs prioritize justice and equity while emphasizing engaged studio practice, social activism, and expansive scholarship.
We prepare our students to facilitate pedagogy that is authentic to the dynamics of contemporary visual arts and to be generous, nimble, resourceful, and reflective practitioners.
We celebrate our urban context, and particularly the Boston Public Schools, with whom we share a historical partnership. Our students catalyze inclusive, active, and activist learning for all, across educational contexts and environments.
Academic Programs
Art Education BFA
Art Education students choose to develop a studio concentration or a breadth of studio practices. All Art Education students are trained for culturally responsive teaching and learning in school, community, museum, and gallery settings.
Master of Arts in Teaching/Art Education
This program provides artists with substantive, graduate-level education in teaching. Students learn the art of teaching in an exciting, thriving art and education community that keeps studio practices at the core of becoming a great teacher.
Master of Arts 4+1 Program (BFA/MA)
The BFA/MA qualifies MassArt Art Education students to apply for the Massachusetts initial teaching license.
Master of Arts in Teaching 4+1 Program (BFA/MAT)
The BFA/MAT qualifies MassArt BFA students who are not Art Education majors to apply for the Massachusetts initial teaching license.
Master of Education
The Master of Education is a 30-credit, seven week low-residency program that qualifies students who already hold an initial teaching license to apply for a Massachusetts professional teaching license.
Teacher Preparation Program
Both artmaking and teaching require dedication, perseverance, and a keen personal vision. In this program our students gain understanding of the relationship between studio practice and teaching.
Featured Faculty
Additional Features
#MyMassArt: Nick Peladeau '18 BFA
Art Ed Speaker Series
The Art Education Speaker Series highlights the voices of artists and educators that embody the mission of our department. Their work brings together critical pedagogy, flourishing studio practice and social justice in ways as varied as their practices.
Upcoming Events