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Event Horizon: Faculty member Jennifer Schmidt curated and organized Event Horizon through her special topics printmaking class. This public art project took place in Davis and Union Squares in Somerville, MA. On Saturday, April 12 and Wednesday, April 16, 2008, Jennifer and her students took printed ephemera, performative actions, and individual interpretation to the streets, seeking to create sites for inquiry into the nature of current events and history.
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SMFA in NOLA: For the past two years, the School has sponsored a team of students from the undergraduate, post-baccalaureate,and graduate programs to travel to New Orleans to participate in the rebuilding effort. This spring break trip was designed to tap into students' creative potential and values as artists while contributing to the cultural and physical rebirth of the city. Read more...
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City on a Hill Student After School Program: In 2007, student teachers from the SMFA led weekly art classes for young people at nearby City on a Hill Charter High School. Community youth also shadowed SMFA undergraduate students in a studio setting, learning about art as process, collaboration, and mentorship. This experience culminated in a show Them Kids, displayed in SMFA's BAG Gallery in May 2007. Read more about City on a Hill...
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Violence Transformed: SMFA Student Mary Harvey initiated the exhibition Violence Transformed, displayed in Doric Hall of the Massachusetts State House, Boston, April 23 to 27, 2007. Sponsors included Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA), the Artists Foundation, the Teen Curator Programs of Cloud Place, the Museum of the National Center for African-American Artists, and Wheelock and Boston University's women studies programs. The main event included performances by members of the SMFA community. Read more about Violence Transformed...
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Empty Bowls: To promote hunger awareness and support the local non-profit Haley House, students, faculty, and community members made and painted ceramic bowls to be sold on April 5, 2007. Filled with simple soup accompanied by bread, these bowls became physical reminders of hunger in our community. Read more about Haley House...
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