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Educating artists since 1876, SMFA at Tufts provides an education in interdisciplinary art.

08/31/2026

From collaborations with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum including the Polly Thayer Starr Internship - a programming internship open only to SMFA students - to 230 the Fenway hosting the ICA’s galleries in the 1950’s, SMFA has spent 150 years growing in partnership with Boston’s other cultural institutions.

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Entrance gallery view of "Klimt, Schiele, Kokoschka: Drawings and Prints" exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art (July 15–September 15, 1957), School of the Museum of Fine Arts, 1957. Silver gelatin print. 8 × 10 inches (20.3 × 25.4 cm). ICA Archives, Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston.

08/25/2026

Following the legacy of his artist ancestor, Edward Kinservik, BFA+BA '28, embarked on a six-week research trip as part of the Summer Scholars program to study his family's history and the development of Norwegian national craft.

Photo by Alonso Nichols for Tufts University.

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08/21/2026

Get to know our incoming graduate students! This past week, Grad Admissions shared artwork from our incoming MFA, MA and Post-Baccalaureate students. Welcome to SMFA at Tufts! 🔥

1. "Yogini, Battle for Peace" by Riya Ashby (MFA '28) Devi-Ashby Studios
2. "My Own Sun" by Javid Hasanli (PB '27) Cavid Həsənli
3. "Crown Shyness" by Beverly Sky (MA '28) Beverly Sky
4. Untitled Objects by Christine Vogensen (MA '28) Christine Vogensen
5. "Meeting at the Crowstone" by Ian Clifford (PB '27) Ian C

08/19/2026

Get to know our incoming graduate students! Throughout the week, Grad Admissions is sharing artwork from our incoming MFA, MA and Post-Baccalaureate students. Welcome to SMFA at Tufts! 🔥

1. "A Collection of Homes" by Sophia Kosel (MFA '28) Sophia Kosel
2. "Second Baptism " by Elizabeth Guirguis (MFA '28) Elizabeth
3. " The Body is a House" by Dalton Gillespie (MFA '28) Dalton
4. "Anger in July" by Allen Wang (MFA '28) Allen Wang
5. " The Score of Vanity" by Yuyan Xin (MFA ’28)
6. "Magazine" by Morgan Dent ( MA '28) Morgan

08/17/2026

From their psychology studies informing their art practice to their art practice driving them to learn more about themselves, combined degree student Jimmy Yu, BA+BFA '27, says that "Getting to know people through their art and what they care about is definitely one of the best parts of the SMFA."

All images courtesy of the artist.

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08/03/2026

Get to know our incoming students! Over the next two weeks, the Admissions team is sharing artwork from our talented class of incoming students on the Instagram page. Welcome to SMFA at Tufts 🎉

Artwork: "Welcome to the Circus" by Ina from Seoul, South Korea

07/30/2026

The first record of a student club at SMFA dates back to 1879 when two of the school's first students created the first non-profit arts association in the country. Today, SMFA students can join one or more of a dozen clubs - and have the opportunity to start their own with the support of SMFA Student Life.

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Pictured: SMFA cheerleaders throughout the 90s. School of the Museum of Fine Arts records, UA133. Tufts Archival Research Center (TARC), Medford, MA.

07/16/2026

Jahmal Williams, BFA ‘02, spent years dividing his time between his love for skateboarding and his love for drawing. In his senior year at SMFA, conversations with faculty made Williams realize he didn't have to choose. Williams, Founder and Creative Director of Hopps Skateboards, shares his story.

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Photography by Pep Kim.

07/10/2026

In the 1930s, the visual arts were suddenly viewed as academic disciplines and required related degrees from accredited institutions. In 1945, SMFA and Tufts University began their partnership, offering a BS in Art Education - which later became the MAT degree - and formalized its BFA program in 1956. The MFA degree came along in 1959, likely to accommodate SMFA's first class of official Bachelor’s of Fine Arts graduates who wanted to continue their education.

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Images: Scans from a 1978-1979 course catalog, including MFA offerings.

07/01/2026

Vera Su, BFA + BA ’28, is excited. She is the third SMFA student in as many years to be accepted into the prestigious Yale Norfolk School of Art Summer Residency. In our latest student profile, Vera delves into her approach to the application, the ins and outs of the overall process, and the support she received from the SMFA community along the way.

Photograph by Diego Gonzalez.

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