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Encyclopedia > School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Established 1876
Type Private
Dean Deborah H. Dluhy
Faculty 50 full-time
Undergraduates 700
Postgraduates 100
Location Boston, USA
Campus Urban
Affiliations Tufts University
Website www.smfa.edu

The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (also known as the Museum School or SMFA) is an undergraduate and graduate college located in Boston, Massachusetts and is dedicated to the visual arts. It is affiliated with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in partnership with Tufts University and Northeastern University. SMFA is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD), a consortium of thirty-six leading art schools in the United States. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... Tufts University is a private research university in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts, suburbs of Boston. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Settled 1630 Incorporated (city) 1822 Government  - Governor Deval Patrick (D) Area  - City  89. ... The Mona Lisa is one of the most recognizable artistic paintings in the Western world. ... Paul Gauguin, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (Doù venons-nous? Que faisons-nous? Où allons-nous?) (1897). ... Tufts University is a private research university in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts, suburbs of Boston. ... Northeastern University, abbreviated as NU or NEU, is a top 100 private national research university in Boston, Massachusetts. ... AICAD logo. ... A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organisations or governments (or any combination of these entities) with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal. ...

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Overview

The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (SMFA), is dedicated to educating artists and focused on fostering creative investigation, risk-taking, and individual vision. Everyone at the SMFA recognizes that disciplines converge and influence each other and that contemporary art is truly interdisciplinary. The School does not have a mandatory foundations program nor does it have majors. Instead, all students are encouraged to build solid foundations and acquire skill sets in numerous disciplines in order to create new possibilities and forms of artmaking. Students are given the freedom to design a program of study that best suits their needs and goals. This freedom comes with strong support and guidance from faculty advisers.


The School also boasts a very tight knit community of artists who work together both in school and well after school is done. One of the unique attributes of SMFA are there are no grades in studio classes; credit is awarded through a "review board" which is a review of all of the art work that a student has done during the semester. Review Boards are led by two faculty members of the students' choice and two fellow students. There are many opportunities for students to exhibit their artwork at both the main building and the Mission Hill building; there is the annual December Sale, the juried "Student Annual Exhibition," as well as various galleries and spaces that are available to students around the School buildings and in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Mission Hill is a one square mile neighborhood of approximately 18,000 people in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Paul Gauguin, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (Doù venons-nous? Que faisons-nous? Où allons-nous?) (1897). ...


The School's main campus is adjacent to and just to the west of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Most classroom space is located there, as well as the Cafe des Arts, the library, the School's store and the Grossman Gallery. The Mission Hill building, located about a mile from the main building, recently has been renovated and includes studio spaces for Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate students as well as classrooms, workshops, the Writing Center, and the Registrar's office. The SMFA intends to further expand the Mission Hill building vertically to accommodate its growing student body. The school shares on-campus housing at The Artist’s Residence Hall, located just down the street at Massachusetts College of Art. The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ... Paul Gauguin, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (Doù venons-nous? Que faisons-nous? Où allons-nous?) (1897). ... Mission Hill is a one square mile neighborhood of approximately 18,000 people in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Mission Hill is a one square mile neighborhood of approximately 18,000 people in Boston, Massachusetts. ... MassArt, August 2005 Massachusetts College of Art (also known as MassArt) is a publicly funded college of visual and applied art, founded in 1873. ...


History

The Weems Center, part of Graham Gund's expansion, looking down from the third floor.
The Weems Center, part of Graham Gund's expansion, looking down from the third floor.

From 1876 to 1909, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, was housed in the basement of the Copley Square building. When the Museum moved to Huntington Avenue in 1909, the School moved into a separate, temporary structure to the west of the main building. The permanent building, designed by Guy Lowell, was completed in 1927. The 45,000 square-foot red brick building provided improved classroom, studio and library facilities. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Graham Gund is president of Gund Partnership, a leading American situationist architecture firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and founded by Mr. ... Trinity Church with the Old John Hancock Tower in Copley Square Trinity Church reflected in the windows of the John Hancock Tower Copley Square is an area of the Back Bay district of Boston, Massachusetts. ...


In 1987, a newly renovated and expanded school building, designed by architect Graham Gund, more than doubled the size of the existing structure and provided an auditorium, enlarged library, expanded studios and classrooms, a spacious new entrance, cafeteria, and increased gallery and exhibition spaces. Gund's expansion included the central atrium, known as the Weems Center, that connects the two buildings. Graham Gund is president of Gund Partnership, a leading American situationist architecture firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and founded by Mr. ... Looking up inside the 32-story atrium of the Shanghai Grand Hyatt, part of the Jin Mao Building. ...


