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9-724: It is affiliated with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston . SMFA is also a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD), a consortium of several dozen leading art schools in the United States. The school is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design . The school was founded in 1876 under the name School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (SMFA). From 1876 to 1909,

18-530: A "Review Board" which is a review of all of the art work that a student has done during the semester. Review Boards are led by two faculty members and two fellow students. There are many opportunities for students to exhibit their artwork at both the main building and the Mission Hill building. Opportunities to exhibit works include the annual Art Sale and the juried "Student Annual Exhibition". Various galleries and spaces that are available to students around

27-551: A spacious new entrance, cafeteria, and increased gallery and exhibition spaces. Gund's expansion included the central atrium , known as the Katherine Lane Weems Atrium, that connects the two buildings. In December 2015, it was announced that the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston would become a part of Tufts University and on June 30, 2016 the integration was completed. With the late-2022 opening of

36-570: Is part of the Tufts University Art Galleries' exhibition space. The Mission Hill building, located about a quarter mile from the main building, recently has been renovated and includes studio spaces for graduate and post-baccalaureate students as well as classrooms, workshops, and the Writing Center. The Clark Library at SMFA is the fine arts branch of Tufts University's Tisch Library . According to its website,

45-670: The Green Line Extension of the MBTA Green Line E branch light rail transit route, there is a direct connection between the SMFA Campus and the main campus of Tufts University in Medford . Encouraged to build an individual program of interdisciplinary study, students are not asked to declare a major, but by choosing among in-depth courses in a dozen disciplines and mediums, students are free to concentrate in

54-498: The Museum School and Tufts College collaborated to develop their first joint degree teacher training granting program. The creation of additional programs between the two institutions followed soon after. In 1987, a newly renovated and expanded school building, designed by architect Graham Gund , more than doubled the size of the existing structure and provided an auditorium, enlarged library, expanded studios and classrooms,

63-402: The areas that best align with their interests. Courses are offered in the following areas: animation, ceramics, digital media, drawing, film and video, graphic arts , installation, metals, painting , performance, photography, print and paper, sculpture , sound, virtual reality, and visual and material studies. One of the unique attributes of SMFA is that students are required to participate in

72-600: The school buildings include Bag Gallery, Hallway Gallery, Bathroom Gallery, Underground Gallery, as well as the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston . The school's main campus building, 230 the Fenway, is adjacent to and just to the west of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston . Most classroom space is located, as well as the SMFA Cafe, the W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library, the School's Art Store, and the Grossman Gallery, which

81-489: The school was housed in the basement of the original Museum building in Copley Square . When the Museum moved to Huntington Avenue in 1909, the School moved into a separate, temporary structure to the west of the main building. The permanent building, designed by Guy Lowell, was completed in 1927. The 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m) red brick building provided improved classroom, studio and library facilities. In 1945

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