"Space for Dialogue, art and activism"

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THE SMFA PROGRAM
Designed by artists, for artists

WHAT'S HAPPENING: SMFA

Find out what students and faculty are up to: Graduate Open Studios, Hunt Library exhibition, Advanced Painting exhibition in Jamaica Plain, Film faculty Jane Gillooly's "Suitcase of Love and Shame" screening at the ICA, and more.

Joel Frenzer, Obdomia, 2012. Animation still.

FOCUS ON: FILM + ANIMATION

What is it about that Film + Animation area?

The Film + Animation area at SMFA is one of the many at the School that has seen a growth in popularity over the years. We sat down with full-time faculty member Joel Frenzer, an animator in his own right, to learn why it is that students are so interested in the program.

Enrolling at SMFA

SMFA Admissions officers look for motivated, self-directed, passionate students whose portfolios demonstrate creativity, technique and potential.

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A History Lesson

SMFA was founded in 1876, conceived at the same time as the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as the crucial second part of a mission to educate through the arts. SMFA was intended to be a school of art; not simply a technical institute, but a school of the most rigorous ideas and concepts.

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