| Exhibition Opportunities |
| Showing your work in professionally coordinated exhibitions is an important part of developing as an artist. The SMFA offers a wide range of opportunities to show your art, from student-curated projects at the School to highly competitive juried exhibitions at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. |
| Major annual exhibitions include: |
The Student Annual Exhibition
The SMFA's largest annual survey of student work, this is a juried exhibition in which students compete for the Stella Sumner Cooper Award and the Will and Elena Barnet Painting Award. The Student Annual also features work by recipients of the Dana Pond Awards and the Boit Awards. Click here to download the exhibition information sheet with submission guidelines.
The Fifth Year Exhibition
This exhibition presents work by students in the FifthYear Certificate program. Participants also compete for the Traveling Scholarship awards, which include an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Traveling Scholars Exhibition
The "SMFA Traveling Scholars" exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, presents work by Traveling Scholarship award recipients selected by independent juries from two applicant pools: alumni (at least three years removed from SMFA studies) and Fifth Year participants.
InsideOut
The Museum School's annual five-day art sale features thousands of works by students, faculty, alumni and affiliated artists. The sale is an opportunity to make your work available to the visiting public, including collectors, gallery owners and art lovers.
Courtyard Gallery Exhibitions
Courtyard Gallery exhibitions at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, showcase work by award-winning students throughout the year.
MFA Thesis Exhibitions
Thesis exhibitions present the work of students in the Master of Fine Arts program at the Tufts University Art Gallery as well as other public spaces and galleries around Boston.
Exhibition Spaces
Work is made to be viewed and experienced, and the School provides multiple places for students to show their work:
The Anderson Auditorium is 2,100 square feet and is used for both lectures and exhibitions.
The Weems Center, or Atrium, is the heart of the School and a great place to show sizable work: the 850-square foot exhibition space accommodates pieces up to three stories tall. Also part of the Weems Center is the Project Space, dedicated to exhibitions organized by students.
Mission Hill Building Gallery: School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
160 St. Alphonsus Street
Boston, MA 02120-3311
617-427-7460
10 am-4:30 pm Monday-Friday
Closed Saturday and Sunday
The BAG Gallery, adjacent to the Weems Center, holds frequently rotating exhibitions featuring student work that are often curated by students.
Grossman Gallery: School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Courtyard Gallery and Foster Gallery: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617-369-3718
Monday and Tuesday: 10 am-4:45 pm
Wednesday-Friday: 10 am-9:45 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10 am-4:45 pm
Tufts University Art Gallery: Aidekman Arts Center
Tufts University Art Gallery is located on the Tufts campus. This 4,000-square-foot space hosts MFA thesis exhibitions.
40 Talbot Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
617-627-3518
Tuesday-Sunday: 11 am-5 pm
Thursday: 11 am-8 pm