Academics

Degree programs available at the Museum School include:

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts: A 4-year BFA in Studio Art, with a self-designed curriculum, offered through Tufts University.
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts: A 4-year BFA in Studio Art, with a self-designed curriculum, offered through Northeastern University.
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Education: A 4-year BFA in Art Education, offered through Tufts University.
  • Combined Degrees: A dual degree program (BFA/BA or BFA/BS) in which you major in Studio Art at SMFA and another major of your choice at Tufts University.
  • Master of Fine Arts: A 2- to 3-year MFA in Studio Art, with a self-designed curriculum, offered through Tufts University.
  • Master of Fine Arts: A MFA in Studio Art, with a self-designed curriculum, offered through Northeastern University.
  • Master of Arts in Teaching (Art Education): A 2-year MAT in Art Education, offered through Tufts University.
  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate: An intensive graduate certificate one year program, this is an opportunity for those who wish to obtain an MFA to strengthen their portfolio or those who wish to set up their own studio practice. Many people in this program have undergraduate degrees in non-art related fields, others are changing careers, and many are recent art school graduates looking to further their education.
  • Diploma: A four-year, all-studio program for both high school graduates and career changers interested in spending concentrated time in the studio.
  • Fifth Year Certificate: A program only open to graduates of the Diploma Program that provides one year of access to the school's resources and equipment while working as a professional artist.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. ... Tufts University is a private research university in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts, suburbs of Boston. ... The Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. ... Northeastern University, abbreviated as NU or NEU, is a top 100 private national research university in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Tufts University is a private research university in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts, suburbs of Boston. ... Tufts University is a private research university in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts, suburbs of Boston. ... In the United States, a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) is a terminal graduate degree in an area of visual, plastic, literary or performing arts typically requiring two to three years of study beyond the bachelor level. ... Tufts University is a private research university in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts, suburbs of Boston. ... In the United States, a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) is a terminal graduate degree in an area of visual, plastic, literary or performing arts typically requiring two to three years of study beyond the bachelor level. ... Northeastern University, abbreviated as NU or NEU, is a top 100 private national research university in Boston, Massachusetts. ... A Master of Arts is a postgraduate academic masters degree awarded by universities in North America and the United Kingdom (excluding the ancient universities of Scotland and Oxbridge. ... Tufts University is a private research university in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts, suburbs of Boston. ... Diploma from Mexico City College, 1948 (in Latin) A diploma (from Greek δίπλωµα diploma) is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study, or confers an academic degree. ...

Noted artists affiliated with the school

  • Lalla Assia Essaydi, Master of Fine Arts 2003
  • Neeta Madahar, Master of Fine Arts 2003
  • Justin Faunce, Diploma 2003
  • Zach Feuer, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2000
  • Cheyney Thompson, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1999
  • Meg Rotzel, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1999; Diploma, 2000
  • Kristin Baker, Bachelor of Fine Arts 1998
  • Torben Giehler, Diploma, 1997; Fifth Year Certificate, 1999
  • Omer Fast, Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1995
  • Sheila Pepe, multimedia installation. MFA, 1995
  • Ellen Gallagher, painter. Diploma, 1992; Fifth Year, 1993
  • Doug and Mike Starn, photographers. Diploma, 1984; Fifth Year Certificate, 1985
  • Nan Goldin, photographer. Diploma, 1977; Fifth Year Certificate, 1978
  • Shellburne Thurber, photographer. BFA, 1976; Diploma, 1982; Fifth Year Certificate, 1983
  • Jan Brett, illustrator. Attended 1969-70
  • David Lynch, filmmaker. Attended 1964-65
  • Larry Poons, painter. Attended 1957-58
  • Joan Jonas, performance artist. Attended 1958-61
  • Jim Dine, painter/printmaker. Attended 1950-53 and 1955-58
  • Cy Twombly, painter/sculptor/printmaker. Diploma, 1949
  • Ellsworth Kelly, painter/sculptor/printmaker. Diploma, 1948
  • Marie Cosindas, photographer. Attended 1947-50 and 1955-56
  • Richard Scarry, illustrator. Diploma, 1942
  • Allan Rohan Crite, painter. Diploma, 1936
  • Will Barnet, painter/printmaker. Attended 1928-1930
  • Lois Mailou Jones, painter. Diploma, 1927
  • Frank W. Benson, painter. Diploma, 1883
  • Edmund Tarbell, painter. Diploma, 1882

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