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Student employment

The Center is aligned with college-wide learning outcomes for MassArt students, which includeusing art to interact proactively and productively with groups and communities at local, national, and global levels. students are supported, encouraged, and inspired to be artists, designers, and productive citizens whose work can impact and potentially transform society.

In this spirit, students are empowered to apply their artistic practice beyond the walls of the studio, and do so through course curriculum, independentproject proposals, and work-study opportunities such as:

• Afterschool art specialist with Roxbury Tenants of Harvard
• Docent with MFA Family Place
• Creative Writing mentor at 826 Boston
• Workshop coordinator with Design Studio for Social Intervention
• Program assistant with the Center for Art and Community Partnerships

"CACP changed the way I think about art. My experience with the Center allowed me to move away from thinking about the industry of visual art as a narrowgallery system. The more I became involved, the more I valued the process of making, collaborating and working with a community larger than my immediate peers. CACP has instilled in me a love of community based projects and art in the everyday that will last a lifetime." Rosie Strott, '11

For job listings, contact the CACP or visit Inside MassArt and consider positions that begin with "Community."

Exhibition opportunities at Sparring Partners Window Gallery

Sparring Partners (635 Huntington Avenue) was the site of Sparr's Drugstore from 1936 until 2002, when Arthur Sparr sold the space to Harvard University. In 2005, Harvard invited MassArt, Mission Hill Main Streets, SMFA, and Mission Hill artists to collaboratively administer the window gallery space outside of the building. Respresentatives from the partner institutions regularly issue calls for art, jury submitted work, and coordinate installation of shows by community artists and students. Email Ceci Mendez at cecilia.mendez@massart.edu for more information.

Classroom community collaborations

Current graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to seek out courses that include classroom-community collaboration. These classes provide a chance to get a better understanding of the needs and interests of community members and organizations, and give students a chance to use their knowledge and expertise outside the classroom, potentially gaining vaulable professional experience.

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