Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Public art college in Boston, Massachusetts / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Massmart.
"MassArt" redirects here. For the surname, see Massart.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, branded as MassArt, is a public college of visual and applied art in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1873, it is one of the nation's oldest art schools, the only publicly funded independent art school in the United States. It was the first art college in the United States to grant an artistic degree.
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Type | Public art school |
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Established | 1873; 151 years ago (1873) |
Accreditation | NECHE |
Academic affiliations | AICAD Colleges of the Fenway NASAD Professional Arts Consortium |
President | Mary K. Grant[1] |
Academic staff | 302[2] |
Students | 1,941[2] |
Undergraduates | 1,682[2] |
Postgraduates | 259[2] |
Location | , , 42.336809°N 71.099614°W / 42.336809; -71.099614 |
Campus | Urban |
Nickname | MassArt |
Mascot | Mastodon |
Website | www |
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It is a member of the Colleges of the Fenway (a resources- and facilities-sharing collegiate consortium located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston), and the ProArts Consortium (an association of seven Boston-area colleges dedicated to the visual and performing arts).