Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Massachusetts College of Art and Design
TypePublic art school
Established1873; 151 years ago (1873)
AccreditationNECHE
Academic affiliations
AICAD
Colleges of the Fenway
NASAD
Professional Arts Consortium
PresidentMary K. Grant[1]
Academic staff
302[2]
Students1,941[2]
Undergraduates1,682[2]
Postgraduates259[2]
Location, ,
42°20′13″N 71°05′59″W / 42.336809°N 71.099614°W / 42.336809; -71.099614
CampusUrban
NicknameMassArt
MascotMastodon [1]
Websitewww.massart.edu
Massachusetts College of Art and Design is located in Massachusetts
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Location in Massachusetts

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, and 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.

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).

  1. ^ "Massachusetts College of Art and Design Announces Dr. Mary K. Grant As New President". MassArt (Press release). 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Quick Facts". 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.