Animation

Come and learn how to push your creativity and work beyond the boundaries of mainstream animation.

The MassArt Animation Department offers a wide-ranging curriculum that teaches flexibility, innovation, and creative problem solving. Dedicated faculty help students build foundational production skills while also encouraging them to take risks and experiment across media. If you’re an original thinker who likes to collaborate, learn new techniques, and push the limits of your creative practice, then MassArt Animation is the place for you.

BFA

Our four-year undergraduate Animation program prepares students to enter the world of professional animation, while encouraging experimentation and innovation.

Faculty

Get to know our accomplished and talented Animation faculty.

Events

Explore animation events, screenings, and other happenings on campus and in the community.

Featured Work

Get inspired by the extraordinary work being produced by our students.

Studios

You will have access to world-class production spaces, including stop motion stations, digital studios, and other specialized resources.

Featured Work

Geyllen Qinsky ’22 BFA, ’22 BFA Animation, Animation Mundus,” Mix Media Animation, , 2022

Marissa Valdez, ’16 BFA, Animation Cats and More, Illustration, 2021

Lisa Lam, Animation The Outcome, Animation, 2020

Abigail Eckstrom, ’20 BFA, Animation Born to Bee a Star, Animation, 2020

Brenda Ray, Animation Shadow Speaks, Animation, 2019

Amanda Pedersen, Animation Relaxing at Home, Animation, 2020

MassArt Alum Alex Small-Butera Wins Emmy for Animation

Alex Small-Butera ’08 BFA Animation

Alex Small-Butera sat down for an interview to explain about how he and Lindsay got from here to there, rising in their careers to receive this mark of achievement from Hollywood on their ability as animators, as artists.

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