RESOURCES
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Directory
→ COLLINS
1st floor - Glass studios, Ceramics glazing area/Kiln area, hotshop
2nd floor - Ceramics studio/classrooms
3rd floor - Jewelry and Metalsmithing studio/classrooms
→ EAST
1st floor/basement - Film video studios, equipment, screening rooms
2nd floor - Print shop/studios
→ DESIGN AND MEDIA CENTER
Basement - Wood shop, Bench room crit room, model shop, installation room
1st floor - Sustainable studios, lecture hall, project rooms, Fenway Studio, Atrium
2nd floor - Print studio, project classrooms
3rd floor - Sound studio, lighting studios, Artward Bound studio
→ KENNEDY
Basement - Bookstore, The Restore, Commuter Lockers
1st floor - Dining Hall, Peet’s
2nd floor - ⁕ Academic Resource Center, ⁕ Counseling and Wellness, ⁕ Student Development, The Shelf, Student Activities, Student Gallery, Commuter Kitchen, Center for Art and Community Partnerships
3rd floor - Painting studios, elective classrooms
4th floor - Graduate studios, elective classrooms, 406 auditorium
5th floor - Painting studios, elective classrooms
6th floor- Photo: dark rooms, lighting room, computer labs, project classrooms
→ NORTH
1st floor - SIM/Pozen/Gallery/Plaster room, ⁕ COVID Testing Site
2nd Floor - Fa3D studios, Electronic projects studio, Animation Studios, Figurative clay room
3rd Floor - Fibers studio/classrooms, Jewelry and Metalsmithing studio, General project classroom
→ SOUTH
1st floor Academic galleries, Art Education Studios, drawing room
2nd floor - Art education studios, Studio foundation form study/drawing classrooms
3rd floor - Studio foundation computer labs, drawing classrooms, project rooms, equipment, ⁕ Studio Foundation CAGE
→ TOWER
1st floor - Academic galleries
2nd floor - project classroom, Banana Room, ⁕ Public Safety
3rd floor - ⁕ The Lab print center, Animation classrooms, Uber kitchen, equipment, IT Help Desk
4th floor - Graduate studios/classrooms
5th floor - Liberal Arts/ History of art classrooms
6th floor - Fashion studios, design project classrooms
7th floor - Animation studio classrooms, Film classrooms, Film computer labs/Lighting studios
8th floor - Office of Student Financial Assistance, Bursar’s Office
9th floor - Illustration and Communication Design studios
10th floor - Architecture and Industrial Design Studios/classroom, fabrication studios
11th floor - Justice, Equity and Transformation
12th floor - ⁕ Godine Library
13th floor - ⁕ Godine Library
CAMPUS Connections
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ARTISTS OF COLOR UNION (ACU) :
The Artist of Color Unions focus on community building which includes resource sharing, and providing support to students at MassArt. We welcome and encourage the participation of other MassArt community members of color such as faculty, staff and alumni.
BLACK ARTIST UNION :
The Black Artist Union is MassArt’s oldest student lead group on campus. BAU is a community that consists of MassArt Undergraduates, Graduates, Alumni, Faculty and Staff. We aim to support each other in whatever ways possible and share our art and voices with the rest of the MassArt Community, Boston, and beyond.
CAMPUS GALLERIES :
Student Galleries at MassArt offers students an opportunity to share their work with the MassArt community and the public. Exhibiting work at MassArt is a great chance to gain the exposure and skills necessary for professional life in the art world.
CENTER FOR ART AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS (CACP) :
MassArt’s Center for Art and Community Partnerships (CACP) partners with people and communities within and beyond MassArt to radically expand access to transformative creative experiences. (Kennedy, 2nd Floor)
COLLEGE OF FENWAY (COF) / PRO-ARTS :
Colleges of the Fenway is a collaborative effort of five neighbouring Boston-based colleges in the Fenway area. (Emmanuel, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Simmons, MCPHS)
The Professional Arts Consortium is an association of seven Boston-area colleges dedicated to the visual and performing arts. We provide resources to expand our community's experience of the arts in the Greater Boston Area and beyond. (Berklee College of Music and Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Boston Architectural College, Emerson College, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, New England Conservatory, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University.)
COUNSELING & WELLNESS :
The Counseling & Wellness Center offers programs promoting wellbeing throughout the academic year. Counseling is free short-term psychotherapy, evaluations, referrals, and other resources for students. (Kennedy, 2nd Floor)
EVENTWORKS SIM :
EventWorks is a student run event production team specializing in areas of experimentation. Our goal is to host spaces of collaboration, conversation, exposure, challenge, and change within the Boston and MassArt community.
GET TO GNOME YOUR MAJOR :
Each department hosted a student panel consisting of sophomores, juniors and seniors who shared what it's really like to be in the major, and the types of experiences you should expect as a student within the major: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
IRON CORPS :
The MassArt Iron Corps is a student-run group dedicated to the art and practice of casting iron. The material we work with requires a unique and rigorous process, reliant on the cooperation of our team as a whole.
