Both rigorous and highly selective, the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Program will prepare you for a career as a working artist or a teacher at the college level. The curriculum integrates practical and critical skills across diverse media and disciplines; you’ll hone your practice through individual innovation, creative collaborations, informal mentorships, and academic discourse. MFA students are enrolled at both the SMFA and Tufts University, and graduate in two or three years with an MFA degree from Tufts.

Key aspects of the program include:

• A varied curriculum that integrates practical and critical skills across diverse media and disciplines;
• Professional development supports, including the Professional Practices course and the Artist's Resource Center;
• Teaching opportunities and opportunities to compete for outside exhibits and grants, including SMFA Travel Grants.
• Colloquia that explore timely ideas in the visual arts and art theory;
• Distinguished visiting faculty and guest artists.

In this program you will complete 60 credits, including studio, four graduate seminars, and two art history and two academic electives at the upper or graduate level at Tufts University. You’ll have your own semi-private studio space and access to the School’s faculty and equipment. The final thesis exhibition, typically completed in the third year of study, is held at Tufts University. Click here to see images of the most recent MFA Thesis Exhibition.