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Celebrate with SMFA!
Party + exhibitions Friday, May 17, 5-8 pm.
Free and open to all!

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THE SMFA PROGRAM
Designed by artists, for artists

It puts you, the artist, at the center. You will be encouraged. You will be supported. You will not be told what to do.

You will work in a medium that you've never tried before. You will work with faculty to develop your own voice, your own point of view.

  • Be encouraged + challenged
  • Experiment across media
  • Evolve your practice
  • Learn alongside creative peers and professionals


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WHAT'S HAPPENING: SMFA

Fall applications are still being accepted! Metals area wins Institutional Award2013 Medal Award honoring Glenn Ligon, 2013 Commencement, Graduating Students + Award Recipients exhibition, MFA Thesis Exhibitions and more.

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SMFA Commencement is Sunday, May 19, 2013

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Joel Frenzer, Obdomia, 2012. Animation still.

Joel Frenzer, My Life Sofari: Memoirs of Sir Bixby Shpidlapp Hunter, Explorer, Thespian. Work in progress. Animated cutouts.

FOCUS ON: FILM + ANIMATION

What is it about that Film + Animation area?

The Film + Animation area at SMFA is one of the many at the School that has seen a growth in popularity over the years. We sat down with full-time faculty member Joel Frenzer, an animator in his own right, to learn why it is that students are so interested in the program.

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Enrolling at SMFA

Applications for fall 2013 are still being accepted: SMFA Admissions officers look for motivated, self-directed, passionate students whose portfolios demonstrate creativity, technique and potential.

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A History Lesson

SMFA was founded in 1876, conceived at the same time as the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as the crucial second part of a mission to educate through the arts. SMFA was intended to be a school of art; not simply a technical institute, but a school of the most rigorous ideas and concepts.

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