JUSTICE, EQUITY, AND TRANSFORMATION (JET) :
The goals of the JET office are to guide and lead work that achieves systemic equity in all areas of the educational institution through transformation of campus culture.
LIVING IN BOSTON :
Local arts organizations and spaces, live performances, and more!
MAC BOARD :
Acting as a student lead programming board, the MAC Board strives to provide inclusive and accessible opportunities through cultural, recreational, and educational programs for the diverse MassArt student body.
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CLUB :
Massart Outdoor Adventure club gives students of the COF an opportunity to experience and learn more about natural environments through trips and activities like white water rafting, hiking, camping, wildlife sanctuary visits, and more.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION (SGA) :
Student Government Association (SGA) exists to encourage responsible student activism through self-governance.
THE RESTORE :
The MassArt ReStore is a community staple; our mission is sustainability. The ReStore provides gently used goods (art supplies, clothing, etc.) to students so they may give these items new life in their own way. (Kennedy, Basement)
VISION MAGAZINE :
Vision Magazine is dedicated to sharing the creative work of the student body. In every issue, we collect and publish student artwork, creative writing, reviews, and articles.
QUEER ARTIST COLLECTIVE (QAC) :
MassArt's Queer Artists Collective (QAC) will benefit the MassArt community by being a safe place for queer people to gather and discuss changes that need to be made to make MassArt more intersectional and inclusive.
Project resources
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RESEARCH RESOURCES :
Godine Library ◦ Research Guides ◦ Boston Public Library
TOOLS :
Adobe Creative Suite ◦ LinkedIn Learning
SUPPLIES :
The Restore (Kennedy Basement) ◦ Bookstore (Kennedy Basement) ◦ Blick (Symphony T Stop) ◦ SF Cage (Third Floor South) ◦ Tech Central (Third Floor Tower) ◦ Print Lab (Third Floor Tower) ◦ DMC Documentation Room (Third Floor DMC) ◦ DMC Recording Studio (Third Floor DMC) ◦ Laser Cutter (Third Floor DMC) ◦ Woodshop (Basement DMC)
SHARING WORK :
Behance ◦ WordPress ◦ Adobe Portfolio ◦ Student Galleries
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ACADEMIC RESOURCE CENTER :
Academic Advising ◦ Writing Support ◦ Peer Advising ◦ Success Coaching (Time Management) ◦ ADA/ Accessibility (Tower, 8th Floor, Room 811)
CAREER DEVELOPMENT :
Key Resources Resumes and Cover Letters ◦ Job & Internship Search ◦ Portfolios ◦ Interview Resources ◦ Diversity & Inclusion (Kennedy, 2nd Floor)
COUNSELING & WELLNESS :
The Counseling & Wellness Center offers programs promoting wellbeing throughout the academic year. Counseling is free short-term psychotherapy, evaluations, referrals, and other resources for students. (Kennedy, 2nd Floor)
HEALTH SERVICE :
Optum Student Health Services is located on the second floor of the Tree House Residential Hall. Services provided: urgent care, wellness care, screening for STIs, immunizations, laboratory, contraception, pap smears/well woman exams, travel medicine/counseling, pregnancy testing, club sports/clearance physicals.
MySSP :
My SSP provides students with immediate and/or ongoing confidential, 24-hour support, year-round for any school, health, or general life concern at no cost to the student. Students can call or text with a licensed counselor from their cell phone at any time regardless of location.
MASSART PUBLIC SAFETY :
The Office of Public Safety, located on the second floor of the Tower Building, is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and is dedicated to the safety of the MassArt community.
Contact at 617.879.7800
REGISTRAR :
The Office of the Registrar provides a variety of services to faculty, students, staff, and the College at large. Services include: managing the course enrollment process (Registration, Add/Drop, Cross-Registration); managing transfer credit intake for current students; assisting faculty with grades and rosters; and processing requests for transcripts, certificates of enrollment, degree verifications, and diplomas.
⁕ SELF SERVICE GUIDE! ⁕
food resources
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DINING HALLS :
Kennedy/Peet's (first floor of Kennedy), Beatty/Jaguar Cafe (located on Wentworth Campus), C-Store (connected to Artist Residence)
FENWAY CARD/MEAL PLAN :
Fenway Cash is money that may be placed on the Fenway Card and used at many locations on the Colleges of the Fenway campuses, as well as many outside vendors. Each time a student makes a purchase, money is deducted from the prepaid balance. Locations accepting Fenway Cash.
THE SHELF :
MassArt’s The Shelf offers free non perishable food and toiletries. It is open to ALL MassArt students.
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSITANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) :
SNAP provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of needy families so they can purchase healthy food and move towards self-sufficiency.
LOCAL FOOD RESOURCES
COMMUTING
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COMMUTER PROGRAMS :
MBTA Pass ◦ Parking Pass ◦ Events Calendar
OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING
MBTA STUDENT GUIDE